Shirley Chisholm
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Making History.
编年史目录.
4 Between Brooklyn and Barbados.
4 在布鲁克林和巴巴多斯之间。
5 Student and Teacher.
5 师生.
7 Entering Politics.
7"入政治".
9 Chisholm in Congress.
9 Chisholm在国会。
11 The Race for the Nomination.
11 竞选提名。
12 Chisholm’s Legacy.
12 Chisholm的遗产.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Making History On January 25, 1972, Shirley Chisholm made a historic speech at a Brooklyn church.
16 Making History 1972年1月25日,Shirley Chisholm在布鲁克林教堂发表历史性演讲.
She said, “I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States of America.”
她说,“我今天作为美利坚合众国总统提名的民主党候选人站在你们面前。 “
The crowd inside the church cheered loudly.
教堂内的人群大声地欢呼.
Chisholm continued speaking.
Chisholm继续发言。
“I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud.
“我不是美国黑人的候选人,
I am not the candidate of the women’s movement of this country, although I am a woman and I am equally proud of that.
我不是这个国家妇女运动的候选人,
I am the candidate of the people of America, and my presence before you now symbolizes a new era in American political history.”
我是美国人民的候选人,现在我出现在你们面前,象征着美国政治史上的新时代. “
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
Shirley Chisholm是第一位参选民主党总统提名的女性.
She was the first African American candidate to seek any major party’s nomination.
她是第一个寻求任何主要政党提名的非裔美国人候选人.
A new era in American politics had begun.
美国政治的新时代已经开始了。
Between Brooklyn and Barbados Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1924.
在布鲁克林和巴巴多斯雪莉·奇斯霍尔姆之间,1924年生于纽约布鲁克林.
Her mother came from the Caribbean island of Barbados.
她的母亲来自加勒比岛巴巴多斯.
Her father was from Guyana in South America.
她的父亲来自南美洲的圭亚那.
For part of her childhood, Shirley and her sisters were sent to Barbados to live with their grandmother.
在她童年的部分时间里,雪莉和妹妹被送到了巴巴多斯去和外祖母一起生活.
This was during the Great Depression, a time of economic hardship in the United States.
这发生在大萧条时期,当时美国处于经济困难的时期.
Shirley’s parents stayed in Brooklyn and did their best to work through the hard times before bringing their children back.
雪莉的父母留在了布鲁克林,在把孩子带回来之前尽了最大的努力度过了艰难的时光.
People lining up to get food during the Great Depression in New York, New York, in 1930 Shirley enjoyed her grandmother’s farm.
在1930年纽约大萧条期间,人们排队取食,雪莉享受了祖母的农场。
She learned to take care of the animals.
她学会照顾动物
The sisters fed chickens, gathered eggs, and made sure the sheep didn’t run away.
姐妹们喂鸡吃鸡蛋,
Shirley learned to read before she turned five.
雪莉在5岁之前就学会了读书.
A few years later, she returned to Brooklyn permanently.
几年后,她永久地回到了布鲁克林.
Back in New York, her parents still struggled, but they did their best to provide for their children.
回到纽约后,她的父母仍然挣扎着,但他们尽了最大的努力来抚养孩子.
Shirley was a good student who studied hard throughout school.
雪莉是一个好学生,在整个学校里努力学习.
In high school, her good grades allowed her entry into Brooklyn College.
高中时期,她良好的成绩让她进入了布鲁克林学院.
Barbados, where Shirley Chisholm spent her childhood, is a small island in the Caribbean Sea with a population of nearly three hundred thousand people.
巴巴多斯是雪莉·奇肖姆童年时期的所在地,是加勒比海上的一个小岛,人口近30万.
NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA PACIFICOCEAN Where Is Barbados?
北美洲 巴巴多斯在哪里? 巴巴多斯在哪? Where is Barbad?
Student and Teacher In college, Chisholm knew she wanted to help people.
师生 在大学里,Chisholm知道她想帮助别人.
She eventually decided to become a teacher.
她最终决定成为一名教师.
Known for her speaking skills, she did especially well in debates.
以她的演讲技巧著称,她在辩论中表现特别出色.
One of her teachers was very impressed after watching Chisholm speak.
她的一位老师在看Chisholm演讲后印象非常深刻.
He told her she should go into politics.
他告诉她她应该去参政。
At the time, women did not go into politics, especially African American women.
