President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, paid $1.8 million in federal income tax last year and reported $5.5 million in adjusted gross income, most of which came from the president's previous sideline as an author of best-selling books.

　　美国总统奥巴马和夫人米歇尔(Michelle)去年缴纳了180万美元的联邦所得税，公布的调整后总收入为550万美元，其中大部分来自于奥巴马此前写畅销书的“副业”收入。

　　The first family's income was sharply higher in 2009 than in 2008, when it reported gross income of $2.7 million.

　　2009年美国第一家庭的收入较2008年有大幅上升。2008年奥巴马夫妇公布的总收入为270万美元。

　　The White House released the Obamas' state and federal tax returns Thursday, providing a rare glimpse of the family finances. The returns leave no doubt that Obama's books-his 1995 autobiography 'Dreams From My Father' and his 2006 tome 'The Audacity of Hope'-have been major cash generators. According to the White House, 'the vast majority' of Obamas' income comes from book sales.

　　白宫周四公布了奥巴马夫妇州税和联邦税退税情况，让人们可以少有地一瞥第一家庭的财务状况。退税情况无疑表明，奥巴马的著作──1995年的自传《我父亲的梦想：奥巴马回忆录》(Dreams From My Father)和2006年的大部头《无畏的希望》(The Audacity of Hope)──是主要的“印钞机”。据白宫说，奥巴马收入的绝大部分来自图书销售。