希拉里呼吁民主党团结迎接挑战

AS IT IS 2016-07-30 Clinton Calls for Unity¹ to Face Challenges 希拉里呼吁民主党团结迎接挑战

Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted the presidential nomination² at the Democratic Party National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She spoke³ to the cheering crowd about the need to unite to deal with the nation’s challenges.

"It truly is up to us. We have to decide whether we will all work together so we can all rise together."

Clinton is the first woman to receive a major party nomination for president in the United States. The 68-year-old Clinton won the nomination after defeating her main opponent, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

Sanders declared his support for Clinton in an earlier speech at the convention. Now she faces the challenge of gaining similar support from his supporters before the November election.

In her acceptance speech, Clinton praised Sanders for his campaign, its appeal to young people and its call for economic and social justice.

"I want you to know I've heard you," Clinton said. "Your cause is our cause."

Clinton's main opponent in the general election is Republican Party nominee⁴ Donald Trump⁵. Both candidates suffer from negative perceptions among voters, as many public opinion studies have shown during the past year. Those same studies show about 30 percent of voters view Clinton as untrustworthy. However, one Gallup poll found her to be the country's most admired woman.

Clinton said Thursday that Trump wants Americans to fear the future and each other. She criticized Trump's proposals including one to build a wall along the Mexico-US border and another to ban Muslims from entering the country.

"We will not build a wall. Instead, we will build an economy where everyone who wants a good job can get one. And we'll build a path to citizenship⁶ for millions of immigrants who are already contributing to our economy. We, we will not ban a religion, we will work with all Americans and our allies to fight and defeat terrorism."

Clinton called on Americans to consider Donald Trump’s “temperament⁷.”

“He loses his cool at the slightest provocation⁸. When he's gotten a tough question from a reporter. When he's challenged in a debate. When he sees a protestor at a rally. Imagine, if you dare, imagine, imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis. A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”

Chelsea Clinton introduced the Democratic Party nominee. She described her mother as “driven by compassion⁹, by faith, by kindness, a fierce sense of justice and a heart full of love.”

The crowd also heard from Khizr Khan, an American Muslim whose son was killed in U.S. military service.

“Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with their future,” Khan said. “Let me ask you, have you even read the United States Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy.”

Trump and his campaign have described the Democratic Party convention speakers as painting too pretty a picture of the state of the nation.

"I've been watching these speeches at night, and boy am I getting hit," Trump said at an event Thursday in Iowa. "I am getting hit and they don't mean it and there's a lot of lies being told," he said.

American voters will make their choice on November 8. The new president will take office on January 20, 2017.

Words in This Story

challenge – n. a difficult task or problem: something that is hard to do

perception – n. the way you think about or understand someone or something

poll – n. an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something

admire – v. to feel respect or approval for (someone or something)

temperament – n. the usual attitude, mood, or behavior of a person or animal

provocation – n. an action or occurrence that causes someone to become angry or to begin to do something

bait – v. to try to make (someone) angry by using criticism or insults

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 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。

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 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。

5 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。

6 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

7 temperament   

n.气质，性格，性情

参考例句：

• The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
• Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。

8 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

9 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。