福克斯新闻 国会两院齐向“灵魂歌后”致敬

A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the House and Senate is making a push for Aretha Franklin to posthumously¹ get the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.

California Democratic Senator Kamala Harris and Utah Republican Orrin Hatch have introduced a bill calling for the "Queen of Soul" to be awarded the highest commendation for civilians² from Congress.

Senator Harris called Franklin's library "the soundtrack of her childhood" while Senator Hatch said that Franklin's songs lifted "all of us with songs of hope and humanity."

They are being joined in the effort by Georgia Republican Congressman³ Doug Collins and Michigan's Brenda Lawrence.

Anna Eliopoulos, FOX News.

国会一群共和党和民主党议员正在大力推动为艾瑞莎·弗兰克林追授国会金质荣誉勋章一事。

加州民主党参议员卡马拉·哈里斯和犹他州共和党人奥林·哈奇递交了一条议案，呼吁国会给“灵魂歌后”颁发国会针对平民设立的最高荣誉。

哈里斯参议员称弗兰克林的歌曲是“她童年的背景音乐”，参议员哈奇则说，弗兰克林的歌“用希望和人性之歌升华了我们所有人的灵魂。”

乔治亚州共和党众议员道格·科林斯和密歇根州的民主党议员布伦达·劳伦斯也在努力加入他们的行列。

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1 posthumously   

adv.于死后，于身后；于著作者死后出版地

参考例句：

• He was confirmed posthumously as a member of the Chinese Communist Party. 他被追认为中国共产党党员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her last book was published posthumously in 1948. 她最后的一本书在她死后于1948 年出版了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

3 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。