Hillary Clinton
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Big Dreams.
内容表大梦.
4 Lawyer, Wife, and Mother.
4. 律师、妻子和母亲。
7 First Lady of the United States.
美国第一夫人。
10 Senator and Secretary of State.
10 参议员和国务卿。
12 A Woman of Many Firsts.
12 众多第一妇女。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Big Dreams From the time she was a girl, Hillary Rodham had big goals.
16个大梦 从她还是个女孩起,希拉里·罗德姆就有了巨大的目标.
When she was thirteen, she wrote to NASA and asked what she needed to do to become an astronaut.
13岁时,她写信给NASA,并询问她需要做什么才能成为宇航员.
NASA wrote her back and said there would not be any female astronauts.
NASA回信称不会有任何女宇航员.
The news discouraged her at first.
起初消息让她很沮丧
It also made her want to follow her dreams—no matter what.
这也让她想追随她的梦想,不管怎样。
Attitudes in America were changing.
美国的态度正在改变。
Hillary Rodham was one of the people who helped change them, especially for women.
希拉里·罗德姆(希拉里·罗德姆饰)是帮助改变他们的人之一,尤其是女性.
She has achieved many firsts in her life and career.
她的生平和事业都取得了许多第一.
In 2016, she became the first woman to run for president on behalf of a major U.
2016年,她成为第一位代表一个大U竞选总统的女性.
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political party.
政党。
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Though Hillary Clinton didn’t become an astronaut with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), many U.
虽然希拉里·克林顿并没有成为美国国家航空航天局(NASA)的宇航员,
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women have.
女人都这样
Sally Ride became the first U.
莎莉·里德成为了第一个U.
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woman in space when she flew on the space shuttle in 1983.
1983年在航天飞机上飞行时 太空中的女人
Since then, more than forty-five other U.
此后,另有45余名U.
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women have flown in space and many more have trained as astronauts.
女性在太空飞行, 更多的人被训练为宇航员。
As a girl, Hillary enjoyed sports and played the piano.
作为一个女孩,希拉里喜欢运动并演奏钢琴.
Hillary Rodham was born in 1947 and grew up near Chicago, Illinois.
希拉里·罗德姆生于1947年,在伊利诺伊州芝加哥附近长大.
She was the oldest of Hugh and Dorothy Rodham’s three children.
她是休和多萝西·罗德姆的三个孩子中最年长的.
Hillary became a top student.
希拉里成为顶尖学生.
She won awards as a Girl Scout.
她以"女童子军"的身份获奖.
She also worked on the newspaper and student council at her high school.
她还在她高中的报纸和学生会工作.
Hillary grew up at a time when many Americans believed that only men should be firefighters, soldiers, and politicians.
希拉里成长于当时许多美国人认为只有男人才能成为消防员,士兵和政治家.
Men were supposed to earn money and be the head of the household in most families.
在大多数家庭中,男子本应赚钱并担任户主。
Women were often expected to stay home and care for children.
人们常常期望妇女留在家中并照顾孩子。
Hillary Rodham smiles big in a family photo with her father, Hugh, mother Dorothy, and younger brother, Hugh Jr.
希拉里·罗德姆与她的父亲休克,母亲多萝西和弟弟小休在一张家庭相片中笑得很大.
, in the 1950s.
在20世纪50年代
Hillary’s father was a conservative man who believed many of these ideas.
希拉里的父亲是一个保守派人士,他相信许多这些想法.
At the same time, he saw that his daughter was very smart.
同时他也看到了他的女儿非常聪明.
He wanted her to fulfill her dreams.
他想让她实现梦想
Her mother knew Hillary would have to be brave and tough to compete in a man’s world.
她的母亲知道希拉里必须勇敢而坚强,才能在一个人的世界中竞争.
“You have to stand up for yourself,” she told her daughter.
她对女儿说,“你必须为自己站起来。”
In 1965, Hillary went to Wellesley, a college in Massachusetts.
1965年,希拉里就读于马萨诸塞州的一所学院韦尔斯利.
She studied political science.
她学习了政治学.
The more she learned, the more she believed that the rights of women, African Americans, and other groups needed more protection.
她了解得越多,就越相信妇女、非裔美国人和其他群体的权利需要更多的保护。
After graduating, she was accepted at Yale Law School.
毕业后被耶鲁法学院录取.
Hillary Rodham was selected by her classmates to give a graduation speech at Wellesley in 1969.
希拉里·罗德姆被同学们选中,于1969年在韦尔斯利发表毕业演说.
Lawyer, Wife, and Mother In 1971, Rodham met someone special in the Yale law library.
律师,妻子,母亲 1971年,罗德姆在耶鲁法律图书馆遇到了特别的人.
A young man with bushy hair kept looking at her.
一个长了毛发的年轻人一直盯着她
She walked up to him and introduced herself.
她走过去介绍自己
He was surprised by her confidence.
他对她的信心感到惊讶。
His name was Bill Clinton, and he would one day be elected president of the United States.
他的名字是比尔·克林顿,他有一天会被选为美国总统.
Clinton and Rodham started dating.
克林顿和罗德姆开始约会.
She noted that he was one man who did not seem scared off by her intelligence and strong opinions.
