美国国家公共电台 NPR--Los Angeles politician Gloria Molina has died at age 74

Los Angeles politician Gloria Molina has died at age 74

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Gloria Molina was an outspoken² advocate for working-class people in East Los Angeles. Several public spaces in the city are named in her honor.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

A groundbreaking Southern California politician has died. Gloria Molina was a series of firsts - the first Latina elected to serve in the state assembly, the LA City Council and the LA County Board of Supervisors³. The Brennan Center for Justice shared this video of Molina talking about power.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

GLORIA MOLINA: You had to break through that glass ceiling. The guys had a tough time with it. Power is very, very important. Anyone who has it, they're not going to share it. You almost have to strip them of it.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

LA Times columnist⁴ Gustavo Arellano says Molina was a pioneer.

GUSTAVO ARELLANO: Not just in Southern California but across the United States.

FADEL: In the 1970s, she was active in the Chicano movement, which helped shape her political career. Molina advocated for many issues, including environmental justice, health care and public transit⁵.

ARELLANO: She was doing these achievements in the '80s and '90s, where Latinas across the United States and women, for that matter, were looking for political representation.

MART?NEZ: Molina was also known for being outspoken on issues she cared about.

ARELLANO: The reason people loved her so much is because they reminded her of their tia, their aunts, their mothers or even sisters. Just, you know, she was always that tia who said what needed to be said, even though people kind of got annoyed at her sometimes for saying those things.

FADEL: Arellano says Molina fought hard for her constituents⁶ in the East LA area, especially working-class Latinos.

ARELLANO: I think at the end, what people could learn is - especially people who want to get into positions of power - don't forget where you came from. Gloria never forgot where she came from, and that's why she became as influential⁷ a politician as she did, and that's why people are remembering her as fondly as they do.

MART?NEZ: After Molina disclosed earlier this year that she had terminal cancer, LA County leaders voted to rename a well-known park that she helped create. The downtown LA green space is now known as Gloria Molina Grand Park.

(SOUNDBITE OF PEPE RAMOS AND MAURICIO HERNANDEZ MONTERRUBIO'S "UNA FLOR EN LA LAGUNA")

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

3 supervisors   

n.监督者，管理者( supervisor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I think the best technical people make the best supervisors. 我认为最好的技术人员可以成为最好的管理人员。 来自辞典例句
• Even the foremen or first-level supervisors have a staffing responsibility. 甚至领班或第一线的监督人员也有任用的责任。 来自辞典例句

4 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

5 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

6 constituents   

n.选民( constituent的名词复数 )；成分；构成部分；要素

参考例句：

• She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
• Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。