Bush's best moment in office? Reeling in big perch

美国总统布什近日在接受德国一家报纸采访时说，在就任总统后5年多的时间里，最令他感到开心的时刻是在自家的湖中钓到一条硕大的河鲈。最让他感到难过的时刻还要属“9·11”事件中震撼人心的一幕。

U.S. President George W. Bush told a German newspaper his best moment in more than five years in office was catching a big perch in his own lake.


"You know, I've experienced many great moments and it's hard to name the best," Bush told weekly Bild am Sonntag when asked about his high point since becoming president in January 2001.


"I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound (3.402 kilos) perch in my lake," he told the newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.


Bush said the worst moment was September 11 when hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington.


"In such a situation it takes a while before one understands what is happening," Bush said. "I would say that this was the hardest moment, once I had the real picture before my eyes."