希拉里民主党大会发表提名演讲

 　　The fourth and final day of the 2016 Democratic national convention has ended, if you don’t count the ongoing¹ balloon-related activity on the floor, where dozens of delegates continue to linger.

　　2016年民主党全国大会的第四天结束了，同时这也是大会的最后一天，如果不算接下来的庆祝活动的话。数十名代表将继续参加后续的庆祝活动。

　　Here’s what happened:

　　以下是最后一天大会的具体情况：

　　Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination², becoming the first woman to be nominated by a major party for the country’s highest office.

　　希拉里?克林顿接受了民主党总统候选人提名，成为了美国历史上首位获得主要政党提名的女性。

　　Clinton delivered an hourlong speech that was part biography, part profession of faith, part political prospectus³, part job application and part attack on Donald Trump⁴.

　　克林顿发表了长达一个小时的演讲，演讲内容主要包括其个人经历、职业信念、政治计划、工作规划和对唐纳德?特朗普的抨击。

　　“He’s offering empty promises,” Clinton said. “What are we offering? A bold agenda to improve the lives of people across our country - to keep you safe, to get you good jobs, and to give your kids the opportunities they deserve.

　　“特朗普承诺的都是空头支票，”克林顿说。“而我们呢？我们给出了一个提高全国人民生活水平的宏伟计划——保障你们的安全，让你们拥有满意的工作，让你们的孩子拥有属于他们的机会。

　　“The choice is clear.”

　　“应该选择谁，现在看来很明确了。”

　　Clinton: “Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis. A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”

　　希拉里说：“想象一下，当特朗普坐在总统办公室，面对着一个真正的危机。一个你可以用推特做诱饵的男人是不可以把核武器交给他的。”

　　The night was programmed to highlight the historic nature of Clinton’s nomination, with speaker after speaker calling for a first female president. However the rest of the country felt, the cheering room agreed that it was participating in history.

　　这个夜晚就是为突出希拉里提名的历史意义而设计的，一个又一个的发言者都呼吁选民支持希拉里成为第一位女性总统。无论其余的美国人怎么想，欢呼的人群相信他们正在创造历史。

　　Clinton ignored attempts by scattered⁵ protesters to interrupt her speech, and sometimes the crowd helped her by chanting “Hillary! Hillary!”

　　一些抗议者企图打断希拉里的演讲，却被她无视了。人群里时不时大声呼喊“希拉里！希拉里！”以示对她的支持。

　　The show was almost stolen by Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq, who tore into Trump, his veiled wife standing⁶ beside him. “Donald Trump ... Let me ask you, have you even read the United States constitution?” Khan asked, pulling a copy from his pocket. “I will gladly lend you my copy.”

　　这场演讲差点被一位名叫希治尔?可汗的穆斯林士兵的父亲抢了风头。他的儿子在伊拉克阵亡，他的妻子蒙着纱巾站在他旁边。他强烈抨击特朗普说：“唐纳德?特朗普……让我问问你，你读过美国宪法吗？”他问道，从兜里拿出一本宪法。“我很愿意把我这本借给你看。”

　　Introducing her mother, Chelsea Clinton delivered a personal speech about feeling supported as a child. “That feeling – being valued and loved – that’s something my mom wants for every child,” she said.

　　希拉里的女儿切尔西?克林顿谈到她母亲时表示，作为孩子，她感受到了支持和鼓励。“那种感觉——被重视、被疼爱——是我母亲希望每个孩子都能拥有的。”她说。

　　Sanders congratulated Clinton “on this historic achievement” in a tweet. “We are stronger together,” he wrote.

　　桑德斯在推特上祝贺希拉里取得这个“历史性的成就”。“我们团结在一起会变得更加强大。”他写道。

　　“Great speech,” the president thought:

　　美国总统奥巴马认为这是一个“精彩的演讲”：

　　Great speech. She's tested. She's ready. She never quits. That's why Hillary should be our next @POTUS. (She'll get the Twitter handle, too)“精彩的演讲。她经受住了考验。她已经准备好了。她永远不会放弃。这就是为什么希拉里应该成为下一任美国总统。（她也会搞定推特的）”

　　— President Obama (@POTUS)

　　— 总统奥巴马

　　July 29, 2016

　　2016年7月29日

　　Clinton managed some lighter⁷ moments in her attacks on Trump, as when she described his convention speech: “He spoke⁸ for 70-odd minutes – and I do mean odd.”

　　希拉里在抨击特朗普的时候也说了一些比较轻松诙谐的话。当她描述他在大会上的演讲时说：“他讲了70多分钟——奇怪，这真是很巧呢。（此处或影射特朗普不受欢迎率达70%）”

　　The Trump campaign replied that the Clinton speech was “an insulting collection of cliches and recycled rhetoric⁹.”

　　特朗普竞选团队对此作出回应，称希拉里的演讲是“一堆带有侮辱性的陈词滥调和车轱辘话。”

 

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

3 prospectus   

n.计划书；说明书；慕股书

参考例句：

• An order form was included with the prospectus.订单附在说明书上。
• The prospectus is the most important instrument of legal document.招股说明书是上市公司信息披露制度最重要法律文件。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

6 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

7 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

9 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。