The Illinois senator is canceling events Thursday and Friday to be with 85-year-old Madelyn Dunham, who helped raise him.

这位伊利诺伊州参议员取消了星期四和星期五的一切活动，去看望他现年85岁的外祖母邓纳姆。邓纳姆帮助把奥巴马抚养大。

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"She was extremely brilliant. She read a lot, a very great deal at a very young age," Ann's mother, Madelyn Dunham, remembered.

“她极其聪明，那么小的年纪就读了大量的书，”安的母亲，玛德琳·邓纳姆回忆道。

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But there was personal sadness last night for Mr Obama with the news that his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, had died of cancer, aged 86.

但是在私人方面，奥巴马先生昨天晚上却收到了一个令人伤心的消息：他的外祖母马德琳·邓纳姆因癌症逝世，享年86岁。

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Barack Obama learned that his 86-year-old grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, had died of cancer in Hawaii.

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