Famous First Ladies
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents What Does a First Lady Do?
内容表 第一夫人做什么?
4 Eleanor Roosevelt.
4埃莉诺·罗斯福。
6 Jacqueline Kennedy.
6个杰奎琳·肯尼迪。
9 Hillary Rodham Clinton.
9 希拉里·罗德姆·克林顿.
13 Glossary.
13 词汇。
16 Index.
16 指数。
16 What Does a First Lady Do?
16 第一夫人会做什么?
The First Lady of the United States is the wife of the president.
美国第一夫人是总统夫人.
Being First Lady isn’t an ordinary job.
当第一夫人不是普通的工作。
First Ladies don’t get paid.
第一夫人得不到报酬。
First Ladies also are very much in the public eye.
第一夫人也非常在公众眼中.
This gives them the chance to talk to many Americans about causes or projects they believe in.
这使得他们有机会与许多美国人谈论他们所信仰的事业或项目.
Over the years, First Ladies have worked hard to help the poor; improve the environment, schools, and libraries; and enrich the lives of thousands of children.
多年来,第一夫人努力帮助穷人;改善环境、学校和图书馆;并丰富上千名儿童的生活。
First Lady Michelle Obama in 2011 Do You Know?
2011年第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马,你知道吗?
Q: When a woman is elected president of the United States, what will her husband be called?
问:女性当选美国总统后,她的丈夫会叫什么来着?
Some First Ladies are better known than others.
有些第一夫人比其他的更有名.
Many famous First Ladies have been more active and outspoken than the rest.
许多名人 第一夫人比其他人更积极、更直言不讳。
This book is about three of the most influential First Ladies.
这本书是关于三个最有影响力的第一夫人.
You are about to meet Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
你即将见到埃莉诺·罗斯福、杰奎琳·肯尼迪和希拉里·罗德姆·克林顿。
Eleanor Roosevelt President: Franklin D.
埃莉诺·罗斯福 主席:富兰克林 D.
Roosevelt Year Elected: 1932 Years in White House: 1933–1945 First Lady quote: No one can let you feel inferior without your permission.
罗斯福选举年:1932年 白宫:1933-1945年 第一夫人引述: 没有人可以让你觉得低劣 没有你的允许。
One of the most powerful First Ladies was Eleanor Roosevelt.
实力最强的第一夫人之一是埃莉诺·罗斯福.
Her husband, Franklin Roosevelt, was president during a difficult time in America.
她的丈夫富兰克林·罗斯福是美国困难时期的总统.
They moved into the White House during the Great Depression of the 1930s, when many people were out of work.
他们在20世纪30年代的大萧条时期搬入了白宫,当时许多人失业.
They stayed through the mid-1940s, when the United States was in the middle of World War II.
他们一直停留到1940年代中期,当时美国正处于二战中.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
When George Washington was president, people weren’t sure what to call his wife, Martha.
乔治·华盛顿担任总统时, 人们不知道该怎么称呼他的妻子玛莎。
One day, a crowd greeted Martha Washington with shouts of, “Long live Lady Washington!”
一天,一群人向玛莎·华盛顿问好,喊道“华盛顿女士万岁!
Shortly after, the term First Lady began to be used.
不久后,"第一夫人"一词开始被使用.
It was added to the dictionary in 1934.
它于1934年被添加到词典中.
Jacqueline Kennedy Eleanor Roosevelt Hillary Clinton Eleanor Roosevelt talks politics.
杰奎琳·肯尼迪·埃莉诺·罗斯福·希拉里·克林顿·埃莉诺·罗斯福谈政治.
Eleanor worked hard all her life, even though she was born to wealthy parents.
埃莉诺一生都在努力工作,尽管她出生于富裕的父母.
She worked as a reporter and as a humanitarian, giving to people who needed her help.
她作为一名记者和一位人道主义者工作,为需要她帮助的人提供帮助。
She was the first First Lady to travel all over the world.
她是第一位在世界各地旅行的第一夫人.
She shared her experiences with President Roosevelt, and he learned about the hardships people were facing.
她与罗斯福总统分享了自己的经验,他了解到了人民面临的困难。
She went to visit soldiers in war zones in England and the South Pacific during World War II.