当时,妇女没有参政,特别是非裔美国妇女.
A Club of Our Own African American students weren’t allowed to join Brooklyn College’s social clubs.
Brooklyn College的社交俱乐部。
The clubs held many social activities, such as parties, dances, and other events, at the school.
俱乐部在学校举办了许多社交活动,如聚会,舞蹈等.
Chisholm decided to start her own social club.
Chisholm决定成立自己的社交俱乐部.
Eventually, the all-white social clubs changed their policies and accepted African American students as members.
最终,全白人社交俱乐部改变了政策,接受非裔美国学生为会员.
Shirley Chisholm’s photo from her Brooklyn College social club After graduating in 1946, Chisholm taught at a Brooklyn nursery school.
她的布鲁克林大学社交俱乐部照片: 1946年毕业后,Chisholm在布鲁克林幼儿园任教.
She saw many things in the community that were unfair.
她看到社区里很多不公平的事情
Why was there so much discrimination?
为什么会有这么多歧视?
Why was it hard for people to afford medical care?
为什么人们付得起医疗费?
Why couldn’t parents find good schools for their children?
为何家长不能为孩子找到好的学校?
Chisholm saw that political party leaders were all white, even though most who lived in her community were poor people of color.
Chisholm看到,政党领导人都是白人,尽管大多数居住在她社区的人都是有色人种的穷人.
In fact, Brooklyn didn’t have a single African American politician.
事实上,布鲁克林没有一位非裔美国政治家。
Chisholm made up her mind.
奇肖姆决定了
She was going to do whatever she could to make life in Brooklyn better.
她想尽一切办法让布鲁克林的生活更美好
Entering Politics Chisholm became active with groups that were trying to create the social change she knew her neighborhood needed.
进入政治 Chisholm开始活跃在那些 试图创造社会变革的团体中 她知道她的邻居需要。
In the early 1960s, she began going to Democratic Party meetings.
1960年代初,她开始去参加民主党会议.
Every person in her community needed a voice.
她社区里的每一个人都需要一个声音。
Their problems couldn’t be addressed unless their voices were heard.
除非听到他们的声音,否则他们的问题就无法得到解决。
Chisholm decided to change the situation herself.
奇肖姆决定自己改变局面.
In 1964, she ran for a seat in the New York State legislature.
1964年,她在纽约州立法机关竞选一席.
It was already a Democratic district, and she won the race easily.
它已经是一个民主区, 她轻松赢得了比赛。
Chisholm became the only African American woman in the legislature.
Chisholm成为立法机构中唯一的非裔美国女性.
The New York State government was made up of mostly white men in 1968.
纽约州政府于1968年由大部分白人组成.
Once in office, Chisholm tried to get help to those who needed it most.
上任后,Chisholm试图得到那些最需要帮助的人的帮助.
She wrote one bill to provide scholarships for minority students.
她写了一部法案,为少数民族学生提供奖学金.
She wrote another to benefit workers who had lost their jobs.
她写了另一封信给失去工作的工人。
Four years later, in 1968, she decided to run for the U.
四年后,1968年她决定竞选U.
S.
师曰.
Congress.
国会.
Many people, including some in her own party, were angry.
很多人,包括她自己的党内一些人,都感到愤怒.
There had never been an African American woman in Congress.
国会从未有过非裔美国妇女。
“Women don’t run,” they said.
他们说, " 妇女不跑 " 。
“ African Americans don’t run.”
" 非裔美国人不参选。 “
Chisholm ignored them.
Chisholm忽略了他们。
She fought hard and won the race.
她奋发奋战并赢得了比赛.
Chisholm in Congress In Congress, Chisholm stood up for the things she believed in.
在国会中,Chisholm为她所信仰的东西挺身而出.
She fought for racial and gender equality.
她为种族和性别平等而奋斗。
She worked to better the lives of poor people.
她努力改善穷人的生活。
She became known as “Fighting Shirley,” a tough, determined politician.
她成为一位强硬而坚定的政治家,被称为“对抗雪莉”。
If she thought a goal was important, she refused to give up.
如果她认为目标很重要,她拒绝放弃.
For fifteen years, Chisholm worked to create a national holiday to honor Dr.
15年来,Chisholm努力创建了纪念Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
小马丁·路德·金.
The holiday finally became law in 1983.
假期最终于1983年成为法律.
Another goal was keeping families healthy.