她指出,他是一个似乎没有被她的智慧和强烈意见所吓倒的人。
Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham became friends while studying law at Yale in the early 1970s.
比尔·克林顿和希拉里·罗德姆在1970年代初在耶鲁学习法律时成为了朋友.
Both Rodham and Clinton had big dreams.
罗德姆和克林顿都做了个大梦.
She planned to work in Washington, D.
她计划去华盛顿工作.
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, after earning her law degree.
在她拿到法律学位后
Clinton wanted to go back to his home state of Arkansas and go into politics.
克林顿想回到他家乡的阿肯色州去参政.
Clinton asked Rodham to marry him three times.
克林顿三次向罗德姆求婚.
Twice she said no.
她两次拒绝。
She was just starting out as a lawyer and wanted to build her career.
她刚开始当律师,想建立事业.
In the end, she changed her mind.
最后,她改变了主意.
She moved to Arkansas, and the two were married in 1975.
她搬到了阿肯色州,两人于1975年结婚.
Hillary Rodham married Bill Clinton in 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
希拉里·罗德姆于1975年与比尔·克林顿在阿肯色州的"小摇滚"结婚.
In 1978, Rodham became first lady of Arkansas when Bill Clinton was elected governor.
1978年,罗德姆成为了比尔·克林顿当选州长时阿肯色州的第一夫人.
Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.
他们的女儿切尔西生于1980年.
Hillary became a successful lawyer.
希拉里成为一名成功的律师.
As Arkansas’s first lady, she also worked hard to make the education system for the state’s children better.
作为阿肯色州的第一夫人,她也努力为州内的孩子改善教育制度.
Bill Clinton served as Arkansas’s governor from 1978 to 1980 and 1982 to 1992.
比尔·克林顿于1978至1980年和1982至1992年出任阿肯色州州长.
By then, he had also started running for a new position—president of the United States.
到那时,他还开始竞选新的职位——美国总统。
Bill and Hillary Clinton celebrate his victory in the Democratic primary on June 8, 1982, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
比尔和希拉里·克林顿于1982年6月8日在阿肯色州的"小摇滚"(Little Rock)上庆祝他赢得了民主党初选.
Bill Clinton was re-elected governor of Arkansas later that year.
比尔·克林顿于同年晚些时候被再次选为阿肯色州州长.
First Lady of the United States On January 20, 1993, Hillary Clinton held a family Bible.
美国第一夫人 1993年1月20日,希拉里·克林顿举行家庭圣经.
Her husband put his hand on it and took the oath of office.
她的丈夫把手放在上面,并宣誓就职.
He became the forty-second president of the United States.
后出任美国第四十二任总统.
For the first time in history, the first lady of the United States had her own law degree.
美国第一夫人历史上第一次拥有自己的法学学位.
She had already proven herself a successful lawyer.
她已经证明自己是一位成功的律师。
Her husband named her to lead a committee to improve the U.
她丈夫给她取名 领导一个委员会来改善U.
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health care system.
保健制度。
The goal was to help more Americans afford the medical care they needed.
目标是帮助更多的美国人支付他们所需要的医疗费用.
Congress and many Americans distrusted the plan, though, and it did not win enough support.
不过国会和许多美国人不信任这个计划,也没有赢得足够的支持.
Hillary Clinton urges Congress to pass new health care laws in 1993.
希拉里·克林顿敦促国会于1993年通过新的医疗保健法.
Many conservatives did not like Hillary Clinton.
许多保守派不喜欢希拉里·克林顿.
They felt that she was too outspoken and not traditional enough as first lady.
他们觉得她太直言不讳,没有像第一夫人那样传统。
She took a less public role for the rest of her husband’s time in office.
在她丈夫任职的其余时间里,她扮演的公众角色较少。
Bill Clinton was re-elected president in 1996.
1996年比尔·克林顿被连任总统.
The first lady put her energy into speaking out in support of children and women’s rights.
第一夫人用精力大声疾呼,支持儿童和妇女的权利。
She traveled to seventy-nine countries to represent the United States, the most ever visited by a first lady.
她前往79个国家代表美国出访,这是有史以来第一夫人访问最多的一次.
The Clintons faced many challenges during their eight years in the White House.
克林顿人在白宫的八年间面临许多挑战.
They got through them together.
他们一起度过了难关
While his political career was winding down, though, hers was ramping up.
正当他的政治生涯渐趋平息时,她的政坛却渐渐兴起.
Hillary Clinton speaks about women’s rights in education as Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee and astronaut Sally Ride look on in 1997.
希拉里·克林顿在1997年的奥运会运动员杰基·乔伊纳-凯斯和宇航员莎莉·里德(英语:Sally Ride (film))中讲述了女性在教育中的权利.
Senator and Secretary of State In 2000, Hillary Clinton ran to become a U.
2000年,参议员兼国务卿希拉里·克林顿竞选成为U.
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senator for New York.
纽约参议员
She won easily, becoming the first female senator from that state.
她轻松获胜,成为该州首位女性参议员.
After terrorists attacked New York City on September 11, 2001, Senator Clinton worked to get money to help the city recover.
恐怖分子于2001年9月11日袭击纽约市后,克林顿参议员努力获得资金来帮助纽约市恢复.
She also voted for U.
她也投给U.
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