二战期间她去拜访了英国和南太平洋战区的士兵.
She met thousands of injured soldiers and spent time talking with them while they were recovering.
她见到了数千名受伤的士兵,并在他们康复期间与他们交谈。
Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to become heavily involved in politics.
埃莉诺·罗斯福是第一位大量参与政治的第一夫人.
Because of her involvement in world affairs, she was known as the First Lady of the World.
由于她参与世界事务,被誉为"世界第一夫人".
In 1945, her husband died of polio, a disease that he had suffered from during his presidency.
1945年,她的丈夫死于脊髓灰质炎,这种疾病是他在担任主席期间所患.
Singing in Washington In 1939, the famous singer Marian Anderson was supposed to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.
在华盛顿唱歌 1939年,著名歌手玛丽安·安德森(Marian Anderson)被安排到华盛顿特区的宪法厅演唱.
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C组
However, the group called the Daughters of the American Revolution, who owned the hall, banned her from singing there.
然而,这个名为"美国革命之女"的团体拥有大厅,禁止她在那里唱歌.
Their reason: she was African-American.
他们的理由:她是非裔美国人。
Eleanor Roosevelt resigned in protest from the group after the display of discrimination.
埃莉诺·罗斯福在表现出歧视后辞职,以抗议该团体.
She then invited Anderson to sing at the Lincoln Memorial, where 75,000 people saw the concert.
随后她邀请了安德森去林肯纪念会演唱,那里有75,000人观看了演唱会.
Millions more heard Anderson’s beautiful voice on the radio.
数百万人在电台上听到安德森美丽的声音。
Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial.
玛丽安·安德森在林肯纪念馆演唱.
Eleanor Roosevelt visits with soldiers at the White House.
埃莉诺·罗斯福带着士兵去白宫探险.
Jacqueline Kennedy President: John F.
杰奎琳·肯尼迪总统:约翰·F.
Kennedy Year Elected: 1960 Years in White House: 1961–1963 First Lady quote: There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world.
肯尼迪年当选:1960年 白宫:1961-1963年 第一夫人引述: 有许多方法可以扩大孩子的世界。
Love of books is the best of all.
爱书最上道.
Jacqueline Kennedy grew up in New York.
贾奎琳 肯尼迪在纽约长大.
She loved riding horses and continued to ride throughout her life.
她喜欢骑马,一生都继续骑.
She graduated from Vassar College.
她毕业于瓦萨尔学院.
She worked as a photographer for a Washington, D.
她为华盛顿特区的摄影师工作.
C.
C组
, newspaper.
报纸
Publishing would always be a part of her life.
出版永远是她生活的一部分。
Jackie met a young man named John “Jack” Kennedy in 1952.
1952年杰基遇到了一个名叫约翰·"杰克"·肯尼迪的年轻人.
He told her he would be president of the United States one day.
他告诉她他有一天会成为美国总统.
A year later, he was a U.
一年后,他是一个U.
S.
师曰.
senator.
参议员
They married in 1953.
1953年结婚.
He was elected president in 1960.
1960年被选为总统.
The Kennedy family moved into the White House with their two children, Caroline, who was three years old, and John Jr.
肯尼迪一家带着两个孩子搬入了白宫,三岁的卡罗琳和小约翰.
, who was just a baby.
她只是个婴儿
Jackie Kennedy rides horses with her children.
杰基·肯尼迪带着她的孩子骑马.
When Jackie Kennedy was First Lady, she invited all of America to see the White House.
杰基·肯尼迪出任第一夫人时,她邀请了全美人参观白宫.
A CBS television camera crew followed Jackie Kennedy on a personal tour of the White House in 1962.
一个CBS电视相机摄制组在1962年跟随成龙·肯尼迪对白宫进行个人巡演.
She worked to restore the White House as a kind of museum, sharing its rich history with everyone.
她致力于将白宫修复为一类博物馆,与所有人分享其丰富的历史.
The First Lady also promoted arts such as painting and dance.
第一夫人还提倡绘画和舞蹈等艺术.
Americans came to love Jackie Kennedy for her style, sense of fashion, and gracious manners.
美国人来爱成龙肯尼迪的风格,时尚感和优雅的礼貌.
In 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated.
1963年,肯尼迪总统被暗杀.