另一个目标是使家庭保持健康。
She helped create the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which gave food and nutrition education to those in need.
她帮助制定了妇女、婴儿和儿童方案,向有需要的人提供食物和营养教育。
The program has helped millions of American families since it began.
该方案自开始以来已帮助了数百万美国家庭.
Chisholm receiving a petition to make January 15 a national holiday honoring Dr.
Chisholm收到一份请愿书 要求将1月15日定为国庆节 以纪念Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
小马丁·路德·金.
The Race for the Nomination In Congress, Chisholm was just as bothered by the problems facing the nation as she had been by those facing her Brooklyn community.
Chisholm同样为国家所面临的问题所困扰,
Once again, she felt that people were being overlooked.
她再次感到人们受到忽视。
She wanted to be their voice.
她想成为他们的声音。
So in 1972, Chisholm decided to run for president.
于是在1972年,Chisholm决定竞选总统.
Once again, many people were angry.
复有众生大怒.
“Black women don’t run for the presidency,” critics said.
批评者说,
Once again, Chisholm ignored them.
Chisholm再次无视他们。
It wasn’t easy.
这并不容易。
Running a campaign could be expensive.
竞选可能很昂贵。
Candidates usually had to pay for travel, ads, and people to help.
候选人通常必须支付出行费,广告费,以及人员帮助费.
Chisholm would need to get her message out with much less than that.
Chisholm需要用比这要少得多的方法 把她的消息传出去
One way candidates could get their message out to the public was through debates on television.
候选人可以通过电视辩论向公众传达信息。
Chisholm was not allowed to take part in these debates, however.
然而,不允许Chisholm参加这些辩论。
The organizers said she didn’t have a chance of winning.
组织者说,
Chisholm fought to be in the debates.
Chisholm为参加辩论而奋斗。
Eventually, she was given time for a speech on television.
最终,她获得了在电视上发表演讲的时间.
When some people heard Chisholm speak, they found good reasons to vote for her.
当一些人听到Chisholm说话时,他们发现有很好的理由投她一票.
She focused on needs that were ignored by many of the politicians of the time.
她着重谈到当时许多政治家忽视的需要。
She spoke about poor and elderly people, people of color, veterans, and farm workers.
她谈到穷人和老年人、有色人种、退伍军人和农场工人。
Chisholm shared her vision of a “new America.”
Chisholm分享了她对“新美国”的看法。 “
She described a country in which every person would enjoy equality.
她描述了一个人人平等的国家。
Chisholm appearing with other presidential candidates in 1972 on the television show Meet the Press Chisholm’s 1972 campaign poster This vision gained Chisholm thousands of devoted volunteers.
1972年Chisholm与其他总统候选人一起出现在电视剧《遇见新闻》中, 这一远见赢得了克什霍尔姆数千名敬业志愿者.
Often young people, these volunteers attended rallies, put up posters, and went door-to-door talking to voters.
这些志愿者往往参加集会,张贴海报,挨家挨户地与选民交谈。
In the end, Chisholm did not earn the nomination for president, but she made a powerful statement.
最终Chisholm没有获得总统提名,但她发表了强有力的声明.
Every single person, regardless of his or her background, has a right to take part in politics.
每个人,无论其背景如何,都有权参政.
Chisholm returned to Congress, where she served until 1983.
奇肖姆回到了国会,她在那里任职到1983年.
Chisholm’s Legacy Chisholm never expected to win the nomination.
Chisholm的遗产从未预料会赢得提名。
“I ran because somebody had to do it first,” she wrote in her 1973 book The Good Fight.
她写在1973年的"好斗"一书中。
“In this country, everybody is supposed to be able to run for president, but that has never really been true.”
“在这个国家,每个人都应该能够竞选总统,但这从来没有真正做到。 “
Chisholm wanted her run to inspire others.
Chisholm希望她的跑能激励别人
She hoped it would lead to the day when no goal was out of reach for any child.
她希望这将导致任何儿童都无法达到目标的日子。
When Shirley Chisholm first served in Congress in 1968, there were only 11 female representatives.
1968年雪莉·奇肖姆首次出任国会议员时,只有11名女性代表.
As of 2018, there were 107, including 38 women of color.
截至2018年,共有107人,包括38名有色人种女性.
Although Chisholm died in 2005, her legacy will live on for generations to come.
尽管Chisholm于2005年去世,她的遗产将延续到后世。