(单词翻译:单击)
In January when Senator Patty Murray was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris
今年1月，参议员帕蒂·默里在副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯的主持下宣誓就职，
as the first woman elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate, she became third in line for the presidency.
成为第一位当选为参议院临时议长的女性，她成为了第三位总统候选人。
And an example of changing times on Capitol Hill.
这也是国会山时代变迁的一个例子。
Do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help you God?
你是否庄严宣誓你将支持并捍卫美国宪法，愿上帝保佑你?
I do.
是的，我宣誓。
Congratulations, congratulations.
恭喜你，恭喜。
In February, Jennifer McClellan was elected to the House of Representatives becoming the first African American woman to represent Virginia.
今年2月，詹妮弗·麦克莱伦当选为众议院议员，成为弗吉尼亚州第一位非洲裔美国女性代表。
Her appointment took the number of women in the 118th Congress to 150.
她的任命使第118届国会中的女性人数达到150人。
Women now make up more than a quarter of all Congress members.
女性现在占国会议员总数的四分之一以上。
That's the highest proportion of females in history and represents a significant increase over the last decade.
这是历史上女性所占比例最高的一次，在过去十年中有了显著的增长。
Women have served in Congress for more than a century.
一个多世纪以来，女性一直在国会任职。
In 1917, Montana's Jeannette Rankin was the first congresswoman.
1917年，蒙大拿州的珍妮特·兰金成为第一位女国会议员。
A champion of women's suffrage, she faced cynicism due to her gender and was vilified for her anti-war stance.
作为女性选举权的捍卫者，她因性别而遭到冷嘲热讽，并因反战立场而遭到诋毁。
However, slowly the tide began to turn and the recent of Becca Balint,
然而，慢慢地，潮流开始转向，
Vermont's first female and openly gay Congress member,
最近贝卡·巴林特成为佛蒙特州第一位公开同性恋身份的女性国会议员，
means that all 50 states have now had a woman in Congress at some point.
这意味着所有50个州现在都在某个时候有了女性国会议员。
According to academic research, the presence of more females on Capitol Hill
学术研究表示，国会山女性人数的增加
has raised the profile of issues that resonate with women such as equal pay,
提高了与女性产生共鸣的问题的知名度，如男女同工同酬、
family leave, reproductive rights, education, and healthcare.
家庭假、生育权利、教育和医保。
Women are still underrepresented,
女性的代表人数仍然不足，
as their share in Congress is well below the percentage of women in the country.
因为她们在国会中的比例远低于全国女性的比例。
But their numbers are growing, and so is their power.
但是她们的人数在增长，她们的力量也在增长。
