Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton written by Sean McCollum focus question who is Hillary Clinton and why is she important.

希拉里·克林顿 作者：肖恩·麦科勒姆 探究问题：希拉里·克林顿是谁，她为什么很重要？

big dreams. From the time she was a girl, Hillary Rodham had big goals. When she was 13, she wrote to NASA and asked what she needed to do to become an astronaut. NASA wrote her and said there would not be any female astronauts. The news discouraged her at first. It also made her want to follow her dreams, no matter what. Attitudes in America were changing. Hillary Rodham was one of the people who helped change them, especially for women. She has achieved many firsts in her life and career. In 2016, she became the first woman to run for president on behalf of a major U .S. political party.

远大梦想。 希拉里·罗德姆还是小姑娘的时候，就立下了远大的目标。 13岁那年，她写信给美国航空航天局，问要怎么做才能成为宇航员。 航天局给她回信说，他们不会招收女宇航员。 这个消息一开始让她很灰心。 但也更让她下定决心，无论如何都要追寻自己的梦想。 当时美国人对女性的观念正在慢慢改变。 希拉里·罗德姆就是推动这些改变的一员，尤其是为女性权益。 她在人生和职业生涯中，创造了很多史无前例的第一次。 2016年，她成为第一位代表美国主要政党竞选总统的女性。

Hillary Rodham was born in 1947 and grew up near Chicago, Illinois. She was the oldest of Hugh and Dorothy Rodham's three children. Hillary became a top student. She won awards as a Girl Scout. She also worked on the newspaper and student council her high school. Hillary grew up at a time when many Americans believed that only men should be firefighters, soldiers, and politicians. Men were supposed to earn money and be the head of the household in most families. Women were often expected to stay home and care for children.

希拉里·罗德姆1947年出生，在伊利诺伊州芝加哥附近长大。 她是休·罗德姆和多萝西·罗德姆三个孩子里的老大。 希拉里一直是名列前茅的优等生。 她参加女童子军的时候还拿过奖项。 高中时期，她还在校报社和学生会任职。 希拉里成长的年代，很多美国人都认为消防员、士兵和政客就该是男人做的工作。 大多数家庭里，人们认为男人就该赚钱养家，当一家之主。 女人则通常被要求留在家中照顾孩子。

Hillary's father was a conservative man who believed many of these ideas. At the same time, he saw that his daughter was very smart. He wanted her to fulfill her dreams. Her mother knew Hillary would have to be brave and tough to compete in a man's world. You have to stand up for yourself," she told her daughter. In 1965, Hillary went to Wellesley, a college in Massachusetts. She studied political science. The more she learned, the more she believed that the rights of women, African Americans, and other groups needed more protection. After graduating, she was accepted at Yale Law School.

希拉里的父亲是个保守的人，认同这些旧观念。 但同时，他也看出自己的女儿十分聪慧。 他支持女儿去实现自己的梦想。 她的母亲明白，希拉里要在男人主导的世界打拼，必须勇敢坚强。 她告诉女儿：“你必须学会为自己挺身而出。” 1965年，希拉里进入马萨诸塞州的韦尔斯利学院读书。 她学的是政治学。 学得越多，她越坚信女性、非裔美国人以及其他群体的权利需要更多保障。 毕业后，她被耶鲁法学院录取了。

lawyer, wife, and mother. In 1971, Rodham met someone special in the Yale Law Library. A young man with bushy hair kept looking at her. She walked up to him and introduced herself. He was surprised by her confidence. His name was Bill Clinton, and he would one day be elected President of the United States. Clinton and Rodham started dating. She noted that he was one man who did not seem scared off by her intelligence and strong opinions.

律师、妻子与母亲。 1971年，罗德姆在耶鲁法学院图书馆遇到了一个特别的人。 一个留着浓密头发的年轻人一直看着她。 于是她主动走过去自我介绍。 她的自信让这个年轻人很惊讶。 他就是比尔·克林顿，后来当选了美国总统。 克林顿和罗德姆开始约会。 她发现，比尔不会因为她聪明、有主见而退缩，这点和其他男人不一样。

Both Rodham and Clinton had big dreams. She planned to work in Washington, D .C., after earning her law degree. Clinton wanted to go back to his home state of Arkansas and go into politics. Clinton asked Rodham to marry him three times. Twice she said no. She was just starting out as a lawyer and wanted to build her career. In the end, she changed her mind. She moved to Arkansas and the two were married in 1975.

罗德姆和克林顿都有着远大的梦想。 她原本计划拿到法律学位后去华盛顿工作。 克林顿则想回到家乡阿肯色州进入政坛。 克林顿一共向罗德姆求了三次婚。 前两次她都拒绝了。 那时候她刚成为律师，想先打好自己的事业基础。 最后，她改变了主意。 她搬到阿肯色州，两人在1975年结婚了。