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BARACK Obama won a “cold war” victory ahead of the G8 summit after bagging a gym — and leaving Vladimir Putin to exercise in an icy lake. 在G8峰会开始之前，美国总统奥巴马已经赢得了一次“冷战”，他抢到了五星酒店的健身馆——和他同时争抢的俄罗斯总统普京只能去冰冷的湖水里游泳锻炼。 The US and Russian leaders both bid for exclusive use of the fitness suite at the five-star resort hosting the talks in Northern Ireland. 此次G8峰会在北爱尔兰举行，在下榻的五星级酒店里，美国与俄罗斯两个国家的领导为争抢单独使用酒店提供的健身馆，在峰会开始之前就发生了小摩擦。 Neither wanted to back down — or work out together. 他俩没人愿意退让——也都不愿意和对方一起分享健身馆。 But the stand-off was won by the 51-year-old US President as hardman Putin said he would get his fitness fix swimming in the lake surrounding the hotel. 但是这场小胜利还是由51岁的奥巴马赢得了，因为普京说，他还可以去酒店外面的湖里游泳锻炼。 A source told The Sun: “Both wanted the gym and Obama’s people requested it first. It could have sparked a bitter battle and ended up a laughable sticking point at the talks — but the Russians backed down.” 根据太阳报一名线人提供，“两位领导人都想用健身馆，并且是奥巴马方面先向酒店申请使用健身馆的。本来这可能导致一场小纷争，结果却成了这次会谈中好玩的症结——俄罗斯人最后让步了。” | 
