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布什讲述离任后生活：已习惯捡拾狗粪[文章来自:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ uXhHW9s'B7Cu JN0v]
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Bush told a packed university lecture hall in his home state of[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ kfjxCz#tp)\PjQ5FroG]
"Ten days out of the presidency, there I was with a plastic bag in my hand, picking up that which I had been dodging for eight years," he was quoted as saying by the Tyler Morning Telegraph in remarks confirmed by his office.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ M7q2 rm\gU:G oDsFroG]
The former president has mostly shied from the limelight since leaving office -- except for a high-profile stint raising money to help[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ /9t&bDzWyAWd!C FroG]
But Bush now plans a round of interviews to coincide with the November 9 release of his book about his time in office, "Decision Points."[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ )q"AF-P6 SP.-MFroG]
"This will come as a shock to some people in our country who didn't think I could read a book, much less write one," joked the former president, who left office deeply unpopular amid the US economic crisis.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ )Y? 1D! a=Uz2rFroG]
"It's not a judgmental book," he told some 2,000 people on the campus of the[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ w IZ1X$,a2kV `}kFroG]
The former president spared a little bit of nostalgia for his eight years in office, telling the audience: "I miss being pampered; I miss Air Force 1; I miss being commander in chief of an awesome (military)."[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ ][v {\!iHA Ny- ;FroG]
The former president's book is expected to have a first run of 1.5 million copies, along with an e-book version containing a video message from the former president and his home movies, Crown publishers said earlier this month.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ %ncwa:`nzK rFFroG]
The huge print run is equivalent to that for former Democratic president Bill Clinton's book, "My Life," which was a runaway hit.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ Bzh:rk;0Zs5HDFroG]
本周三最新报道称，美国前总统乔治•W•布什表示自己很快适应了角色转变——从“养尊处优”的美国总统到捡拾自家宠物粪便的普通人。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ ~`?npV 4 {RJ_Ap@3E FroG]
布什于本周二在家乡得克萨斯州的一所大学发表演讲，礼堂内座无虚席。他称离任后不久，爱狗巴尼在邻居家草坪上“随地大小便”，使他不得不面对明显让自己丢份儿的时刻。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ ! u:lLa=16 8G|U*Tj FroG]
《泰勒电讯早报》向布什办公室证实后引述他的话称：“离任才10天，我就开始手提塑料袋收拾狗粪，我已经8年没干过这活儿了。”[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ q HnmI_] CZN=._(r FroG]
前总统布什自离任后极少公开露面，一直保持低调的政治姿态，但在海地强震后曾为帮助募集善款高调亮相。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ TyMCb{aQv#\(: A%^TeFroG]
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布什开玩笑说：“这可能让很多美国人感到震惊，他们认为我连读书都不会，更别说写书了。”布什离任时恰逢美国经济危机，支持率很低。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ B�;;{;R6Tx3`3KFroG]
布什对得克萨斯大学泰勒分校的大约两千名观众说：“这本书既没有动辄指责别人，也没有自我夸耀。”[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ mJIV([*]@ uFroG]
这位前总统还分享了一些对8年白宫生活的留恋之情，他对观众说：“我怀念在白宫养尊处优的生活；怀念‘空军一号’；怀念担任一个强大军队统帅的感觉。”[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ |BJhVD,TXr :@97 FroG]
发行商皇冠出版社本月早些时候表示，《抉择时刻》预计首印150万册，同时还将发行含有布什视频信息及其家庭录像的电子书版本。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ vu[7M~.eg^M/T~Q FroG]
首版印刷量可比肩前民主党总统比尔•克林顿当年热销的书籍《我的生活》。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ ??(pg -mh ~hc_\FroG]
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