Barack Obamas mother was at least a dozen things.

而奥巴马的母亲，至少可以同时属于十几类人。

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Although he met and liked Barack, he died in 1991, a year before the Obamas were married.

他见过巴拉克，而且很喜欢他，可惜他在1991年就去世了，一年后奥巴马才和米歇尔结婚。

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Apparently, the Obamas' date was fulfilling a promise Barack made to Michelle.

很显然，奥巴马夫妇的约会是为了实现巴拉克对米歇尔的一个诺言。

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More seriously, both Obamas concede that their marriage has known its tensions and discord, particularly a decade ago, when Barack was working as an obscure state legislator in Springfield, Illinois, while Michelle tried to juggle career, children, and household back in Hyde Park.

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