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。
8 First Lady of the United States.
8 美国第一夫人.
11 Senator and Secretary of State.
11 参议员和国务卿。
13 A Woman of Many Firsts.
13 众多第一妇女。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Big Dreams From the time she was a girl, Hillary Rodham set her sights high.
16个大梦 从她还是个女孩起,希拉里·罗德姆就把视线定得很高.
“When I was thirteen [in 1961], I wrote to NASA and asked what I needed to do to try to be an astronaut,” she remembered in a 2012 speech.
“当我13岁时[1961年],我写信给美国航天局,问我需要做什么才能成为宇航员,”她在2012年的一次演讲中记得。
“NASA wrote me back and said there would not be any women astronauts.”
“美国航天局回信给我说,不会有任何女宇航员。 “
The news discouraged her at first, but it also fed her desire to succeed.
起初这个消息劝阻了她,但也满足了她成功的愿望.
Attitudes in the United States 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 female presidential nominee of a major U.
2016年,她成为了第一位大U的女总统提名人.
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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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flew on the space shuttle in 1983.
1983年在航天飞机上飞行.
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 Chicago on October 26, 1947.
希拉里·罗德姆于1947年10月26日生于芝加哥.
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.
When she was three, the family moved to Park Ridge, Illinois, where Hillary became a high achiever and top student.
她三岁时,全家搬到了伊利诺伊州的朴岭(Park Ridge),在那里希拉里成为了一名高成就和顶尖的学生.
She won awards as a Girl Scout and worked on the newspaper and student council at her high school.
她以"女童子军"的身份获得奖项,并曾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 pursue careers as firefighters, police officers, soldiers, pilots, and politicians.
希拉里成长于许多美国人认为只有男人才能从事消防员,警察,士兵,飞行员和政治家等职业.
Men were supposed to be the head of the household in most families.
在大多数家庭中,男人应该是一家之主。
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 talented, smart, and ambitious.
同时,他也看到了他的女儿有才华,聪明,野心勃勃.
He wanted her to fulfill her potential.
他希望她能够发挥她的潜力。
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“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。”
“There’s no room in this house for cowards.”
“这所房子里没有懦夫的空间。 “
Hillary Rodham went to Field Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois.
希拉里·罗德姆入读了伊利诺伊州公园岭的田地小学.
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 majored in political science.
她主修政治学.
During her first year, she served as president of the Young Republicans at the school.
在她一年级期间,她曾出任学校青年共和党主席.
Hillary Rodham’s views were changing, though.
但希拉里·罗德姆的观点正在改变。
The more she learned about the world, the more she believed that the rights of women, children, African Americans, and other groups needed more protection.
她越了解世界,就越相信妇女、儿童、非裔美国人和其他群体的权利需要更多的保护。
In 1968, she switched to the Democratic Party.
1968年,她转投民主党.
After graduating from Wellesley, she was accepted to Yale Law School.
从韦尔斯利毕业后,她被耶鲁法学院录取.
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 and a beard kept looking at her.
一个长了毛发和胡子的年轻人一直盯着她
She walked up to him.
她朝他走来
“If you’re going to keep looking at me and I’m going to keep looking back, we might as well be introduced.
“如果你继续看着我,我继续回头看,我们不妨被介绍。
My name’s Hillary Rodham.
我叫希拉里·罗德姆。
What’s yours?”
你们的是什么? “
He was dumbstruck by her confidence.
他被她的信任所迷惑
His name was Bill Clinton, and he would one day become president of the United States.
他的名字是比尔·克林顿,他有一天会成为美国总统.
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 ambitions.
罗德姆和克林顿都有巨大的野心.
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 proposed marriage to Rodham three times, and twice she said no.
克林顿曾三次向罗德姆求婚,两次她说不.
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.
Then in 1974 she changed her mind.
后来在1974年她改变了主意.
“I chose to follow my heart instead of my head,” she wrote later.
她后来写道:“我选择跟随我的心而不是头,”
She moved to Arkansas, and they were married the next year.
她搬到了阿肯色州,两人于次年结婚.
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.
She also went to work for Rose Law Firm, one of the top law offices in the state.
她还去了罗斯律师事务所工作,这是全州顶级律师事务所之一.
Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.
他们的女儿切尔西生于1980年.
During Hillary’s time as Arkansas’s first lady, she became one of the state’s most successful lawyers.
在希拉里担任阿肯色州第一夫人期间,她成为该州最成功的律师之一.
She also worked hard to improve the education system for Arkansas children.
她还努力改善阿肯色州儿童的教育制度.
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 campaigning for a new position— president of the United States.
到那时,他也开始竞选一个新职位——美国总统.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
The National Law Review named Hillary Clinton one of the “100 Most Powerful Lawyers in America” in 1988 and 1991.
国家法律评论在1988年和1991年将希拉里·克林顿命名为“美国100名最有权力的律师”之一。
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 for governor of Arkansas later that year.
比尔·克林顿于同年晚些时候被重新选为阿肯色州州长.
First Lady of the United States On January 20, 1993, Hillary Clinton held a family Bible on the steps of the U.
1993年1月20日,美国第一夫人希拉里·克林顿在U的台阶上举行了家庭圣经.
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Capitol.
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Her husband placed his hand on it and took the oath of office, becoming the forty-second president of the United States.
她的丈夫把手放在上并宣誓就职,成为了美国第四十二任总统.
For the first time in history, the first lady of the United States had a postgraduate degree.
美国第一夫人史上首次获得研究生学位.
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 immediately named her to lead the Task Force on National Health Care Reform.
