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Bush Got More Publicity (公众关注) Than He Bargained For With Shoe-Throwing IncidentPresident Bush wanted his Baghdad(巴格达) trip to draw positive media attention to Iraq(伊拉克). He got a lot more publicity than he bargained for and not exactly the kind he was seeking.The reason was wholly unexpected-a very unusual incident at his news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Sunday in which a Middle Eastern journalist threw his shoes at Bush as an insult(侮辱). In the Mideast, showing the soles(鞋底) of ones shoes to another person is considered an offence, and throwing a shoe at someone is extremely rude. This is a farewell kiss, shouted the man in Arabic. He was identified as a reporter with the Cairo-based al-Baghdadia television network. Bush ducked as the man threw one of his shoes, and then the other, at the presidents head before security forces seized him. Neither Bush nor Maliki was hit. Bodyguards carried the reporter off as he shouted that Bush was a dog who was responsible for the deaths of many innocent Iraqis. Later, Bush tried to make light of the incident. All I can report is a size 10,the president said. He also told reporters, I dont think you can take one guy throwing shoes and say this represents a broad movement in Iraq.... What he wanted you to do was to pay attention to him. And sure enough, you did. News reports used the incident to highlight(使突出) the continuing feeling of anger harbored by some Iraqis over the U.S.presence (出现) in their country.因为掷鞋事件(incident)，布什得到了比他预料中更多的公众关注。布什总统希望他的巴格达之旅能引起媒体对伊拉克积极面的关注。他的确获得了比他预料中要多的公众关注——但却并不是他想要的那种。原因完全出入意料—— 一个很不同寻常的事件——在周日他与伊拉克总理共同出席的新闻发布会上，一个中东记者(journalist)将自己的鞋子扔向布什以示抗议。在中东，将鞋底亮给别人被认为是一种冒犯(offence)．而将鞋子掷向一个人则是极端无礼的表示。“这是永别之吻。”掷鞋者用阿拉伯语喊道。此人后来经确认，是一个记者，供职于总部在开罗的伊拉克巴格达迪亚电视台。这位记者在安全人员捉住(seize)他前，接连将他的两只鞋扔向布什的头部，布什迅速俯身躲避(duck)。当保镖将该记者架走时，他大叫着称布什是一只对众多无辜的(innocent)伊拉克人的死亡负有责任的“狗”。后来，布什努力淡化这次事件。“我所能报导的就是这是10码的鞋子。”这位总统说。他还告诉记者：“我想你们不会把一个人扔鞋子视为代表(represent)伊拉克的广泛运动(movement)……他想要的就是引起你们的注意。当然，你们的确注意到他了。”新闻报导利用这次事件使一些伊拉克