The Obamas and the spectators counted down from five, and the red and yellow lights came alive on the40-foot Colorado blue spruce growing on the Ellipse, just south of the White House. 奥巴马总统一家和围观者们从五倒数至一,只见一棵40英尺高的科罗拉多蓝云杉树上的红黄色灯都亮了起来。这株云杉树生长在白宫南面以外的椭圆广场。