Ivanka Trump's Republican National Convention Speech
伊万卡·特朗普,1981年10月30日生于美国纽约,纽约地产大王唐纳德·特朗普的女儿,世界超级名模,美国纽约房地产巨鳄特朗普集团副总裁,连续二年登上美国《福布斯》杂志的全球十大未婚女富豪排行榜榜首,她是纽约地产大亨唐纳德·特朗普与他第一任妻子所生的孩子。
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Good evening.
One year ago, I introduced my father
Real change — the kind we have not seen in decades — is only going to come from outside the system, and it’s only going to come from a man who has spent his entire life doing what others said could not be done. My father is a fighter. When the primaries
If it’s possible to be famous and yet not really well known, that describes the father who raised me. In the same office in Trump Tower[特朗普大厦] where we now work together, I remember playing on the floor by my father’s desk, constructing miniature buildings[微型建筑] with Legos[乐高积木] and erector sets, while he did the same with concrete, steel and glass. My father taught my siblings and me the importance of positive values and a strong ethical compass. He showed us how to be resilient, how to deal with challenges and how to strive for excellence in all that we do. He taught us that there is nothing we cannot accomplish, if we marry vision and passion with an
One of my father’s greatest talents is his ability to see potential in people before they see it in themselves. It was like that for us too, growing up. He taught us that potential vanishes into nothing without effort.
Over the years, on too many occasions to count, I saw my father tear stories out of the newspaper, about people he had never met who were facing some injustice or hardship.
Throughout my entire life, I have witnessed his
My father has a sense of fairness that touches every conviction he holds.
When run properly, construction sites[建筑工地] are true meritocracies[3]. Competence in the building trades is easy to spot[看出;注意到;发现], and incompetence is impossible to hide. These sites are also incredible melting pots[熔化锅;各种族融合之国(通常指美国)], gathering people from all walks of life[各界;各行各业] and uniting them to work toward a single mission. There have always been men of all backgrounds and ethnicities[种族] on my father’s job sites, and long before it was commonplace[普遍的;老生常谈;司空见惯的事], you also saw women.
My father values talent[重视天赋]. He recognizes real knowledge and skill when he finds it.
Most people strive their entire lives to achieve great success in a single industry. My father has succeeded in many at the highest level and on a global scale[全球范围内]. One of the reasons he has thrived as an entrepreneur is because he listens to everyone.
When Donald Trump is in charge, all that counts is ability, effort and excellence. This has long been the philosophy at the Trump Organization. At my family’s company, there are more female than male executives.
As the mother of three young children, I know how hard it is to work while raising a family,
Americans today need an economy that permits people to rise again. A Trump presidency will turn the economy around and restore the great American tradition of giving each new generation hope for brighter opportunities than those of generation that came before. In Donald Trump, you have a candidate who knows the difference between wanting something done and making it happen. When my father says he will build a tower, keep an eye on the skyline. Floor by floor, a soaring structure will appear,
We have a chance this year, to reclaim our heritage as a country that dreams big and makes the impossible happen. Fortunately, Donald Trump is incapable of[不会;不能] thinking small. When I was a child, my father always told me, “Ivanka, if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.” As president, my father will take on the bold and worthy fights. He will be unafraid to set lofty[崇高的;高尚的] goals, and he will be relentless[4] in his determination to achieve them. To the people all over America, I say, when you have my father in your corner, you will never again have to worry about being let down. He will fight for you all the way, all the time. Every time.
Maybe it’s the developer in him, but Donald Trump cannot stand to see empty main streets and boarded-up[用木板封住的] factories.
Politicians ask to be judged by their promises, not their results. I ask you to judge my father by his results.
My father will call upon the best and brightest people from all spheres of industry[各领域行业] and both sides of the aisle, a new set of thinkers to face our country’s existing and future problems with a fresh perspective and brave new solutions.
This is the fighter, the doer, that you have chosen as your nominee. In ways no one expected, this moment in the life of our country has defined a mission, and given it to an extraordinary man. He is ready to see it all the way through; to speak to every man and woman, of every background, in every part of America, to earn your trust and your vote. He earned that and much more from me a long time ago.
I have loved and respected him my entire life. I could not be more proud tonight to present to you and to all of America my father and our next president, Donald J. Trump.
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注释
[1]By sheer force of will:全凭意志/自制力
[2]prelude:something that comes before a more important event or action which introduces or prepares for it 序幕,先声,前奏
The changes are seen as a prelude to wide-ranging reforms.
这些变化被视为大范围改革的序幕。
[3]meritocracy [,merɪ'tɒkrəsɪ]
a social system or society in which people have power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position 精英领导体制;精英管理的社会
The prime minister claims he wants to create a classless meritocracy in Britain.
首相称他要在英国建立一个无阶级划分的精英治国的社会。
[4]relentless:continuing in a severe or extreme way 持续严厉的;持续强烈的
relentless criticism/pressure
不断的严厉批评/施压
relentless heat
持续高温
[5]cripple:to cause serious damage to someone or something, making them weak and not effective 严重损坏;严重削弱 to injure someone so that they are unable to walk or move in a normal way 使受伤致残;使跛
a country crippled by war
因战争而元气大伤的国家
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