In this task, given a sentence in the Lao (Laotian) language, your task is to convert it into the English language.

Q: ຮູບນີ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ຊັດມອນມີໂອກາດໄດ້ລໍ້ລຽນຕົວເອງເຊັ່ນດຽວກັບການຍົ່ວເຍົ້າກັບນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີຄົນກ່ອນ ແຈ໊ກແມ໊ກຄອນແນວ "ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍຄາລະວະຕໍ່ຜູ້ດຳລົງຕຳແຫນ່ງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີຄົນທຳອິດ ບາດຫລວງຝ່າຍຂວາແຈ໊ກ ແມ໊ກຄອນແນວ.

A: The sketch gave Salmond an opportunity to be self-deprecating as well as poke fun at his predecessor in the office of First Minister, Jack McConnell, "I would like to pay tribute to the previous incumbent of the first ministership, the Right Reverend Jack McConnell.
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Q: ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຢູ່ນີ້ ລາວໄດ້ຮັບຄຳແນະນຳຈາກ ສະມາຄົມປາລາລິມປິກຂອງອົດສະຕາລີ ກ່ຽວກັບ ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຂອງລັດທະບານດ້ານກິລາສຳລັບຄົນພິການ.

A: Whilst here, she is to obtain feedback from the Australian Paralympic community regarding government support of sport for the disabled.
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Q: "ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍກ່າວວ່າ ປະຈຸບັນທາງເຮົາມີທະຫານຢູ່ໃນອີຣັກແລ້ວ 140,000 ຄົນ ແລະຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈຂອງຂ້ອຍແມ່ນຜູ້ນໍາໂຮເວີດໄດ້ສົ່ງທະຫານຂອງອົດສະຕາລີມາພຽງ 1,400 ຄົນ." ທ່ານ ໂອບາມາ ກ່າວ.

A:
"I would also note that we have close to 140,000 troops on the ground now, and my understanding is that Mr Howard has deployed 1,400", said Mr Obama.
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