美国国家公共电台 NPR--Cherelle Parker likely to become Philly's first female mayor after November election

Cherelle Parker likely to become Philly's first female mayor after November election

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NPR's A Martinez talked to Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker after she won Tuesday's primary election in Philadelphia. She is expected to become the first woman to lead the city.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

Cherelle Parker won the Democratic mayoral primary this week in Philadelphia. It's a Democratic Party stronghold, so she's expected to win the general election in November. And if she does, she'll become the first woman mayor to lead the city. I spoke² with Cherelle Parker earlier about how crime is a major concern in Philadelphia. The issue is also at the top of voters' minds across the country. But I started off by asking her about her primary win.

CHERELLE PARKER: I really want to thank the people of our great city, the people power coalition³ that we put together, quite frankly⁴, that transcended⁵ race, class, gender⁶, religion in every portion of the city, and particularly those people whose lives are feeling the most pain in our city. Those are the people whose voices were heard loud and clear.

MART?NEZ: And one of the things, Cherelle, that I do for a living is listen to people's voices as you have listened to people's voices as well. I hear in your voice someone that's very, very tired. How much has this taken out of you, at least for now?

PARKER: Well, I'm actually much stronger now, believe it or not, than I was a couple of days ago. I was dealing⁷ with some dental issues. And you're right, my voice is a tad bit strained because we worked until 8 o' clock on Tuesday night doing our best to reach people in every corner in our city. Our message regarding a safer, cleaner and greener city that will provide access to economic opportunity for all - it resonated.

MART?NEZ: Now you've gone against the more progressive wing of your party by pledging to hire hundreds of police officers and bringing back so-called constitutional stop and frisk. What would you like progressives who backed someone else in the primary to know about you? What would you like to say to them?

PARKER: I would like them to know that, unlike others, my real-life lived experience is closest to the people feeling the most pain in our city. I am the mother, a single working mom to a 10-year-old Black boy, and never will I allow our great city to turn back the hands of time and think that our law enforcement officers, our police are able to misuse⁸ and abuse their power by inflicting⁹ pain amongst Black and brown people just because they're Black and brown. Law enforcement has to - they must know that a crime is taking place, will take place or is currently in action. Those things have to be present. There has to be just cause and reasonable suspicion.

MART?NEZ: Cherelle, if you do wind up winning in the general election in November, you become the city's first woman mayor. What would that mean to you, and what do you hope to accomplish if elected to maybe carve a new path or a different path from your predecessors¹⁰?

PARKER: A, what my hope is, if I do win, is that it will lay a concrete path for other women from all walks of life - Black girls, brown girls, white girls, girls and boys, to be quite frank.

MART?NEZ: That's Cherelle Parker, Philadelphia's Democratic mayoral candidate.

Cherelle, thank you very much.

PARKER: Thank you so much for having me, A.

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 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。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

5 transcended   

超出或超越（经验、信念、描写能力等）的范围( transcend的过去式和过去分词 )； 优于或胜过…

参考例句：

• He wanted assurance that he had transcended what was inherently ambiguous. 他要证明，他已经超越了本来就是混淆不清的事情。
• It transcended site to speak to universal human concerns. 它超越了场所的局限，表达了人类共同的心声。

6 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。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 misuse   

n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用

参考例句：

• It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
• He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。

9 inflicting   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm. 他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体。
• It's impossible to do research without inflicting some pain on animals. 搞研究不让动物遭点罪是不可能的。

10 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》