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Today, we’ve sworn in the first Madame Speaker of the House of Representatives.
—— Hillary Clinton
如今，众议院的第一位女发言人宣誓就职了。
——希拉里·克林顿
Women are playing a more and more important part in modern society. With her own actions, Hillary Clinton has shown that women can also become excellent politicians like men. 在现代社会，女性担当起了越来越重要的角色。希拉里用自己的实际行动证明，女性也可以像男人一样成为优秀的政治家。
swear [sweʊ(r)] v. 发誓，宣誓 swear in 使宣誓就职
speaker [ˈspi:kə] n. 发言人
speech [spi:tʃ] n. 讲话，发言
representative [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv] n. 代表；众议员
behalf [bɪˈhɑ:f] n. 代表；利益；方面
politician [ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn] n. 政治家；政客
political [pəˈlɪtɪkl] adj. 政治的；政权的
Before God we are all equally wise and equally foolish.
—— Albert Einstein
在上帝面前，我们同样睿智，也同样愚蠢。
——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦
We are equal before God. Nobody is nobler than other people and nobody is humbler than others. 在上帝面前，我们都是平等的，没有人比他人高贵，也没有人比他人低贱。
equally [ˈi:kwʊlʊ] adv. 同样地；相等地 equality [ʊˈkwʊlʊtʊ] n. 同等，平等
foolish [ˈfu:lɪʃ] a dj. 愚蠢的，傻的 fool [fu:l] n. 蠢人，傻瓜
silly [ˈsʊlʊ] adj. 愚蠢的；不明事理的 dull [dʌl] adj. 迟钝的，愚笨的
humble [ˈhʊmbl] adj. 低下的；卑微的 humility [hju:ˈmɪlətɪ] n. 谦逊，谦虚
If any man claims the Negro should be content...let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.
—— Robert Kennedy
如果有人认为黑人应当对他们目前的处境感到满足……除非他自愿改变自己的肤色，并到大城市里的黑人区生活，他才有资格说这样的话。
——罗伯特·肯尼迪
We should not do to others what we would not like done to us. If you are unwilling to be treated unfairly, how can you do this to others? 己所不欲，勿施于人。如果你不愿意受到不公平的待遇，你又怎么可以不公平地对待别人呢？
claim [kleʊm] v. 声称，主张 n. 主张；断言 Negro [ˈni:grəʊ] n. 黑人 adj. 黑人的
willingly [ˈwʊlʊʊlʊ] adv. 乐意地，情愿地 unwilling [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ] adj. 不愿意的