Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This news word is the official name of a political job: president-elect.
这个新闻词汇是一项政治工作的官方名称：候任总统。
Following a bruising political contest, President-elect Donald Trump sought to pave the way for reuniting the country.
在一番激烈的政治角逐之后，候任总统唐纳德·特朗普试图为重新团结美国做准备。
I say it is time for us to come together as one united people.
我认为我们现在应该团结一心。
In the United States, the president-elect is the winner of the presidential election in early November.
在美国，候任总统就是在十一月初总统大选中胜出的人。

Months later, on January 20th, the president-elect becomes president and is responsible for the duties of that office for the next four years.
几个月后，在1月20日，候任总统就会成为总统，并且在未来四年里负责履行总统职务。