Felix Kiprono, a lawyer inNairobi,Kenya, has his eye on someone special: President Obama's daughter Malia.
肯尼亞律師菲利克斯?基普羅諾看上了一個特別的人——美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬的大女兒瑪利亞。

His offer to win her hand? Fifty cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats.
為了贏得芳心，他許諾了什么聘禮呢？50頭牛，70只綿羊，還有30只山羊。

"People might say I am after the family's money, which is not the case. My love is real," he told the Nairobian newspaper.
基普羅諾對內羅畢的一家報紙表示：“有人覺得我這樣做是為了奧巴馬家的財產，其實不是這樣！我這是真愛。”

Moreover, he adds, he's been faithful to his beloved since he first became aware of her.
他還稱，從第一次注意到瑪利亞起，他就一直對這份感情很忠心。

"I got interested in her in 2008," he said. "As a matter of fact, I haven't dated anyone since and promise to be faithful to her. I have shared this with my family and they are willing to help me raise the bride price."
“從2008年就開始愛慕瑪利亞。”他說，“事實上，從那時開始，我就沒有和任何人交往。我決定真誠對待瑪利亞。我已經將這件事告訴了家人，他們也愿意幫我積攢聘禮。”

He's currently working on a letter to announce his intentions and plans to give it to the local U.S. Embassy.
目前，他正在寫一份信表明心跡，并計劃將其交給當?shù)氐拿绹笫桂^。

According to prices on Africa Farming, Kiprono's offer could be worth in excess of $90,000.
按非洲農場的行情計算，基普羅諾的聘禮總價值超過9萬美元（約合人民幣56萬元）。

There are some issues, of course. For one, Malia Obama is 16. For another, she'll have to develop a taste for village life.
當然，還有一些問題存在。其一，瑪利亞才16歲；其二，她還得培養(yǎng)起對鄉(xiāng)村生活的興趣才行。

"Ours will be a simple life. I will teach Malia how to milk a cow, cook ugali (a porridge) and prepare mursik (a sour milk) like any other Kalenjin woman," he said.
“我們的生活很簡單。我會教瑪利亞擠奶，煮玉米粥，做mursik酸奶，就像其他卡倫金族的婦女們一樣。”他說。

Who says you can't put a price on love?
誰說愛無法用金錢來衡量？

（譯者：清歡君 編輯：馬文英）