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AS IT IS 2015-10-21 'Trudeaumania' Returns to Canada 加拿大前总理皮埃尔•特鲁多之子当选加拿大总理

"Tonight we'll dispense¹ with the formalities. I'd like to toast the future prime minister of Canada: to Justin Pierre Trudeau.”

American President Richard Nixon had that to say in 1972 at a state dinner to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau about his newborn son, Justin.

Fourty-three years later, Justin Pierre Trudeau has become the second-youngest prime minister in Canada. His Liberal Party won a majority in Monday’s national election over the Conservative Party.

Justin Pierre Trudeau came from Canada’s political royalty². He is the son of Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair Trudeau.

His father, Pierre Trudeau, served two terms as Prime Minister between 1968 and 1984. The elder Trudeau was handsome and well-dressed, and he dated famous entertainers like Barbara Streisand.

His mother, Margaret Sinclair Trudeau, came from a well-known family of politicians. She married the 51-year-old prime minister when she was 22. Margaret Trudeau was known for her partying at New York nightclubs with stars like the Rolling Stones.

The couple inspired “Trudeaumania” and was frequently compared to the American Kennedys, another political royal family.

Young Trudeau graduated from McGill University in 1994. He spent his early years as a schoolteacher in Vancouver. He is married to Sophie Grégoire, a former broadcaster. They married in 2007. They have three children.

Justin Pierre Trudeau is promising³ “real change” in domestic and foreign policy. He told supporters earlier Tuesday that a positive campaign led to the victory.

“This is what positive politics can do,” Trudeau said. “Canadians from across this great country sent a clear message tonight.”

Mr. Trudeau pledges to invest in rebuilding roads and bridges. He also plans to raise taxes on wealthy Canadians.

Like his father before him, the young Trudeau has already received international attention on his election as prime minister. Major American newspapers like the New York Times and Wall Street Journal published his victory on the front pages. News websites from Le Monde of Paris to the Times of London headlined the return of “Trudeaumania” in their coverage⁴.

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royalty - n. members of a royal family

handsome - adj. good-looking

1 dispense   

vt.分配，分发；配(药)，发(药)；实施

参考例句：

• Let us dispense the food.咱们来分发这食物。
• The charity has been given a large sum of money to dispense as it sees fit.这个慈善机构获得一大笔钱，可自行适当分配。

2 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。