希拉里成为美国首位女总统候选人

 Hillary Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination¹ Tuesday, which would make her the first woman to represent a major party in the race for the White House.

希拉里·克林顿星期二赢得民主党总统候选人提名所需代表人票数，从而将成为美国历史上首位代表一个重要政党角逐白宫的女性。

Her democratic rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, won North Dakota and Montana Tuesday, but Clinton won South Dakota, New Mexico, and New Jersey².

星期二，另一位民主党总统参选人、佛蒙特州国会参议员桑德斯在北达科他州和蒙塔纳州的初选中获胜，而希拉里·克林顿赢得了南达科他州、新墨西哥州和新泽西州。

Clinton also won the largest state in question, California, securing a majority of its 475 delegates.

希拉里·克林顿还拿下了最大的拥有475张代表人票的加利福尼亚州初选，获得大部分代表人票。

President Obama called both candidates Tuesday, congratulating Secretary Clinton for securing the necessary delegates to secure the nomination. He also thanked Senator Sanders for mobilizing millions of Americans and bringing attention to issues such as fighting economic inequality.

奥巴马总统星期二给两位参选人打电话，祝贺希拉里·克林顿获得确保民主党总统候选人提名的代表人票。奥巴马也感谢桑德斯激励了众多美国选民，使人们关注如经济平等的一系列社会问题。

Sanders told supporters in California that he called Secretary Clinton Tuesday evening to congratulate her. He spoke³ about working together to defeat Trump⁴, but did not acknowledge Clinton's presumptive nomination and gave no indication that he intended to concede, vowing⁵ to "continue the fight".

桑德斯在加利福尼亚州对支持者们说，他星期二晚上给希拉里·克林顿打电话，向她表示祝贺。他说，要共同努力击败川普，但他没有承认希拉里·克林顿已成为民主党推定总统候选人，也没有显示退选的意图，并表示要“继续战斗”。

California results are not yet available. Clinton will not be the party's official nominee⁶ until the voting at the Democratic convention in July.

加利福尼亚州的初选结果尚未公布。在民主党7月举行代表大会时，希拉里·克林顿才将被正式提名为该党总统候选人。

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 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 spoke   

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。

4 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。

5 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

6 nominee   

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。