Who is Kamala Harris?

You may have heard the name Kamala Harris quite a bit recently, but who is she? Kamala Harris is likely to be the Democratic candidate in the US election happening in November. That means that she could be going head to head with Donald Trump, and one of them would then become the new president.
你最近可能经常听到卡玛拉·哈里斯这个名字，但她到底是谁呢？卡玛拉·哈里斯很可能成为11月美国大选的民主党候选人。这意味着她可能会与唐纳德·特朗普正面交锋，然后他们中的一个会成为新任总统。

But who is Kamala Harris? Here are some facts. She's a history maker. In 2021, Kamala Harris became vice president of the United States after she and President Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. "While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last." She was the first ever female vice president and one of only three women to have ever been nominated. She was also the first ever nonwhite vice president.
卡玛拉·哈里斯是谁？以下是一些事实。她是一位创造历史的人。2021年，卡玛拉·哈里斯和乔·拜登总统一起击败了唐纳德·特朗普，从而当选为美国副总统。“虽然我可能是这个办公室的第一位女性，但我绝不会是最后一位。”哈里斯是美国历史上的第一位女性副总统，也是仅有的三位获得提名的女性之一。她还是史上第一位非白人副总统。

She grew up in California, in America. Her dad is from Jamaica and her mum is from India. She has one younger sister. She went to law school and then became the attorney general, which made her the top lawyer and lawmaker in all of America. She's also been a member of the US Senate, which is an important part of the US government which makes laws.
她在美国加州长大。她爸爸来自牙买加，妈妈来自印度。她有一个妹妹。哈里斯上了法学院，然后成为了司法部长，这让她成为了全美顶尖的律师和立法者。她也是美国参议院的成员，参议院是美国政府的重要组成部分，主要负责制定法律。

She actually wanted to run for president back in 2019, but lost out to her soon to be political partner, Joe Biden. So what are people saying about her chances? As vice president, she was tasked with looking at immigration, but opponents say she hasn't got to grips with the issue during her time in the job. While supporters say she's the right candidate as she's had a successful career prosecuting criminals.
早在2019年，哈里斯就想竞选总统，但输给了她即将成为政治伙伴的乔·拜登。人们对哈里斯胜选的机会有什么看法？作为副总统，她的任务是关注移民问题，但反对者表示，她在任职期间并没有认真处理这个问题。而支持者则表示，她是正确的候选人，因为她在追诉罪犯方面取得了成功。

If she wins the election, she will make history once again as the first female president.
如果哈里斯赢得了选举，她将再次创造历史，成为美国第一位女总统。

词汇表
Democratic candidate 民主党候选人：指参加美国民主党总统候选人提名竞选的人。
go head to head with 与……正面交锋，与……竞争：指与某人或某物直接对抗或竞争。
history maker 创造历史的人
vice president 副总统：一位在总统之后排名第二的官员，通常有权在总统无法履职时代理总统职务。
nonwhite 非白人的；非白人
Jamaica 牙买加（加勒比岛国）
attorney general 司法部长，首席检查官
top lawyer 顶级律师，首席律师
lawmaker 立法委员，国会议员
Senate 参议院：美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国等国家的两个立法机构之一
lose out to 输给，处于劣势
soon to be 即将成为……的
get to grips with 认真处理，着手对付（问题或局面）
prosecute criminals 追诉罪犯，追究犯罪责任

★原视频见公众号【琐简英语】，回复“1”，可进入【打卡交流群】