Jackie’s courage during the tragedy won her the admiration of the world.
杰基在悲剧中表现出的勇气赢得了世人的钦佩.
From 1978 until her death from cancer in 1994, the former First Lady lived and worked in New York City.
从1978年到1994年死于癌症,前第一夫人在纽约市生活并工作.
Jackie Kennedy takes a reporter on a filmed tour through the White House in 1962.
Jackie Kennedy在1962年拍摄的穿越白宫的巡回演出中带了一名记者.
Jackie Kennedy and her children attend her husband’s funeral.
杰基·肯尼迪和她的孩子出席了她丈夫的葬礼.
Hillary Rodham Clinton President: William Jefferson Clinton Year Elected: 1992 Years in White House: 1993–2000 First Lady quote: There cannot be true democracy unless women’s voices are heard.
希拉里·罗德姆·克林顿 总统:威廉·杰斐逊·克林顿 当选:1992 白宫年:1993-2000 第一夫人引述: 除非听到妇女的声音,否则就不可能有真正的民主。
Hillary Rodham was going to law school at Yale University when she met a law student named Bill Clinton.
希拉里·罗德姆在遇到一个叫比尔·克林顿的法学学生时,正在耶鲁大学上法学院.
They married after law school and moved to Little Rock, Arkansas.
他们在法学院毕业后结婚并搬到了阿肯色州的"小石头".
Hillary Clinton worked as an attorney and taught at the University of Arkansas law school.
希拉里·克林顿担任律师并任教于阿肯色大学法学院.
Bill Clinton also taught law and later was elected governor of Arkansas.
比尔·克林顿还教授法律,后被选为阿肯色州州长.
For twelve years, Hillary was First Lady of the state of Arkansas.
十二年,希拉里出任阿肯色州第一夫人.
As First Lady of the United States, Hillary Clinton worked hard for better health care for all Americans.
作为美国第一夫人,希拉里·克林顿努力地为所有美国人提供更好的医疗保健.
She made speeches about how important it was for children to have immunizations.
她发言谈到儿童接种疫苗的重要性。
She helped raise money for health projects.
她帮助为保健项目筹集资金。
President Clinton asked Hillary Clinton to lead the Task Force on National Health Care Reform.
克林顿总统请希拉里·克林顿领导国家医疗保健改革工作队.
She was the first First Lady to have an official government position during her husband’s presidency.
她是第一夫人在丈夫担任总统期间担任政府正式职务的第一位.
Hillary worked to get her husband, Bill Clinton, elected president.
希拉里努力争取她的丈夫比尔·克林顿当选总统.
Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed for health care reform.
希拉里·罗德姆·克林顿推动医疗保健改革.
Many people say that her time as First Lady was more influential than that of other First Ladies.
许多人说她作为第一夫人的时间比其他第一夫人的时间更有影响力.
She did a lot to shape her husband’s policies and didn’t work behind the scenes like some other First Ladies.
也不像其他第一夫人那样在幕后工作。
In 2000, Hillary Rodham Clinton was elected United States senator from New York.
2000年,希拉里·罗德姆·克林顿从纽约被选为美国参议员.
She was the first First Lady elected to the U.
她是首位入选U的第一夫人.
S.
师曰.
Senate.
参议院。
In 2009, she became the U.
2009年,她成为了U.
S.
师曰.
Secretary of State.
国务大臣.
She is the first First Lady to hold that office as well.
她也是第一位担任这一职务的第一夫人。
Glossary assassinated killed by a surprise attack (p.
词汇被突然袭击所刺杀(p.
12) discrimination the unfair treatment of a person or group (p.
(第12页)。
7) humanitarian a person who helps people (p.
7) 人道主义者,帮助人(p.
8) immunizations shots that protect people from diseases (p.
8) 免疫注射能保护人们免受疾病(p.
14) influential having the power to shape events (p.
14) 有影响力的有塑造事件的力量(p.
15) polio a viral disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord (p.
15)脊髓灰质炎是一种病毒性疾病,会攻击大脑和脊髓(p.
8) Hillary Clinton is sworn in as U.
8) 希拉里·克林顿宣誓成为U.
S.
师曰.
Secretary of State.
国务大臣.