雅思阅读材料大集合：中美第一夫人大对比

2019-07-16 11:42

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　　They share plenty of common ground, even beyond the stylish outfits and the proximity to power. Both grew up in modest circumstances, and both have daughters. They're nearly the same age.

　　据《卫报》报道，两位第一夫人在时髦的着装和巨大的影响力之外，还有很多相同之处。她们都在平凡的环境中成长，都有女儿，还差不多同龄。

　　Yet when Michelle Obama, 50, arrives in China on Thursday to meet her 51-year-old Chinese counterpart Peng Liyuan, the two will also make a fascinating study in contrasts. If Obama's narrative is one of resilience, Peng's is one of restraint.

　　但是，3月20日50岁的米歇尔·奥巴马到达中国会见51岁的，还是让人忍不住做一个有趣的对比研究。如果用善于应变来形容米歇尔，的关键词则应该是克制。

　　Obama will arrive in Beijing with her daughters Sasha and Malia, and her mother Marian Robinson, for a week of sightseeing and speeches about people-to-people exchange. Peng will accompany her during a visit to a Beijing school, a dinner and a performance. Obama will address American and Chinese students at the prestigious Peking University and then head south for a whirlwind tour through the cities of Xi'an and Chengdu.

　　米歇尔将带着两个女儿及母亲访华，进行一周的观光，做些交流性的讲话。将会陪同她参观北京的一所学校，一起吃晚餐，看演出。米歇尔将在著名的北京大学为中美学子演讲，然后去西安和成都参观。

　　When Obama's predecessors Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton visited China during their husbands' tenures, they grilled its leadership on difficult political topics such as human rights. Obama plans to focus on education and cultural exchange, Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, told reporters on Monday.

　　战略沟通的国家安全顾问代理说，前两任美国第一夫人劳拉·布什和希拉里·罗德海姆·克林顿访华时，她们会提到一些政治问题，比如人权。而米歇尔则要着重教育和文化交流。

　　Yet Obama's personal narrative – one of "someone [from] a disadvantaged economic background from a minority group" making it to the top – would send a powerful message on its own, Rhodes said. "That alone I think speaks to things like respect for human rights that are interwoven into the DNA of the US."

　　但是他还说道，米歇尔的个人经历——从一个贫困的黑人女孩奋斗为美国上流社会的顶尖人物——将会传递强大的能量，本身就能说明尊重人权根植于美国的基因里等等。

　　Peng scaled the heights of fame long before her husband, President Xi Jinping. She spent two decades as a nationally renowned folksinger, known for belting out patriotic tunes on elaborate television specials. She began to dodge the limelight in 2007, to give precedence to Xi's political career.

　　在主席出名前便享有盛名。二十多年来都是中国知名的民俗歌唱家，经常在著名电视节目上演唱。2007年以后，为了丈夫的政治生涯，她渐渐淡出人们的视线。

　　Last March, Peng sent shockwaves through Chinese social media when she appeared with Xi in Moscow wearing a sharp trench coat and handbag.

　　去年3月，在和主席出访莫斯科的公开露面中，她优雅的着装和搭配立刻在中国收到社交媒体的热捧。

　　One fan – a 34-year-old woman named Li who started a popular Peng Liyuan fan group online – described her hero as humble, friendly, and glamorous.

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