(单词翻译:单击)
Kamala Harris is the 49th vice president of the United States--and the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian American to have been elected vice president.
卡玛拉·哈里斯(Kamala Harris)是美国第49任副总统，也是第一位女性、第一位黑人和第一位南亚裔美国人当选副总统。
Kamala Devi Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California, to parents Donald Harris and Shyamala Gopalan Harris.
卡玛拉·德维·哈里斯于1964年10月20日出生在加利福尼亚州的奥克兰，父母分别是唐纳德·哈里斯和沙马拉·戈帕兰·哈里斯。
The name Kamala means "lotus flower" in Sanskrit.
卡玛拉这个名字在梵语中的意思是“莲花”。
Harris's career began in 1990 with the role of Oakland's deputy district attorney.
哈里斯的职业生涯始于1990年，当时她是奥克兰地区副检察官。
With a reputation for being tough on crime, she quickly rose through the ranks...and in 2010 Harris became the first woman and first Black person to be elected attorney general of California.
以严厉打击犯罪闻名，哈里斯晋升很快， 2010年，她成为加州第一位女性和第一位黑人司法部长。
After a 2012 address at the Democratic National Convention brought her to national attention, Harris was encouraged to run for the U.S. Senate.
2012年，哈里斯在民主党全国代表大会上的演讲引起了全国的关注，此后，人们鼓励她竞选美国参议员。
Her 2016 win made her the first Indian American elected to the Senate.
2016年的一场胜利让她成为第一位当选参议员的印度裔美国人。
In January 2019 Harris announced she was seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
2019年1月，哈里斯宣布她正在寻求2020年的民主党总统候选人提名。
Though she was initially seen as a strong contender, she dropped out just under a year later.
虽然最初她被视为一个强有力的竞争者，但不到一年后她就退出了。
In August 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden chose Harris as his running mate.
2020年8月，民主党候选人乔·拜登选择哈里斯作为他的竞选伙伴。
She was the first Black woman to appear on a major party's national ticket--and in November 2020, she became the first Black woman to be elected vice president of the United States.
她是第一位出现在主要政党的全国选票上的黑人女性——2020年11月，她成为第一位当选美国副总统的黑人女性。
"I hope that by being a 'first,' I inspire young people to pursue their dreams." -- Kamala Harris
“我希望我自己成为“第一个”的经历’，能激励年轻人去追求他们的梦想。” 卡玛拉·哈里斯