她的丈夫立即任命她领导国家保健改革工作队。
Its goal was to develop a program to help more Americans afford good health care.
它的目标是制定帮助更多美国人支付良好医疗的方案.
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.
In 1994, the issue helped Republicans win control of both the U.
1994年,该期帮助共和党人赢得了对两个U的控制.
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Senate and House of Representatives.
参议院和众议院。
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 took a dislike to Hillary Clinton.
许多保守派都不喜欢希拉里·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。
After the health care task force failed, she shifted to less of a policy-making role.
在保健工作队失败后,她转向较少发挥决策作用。
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 advocating for children and women’s rights.
第一夫人用精力倡导儿童和妇女的权利。
She helped get laws passed to provide more support for foster children and reduce violence against women.
她帮助通过法律,为寄养儿童提供更多支助并减少对妇女的暴力行为。
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.
Bill and Hillary Clinton faced many political and personal challenges during their eight years in the White House.
比尔和希拉里·克林顿在白宫的八年间面临许多政治和个人挑战.
They weathered 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.
Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee and astronaut Sally Ride look on in 1997.
奥林匹克运动会运动员 Jackie Joyner-Kersee和宇航员Sally Ride于1997年相看.
Senator and Secretary of State In 2000, Hillary Clinton ran in the election for U.
2000年,参议员兼国务卿希拉里·克林顿竞选U.
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senator for New York and easily won.
纽约的参议员 很容易获胜
The year before, she and Bill had bought a house there to make it possible for her to run for the office.
前年,她和比尔在那里买了一栋房子,让她可以竞选办公室.
She became the first female senator from New York.
她成为了第一位来自纽约的女性参议员.
After terrorists attacked New York City on September 11, 2001, Senator Clinton worked to get funding and resources to help the city recover.
2001年9月11日恐怖分子袭击纽约市后,克林顿参议员努力获得资金和资源来帮助纽约市恢复.
She also voted for U.
她也投给U.
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military action in Afghanistan and Iraq.
在阿富汗和伊拉克的军事行动。
She was re-elected in a landslide in 2006.
她在2006年的山体滑坡中再次当选.
The next year, Clinton announced that she was running for U.
次年,克林顿宣布她要竞选U.
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president in the 2008 election.
总统在2008年的选举中。
Her chances seemed good to win the Democratic nomination.
她赢得民主党提名的机会似乎不错。
For months, she was in a close contest with Senator Barack Obama from Illinois.
几个月来,她与来自伊利诺伊州的巴拉克·奥巴马参议员进行了一场密切的比赛.
Obama narrowly beat her, then went on to win the presidency with Clinton’s support.
在克林顿的支持下,
Hillary Clinton greets supporters after winning a second term as a senator for New York in 2006.
希拉里·克林顿在2006年赢得第二任纽约参议员后向支持者致意.
President Obama named Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state.
奥巴马总统提名希拉里·克林顿为国务卿.
This is one of the most important positions in the U.
这是美国最重要的职位之一。
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government.
政府。
As secretary of state, Clinton oversaw diplomatic relations between the United States and other countries.
作为国务卿,克林顿监督美国和其他国家的外交关系.
She was only the third woman ever to hold the position and traveled to meet leaders in 112 countries—more than any other U.
她只是担任这一职务的第三位女性,
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secretary of state.
国务大臣.
She emphasized how the United States needed to use “smart power” and not only military force to achieve its goals in the world.
她强调美国需要如何使用“聪明力量”,而不仅仅是军事力量来实现它在世界的目标。
Clinton left the position in 2013 after President Obama’s reelection.
克林顿在奥巴马总统连任后于2013年卸任.
However, there was one more race she wanted to run.
然而,还有一场她想参选的比赛.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the United Nations in 2010 in New York City.
国务卿希拉里·克林顿于2010年在纽约市联合国演讲.
A Woman of Many Firsts In April 2015, Hillary Clinton announced that she was running for U.
2015年4月,希拉里·克林顿宣布她将竞选U.
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president in the 2016 election.
2016年选举中的总统.
She officially won the Democratic nomination in late July 2016.
她于2016年7月下旬正式获得民主党提名.
In November, Americans went to the polls to cast their votes for president.
11月,美国人去投票投票,投出总统票.
In the end Hillary Clinton lost to the Republican nominee, Donald Trump.
最后希拉里·克林顿输给了共和党提名人唐纳德·特朗普.
Throughout her life, Hillary Clinton has overcome barriers that have blocked women.
希拉里·克林顿一生克服了阻碍妇女的障碍.
She became a lawyer at a time when few women had law careers.
在很少有妇女从事法律职业的时候,她成为一名律师。
She was elected the first female senator from the state of New York and became only the third female secretary of state in the country’s history.
她被选为纽约州第一位女参议员,并成为该国历史上第三位女国务卿.
She was the first woman ever to be a major party’s nominee for president.
她是有史以来第一位成为主要政党提名总统的女性。
Though she lost the presidential election, her life and work set a strong example for the girls and women who follow.
虽然她失去了总统选举,但她的生活和工作为追随的女孩和妇女树立了强有力的榜样。
Hillary Clinton rallies a crowd of supporters during her 2016 run for president of the United States.
希拉里·克林顿在2016年竞选美国总统期间召集了一群支持者.
Glossary campaigning (v.)
词汇竞选(五.)
performing a series of tasks in order to produce a particular result (p.
执行一系列任务以产生特定结果(p.
10) Congress (n.)
10) 国会 (n.
the highest lawmaking body of the U.
是美国最高立法机构
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House of Representatives (n.)
众议院 (n.
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the head of the department in the U.
吴系主任
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