英语名人堂：希拉里·黛安·罗德姆·克林顿

 希拉里·黛安·罗德姆·克林顿（Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton，1947年10月26日-），美国律师、民主党籍政治家，第67任国务卿，纽约州前联邦参议员，美国第42届、43届总统比尔·克林顿的妻子。

2000年，希拉里在纽约州联邦参议员选举中胜出，成为该州历史上第一位女性联邦参议员，更成为历史上第一位拥有公职的第一夫人，并在6年任期满后以大幅度的领先优势获得连任。希拉里·克林顿是一位富有争议的政治人物，当第一夫人期间曾主持一系列改革。

希拉里参加了2008年美国总统选举，并曾在民主党总统候选人初选中大幅度领先，但最终败给了伊利诺伊州的联邦参议员贝拉克·奥巴马，虽然她并非首位参与联邦总统大选的女候选人，但却被普遍认为是历史上第一位的确很有可能当选的。最后奥巴马成功当选后，提名她出任国务卿，并最终成为美国历史上的第3位女国务卿，卸任后民调显示支持率达66% 。

2015年4月12日，希拉里正式宣布参选2016年美国总统大选。2016年6月7日，希拉里在民主党总统候选人提名战中获胜，成为美国大选历史上首位获得主要政党提名的女性。 2016年7月26日，希拉里正式获得民主党总统候选人提名。

 

Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of the most famous women in the world. She is an American politician and serves as Senator for New York. She was a candidate in 2008 for the Democratic nomination¹ to run for the Presidency². Hillary is married to Bill Clinton and was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. She has encouraged women worldwide to achieve their goals.

 

Hillary Rodham was born in Chicago in 1947. She was a highly popular and active girl at school. She loved sports and the Girl Scouts³. At high school, she was involved in the student council and the school newspaper. After graduating with a degree in political science, she went onto Yale Law School. There she met and began dating Bill Clinton.

 

Hillary and Bill married in 1975. She joined a top law firm and slowly established herself as one of America’s top lawyers. She focused on children’s law. When Bill became Arkansas governor, Hillary went to work on reforming the state’s education. She was Arkansas Woman of the Year in 1983 and Arkansas Mother of the Year in 1984.

 

Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the White House as First Lady in 2003. She spent eight extremely active years there, especially with health care and women’s issues. She became a US Senator in 2001. Clinton made history with her presidential campaign of 2008. Many believe she will one day become America’s first female president.

1 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。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。