PAINED by political gridlock, US President Barack Obama let slip that he wished Washington was as "ruthlessly efficient" as the Machiavellian world portrayed in Kevin Spacey's Netflix hit House of Cards. 美国总统奥巴马自称苦于政治事务中处处碰壁,他希望美国政府能像凯文·史派西主演、网飞公司制作的热门美剧《纸牌屋》中描述的那样“冷酷而高效”。 Mr Obama, who has spent a gruelling three years battling a Republican House of Representatives, ruefully wished life imitated art during a photo op with bosses of top internet firms, including a top Netflix executive on Tuesday. 奥巴马和共和党众议院议员斗智斗勇了三年,在周二与美国几大网络公司首脑——包括网飞公司首席执行官——的见面会上,奥巴马坦言希望真实的政治生活能像美剧中描述的一样。 |