美国总统大选演讲 伊万卡·特朗普为唐纳德·特朗普的助选演讲(3)

Throughout my entire life, I have witnessed his empathy and generosity¹ towards others, especially those who are suffering. It is just his way of being in your corner when you're down.

在我的整个生命中，我目睹了他对别人的同情和慷慨，尤其是对处于困境中的人。这是当你困顿时他支援你的方式。

My father not only has the strength and ability necessary to be our next President, but also the kindness and compassion² that will enable him to be the leader that this country needs.

我父亲不仅具有成为下一任总统所需的魄力和能力，也具有善良和同情心，使其能成为这个国家所需要的领导人。

My father has a sense of fairness that touches every conviction he's hold.

我父亲有种公平观，与他的每一个信念息息相关。

I worked along side of him for now more than a decade now at the Trump³ Organization and I've seen how he operates as a leader. Making important decisions that shape careers and that change lives.

我已经在川普集团和他一起工作超过十年，我看到他作为领导是如何运筹帷幄，做出塑造职业生涯和改变人们生活的重要决定。

I've learned a lot about the world from walking construction jobs by his side.

我从在他身边从事建筑工作中学到关于这个世界很多的东西。

When run properly, construction sites are true meritocracies. Competence⁴ in the building trades is easy to spot and incompetence⁵ is impossible to hide.

正常运营时，建筑工地是真正唯才是举的地方。建筑业中能力显而易见，而无能却无法隐瞒。

These sites are also incredible melting pots, gathering⁶ people from all walks of life and uniting them to work towards a single mission.

这些工地也是令人难以置信的大熔炉，它把各行各业的人们聚集在一起，团结起来朝着一个目标努力。

There have always been men of all background and ethnicities on my father's job sites. And long before it was common place, you also saw women.

在我父亲的工地上，不同背景和种族的人总是在一起。在司空见惯之前，你也偶尔能看到女性。

My father values talents. He recognizes real knowledge and skill when he finds it.

我父亲重视才能。当他看到时，他能识别出真正的知识和技能。

He is color blind and gender⁷ neutral. He hires the best person for the job, period.

他没有肤色歧视且性别中立。他特别会雇佣最好的人选来做工作。

Words and promises, no matter how visionary they sound will only get you so far.

语言和承诺，不管它们听起来多么富有远见，成效有限。

In our business, you're not a builder, unless you've got a building to show for it, or in my father's case, city skylines.

在我们的业务中，除非你有楼房来展示，否则你就不是一个建设者，就我父亲而言，他展示的是城市轮廓。

1 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

2 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

3 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。

4 competence   

n.能力，胜任，称职

参考例句：

• This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
• These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。

5 incompetence   

n.不胜任，不称职

参考例句：

• He was dismissed for incompetence. 他因不称职而被解雇。
• She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence. 她觉得，本是老板无能，但她却成了替罪羊。

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。