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Melania Trump Wants to Be Best

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Editor's Note: Today's profile is of First Lady Melania Trump1. Check in tomorrow for a profile of Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic Party presidential nominee2 Joe Biden.

Melania Trump is married to Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States.

The former fashion model is Trump's third wife. His first two marriages ended in divorce. Melania Trump is also mother to Barron Trump, the youngest of Donald Trump's five children.

In her position as U.S. First Lady, she launched BE BEST, a campaign focused around the well-being3 of children. Part of BE BEST is aimed at the opioid drug crisis and how to protect youngsters from drug abuse.

The early days

Melania Trump is only the second first lady born outside the United States. She was born Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970 in a small town in Slovenia, which was then part of Yugoslavia. Her mother was a pattern maker4 for children's clothing. Her father sold automobiles5 and was a member of the Communist Party.

The future Melania Trump grew up with a sister. Later in life, she found out she also had a half-brother. He belonged to her father from an earlier relationship.

As a young woman, she reportedly had dreamt of leaving behind small-town life in Slovenia. Modeling would offer that chance.

Modeling and marriage

Melanija Knavs began working as a fashion model at the age of 16. She would attend college in Slovenia but left school after one year. The future first lady worked in Milan and Paris under the name Melania Knauss, the German pronunciation of her name.

In 1996, she moved to New York City. There, she modeled for several advertising6 campaigns and publications, including for Max, a French magazine, and the British version of GQ.

She met Donald Trump at a fashion industry party in 1998. Seven years later, in 2005, the two were married in Palm Beach, Florida. A year later, she gave birth to a son, Barron. She also became a naturalized U.S. citizen.

In 2010, Melania Trump served as the Chairwoman for the American Heart Association. She helped the group raise $1.7 million for research. The same year, she launched her own jewelry7 collection.

Trump presidential bid

During Donald Trump's first presidential campaign in 2016, reporters and other Americans began asking questions about Melania's private life. That is when nude8 magazine pictures of her from Max and GQ resurfaced.

As her husband pressed for controversial immigration reforms, critics also questioned her legal right to work as a model when she arrived in New York City.

Melania Trump also made news during the 2016 Republican National Convention. Parts of the speech she gave were found to be very similar to parts of Michelle Obama's 2008 speech at the Democratic National Convention. Not long after, Trump's speech writer claimed responsibility for the mistake.

BE BEST

As First Lady, Trump has made many visits to schools, both in the United States and overseas.

A little over a year after her husband took office, the First Lady launched her BE BEST campaign. It had three aims: to support the social and emotional well-being of children; protect children from effects of the opioid crisis; and fight bullying9 of children, especially on social media.

Parts of the campaign have been well-received. For example, Melania Trump has visited children's hospitals for a firsthand look at the effects of opioid abuse on babies. She also has taken part in opioid conferences and continues to speak on opioid abuse and how to better protect children from it.

Views on immigration

The first lady's critics pointed10 out the contradiction between her mission to protect children and the Trump administration's immigration policies. They said the administration separated thousands of immigrant children from their parents and placed them all in crowded, unclean detention11 centers with little food.

In a statement in summer 2018, she said she hated to see children separated from their families and hoped Republicans and Democrats12 would come together on immigration reforms.

A few days later, she made an unplanned visit to a Texas detention center for immigrant children. But the visit made news for a different reason: She wore clothing with writing on it that said, "I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO YOU?" on the way to and from Texas.

The 2020 RNC

In her speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention, Melania Trump expressed that she did care about some things.

The First Lady spoke13 with kindness about the nation's struggles with racial issues. She talked about "the beautiful side of humanity" she has observed following natural disasters around the country. She expressed sympathy for families affected14 by COVID-19, an "invisible enemy" she said that has tested the United States but brought its citizens together.

And she said, "Total honesty is what we as citizens deserve from our president."

I'm Alice Bryant.

Words in This Story

fashion - n. the business of creating and selling clothes in new styles

divorce – n. the ending of a marriage by a legal process

focus – v. a main purpose or interest

pronunciation – n. the way in which a word or name is said

nude – adj. having no clothing on

bullying – n. frightening, hurting or threatening smaller or weaker people

controversial – adj. relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument

contradiction – n. the act of saying or doing something that is opposite or very different from something else

invisible – adj. impossible to see


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1 trump LU1zK     
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。
2 nominee FHLxv     
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
参考例句:
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
3 well-being Fe3zbn     
n.安康,安乐,幸福
参考例句:
  • He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
  • My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福,却被误解为多管闲事。
4 maker DALxN     
n.制造者,制造商
参考例句:
  • He is a trouble maker,You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼,你不要跟他在一起。
  • A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
5 automobiles 760a1b7b6ea4a07c12e5f64cc766962b     
n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后,就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上,汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 advertising 1zjzi3     
n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的
参考例句:
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
7 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
8 nude CHLxF     
adj.裸体的;n.裸体者,裸体艺术品
参考例句:
  • It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
  • She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。
9 bullying f23dd48b95ce083d3774838a76074f5f     
v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈
参考例句:
  • Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
  • All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
11 detention 1vhxk     
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
参考例句:
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
12 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 spoke XryyC     
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。
14 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

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