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Jennifer Webb-McRae always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up.
"I really never wanted to be anything else when I grew up. I knew I wanted to be a lawyer and that was because my family kind of put that notion in my head. They used to tease me and say I argued every point, so I should grow up and be a lawyer."
But neither Webb-McRae, nor her family, knew how far she would go -- all in her home state of New Jersey.
"I am the Cumberland County prosecutor, which means that I am the Chief Law Enforcement Officer for the county of Cumberland. There are 21 county prosecutors throughout the state. I happen to be the first African American and first female prosecutor of Cumberland County."
Webb-McRae was raised in Vineland, New Jersey. She received her law degree just 40 minutes away from home, from Camden School of Law at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Early on, Webb-McRae was interested in family law. She clerked for a judge involved in that field. He became a lifelong mentor. However, she found she had a passion for criminal law when she worked with the juvenile justice system.
"I was fortunate enough to get a job very quickly at the Office of the Public Defender representing juvenile defendants. So it was interesting because it gave me a passion for criminal justice, but it also kind of suited that social work element of me to want to do justice and help serve the whole person and kind of started me on my way in the criminal justice world."
Webb-McRae says her responsibilities as Chief Prosecutor of Cumberland County are complex.
"There are a lot of hard issues that you face when you have to made decisions that affect people's lives in the criminal justice system. However, with some of the national issues that are going on in our country, with you know with Ferguson, with mass incarceration, with a lack of confidence in law enforcement. It's been a challenge being the first African-American prosecutor."
Sometimes the challenges might feel personal.
"Also being a mother of an African-American boy, to reconcile that I have a role to play in this system and how to do that responsibly. One of the things that we work really hard on, and I hopefully have brought to the forefront, is that I understand that my primary responsibly here is to prosecute people who break the law in Cumberland County as well as protect the citizens of this great county."
There are many ways to serve that purpose, however. Webb-McRae says she works to help people make good choices, especially when they are young. She recognizes the power of peer pressure that children face. She notes the strong "no-snitching" culture among young people that can block needed intervention.
To battle this, Webb-McRae launched an Annual Back to School Initiative. After just six years in existence, the program now involves 40 schools. McRae and her office staff attend over 30 back-to-school events each year. They share information about programs that help keep kids safe.
Earlier this year, Webb-McRae also launched a community engagement series.
"With Ferguson, with police-involved shootings, it's important that we dialogue with the communities in times of rest and when things are calm, so that we can capitalize on those relationships when we have unrest or we have crises that we all have to deal with together."
Prosecutor Webb-McRae hopes her example will inspire girls in Cumberland County.
"I'm passionate about what I do. I'm proud to be career woman. I'm proud to a role model for other young women who are embarking to be decision makers and I'm passionate about doing justice every day."
Jennifer Webb-McRae plans to continue to grow in her career. She hopes to become a judge someday. Her belief in community involvement, public service and justice will continue.
"I believe that everyone is a stakeholder in our community and everyone has a right and a vested interest to make sure that the justice system is fair and just and equitable for everyone. Our system is not perfect, our justice system across the country certainly is not perfect, but I'm passionate about doing my little part to make it better. I believe in action and moving the ball forward."
重点解析
1.involved in涉及；包含；
Figure 3 displays the process involved in creating these models.
图 3 显示了创建这些模型所涉及的过程。
2.as well as也；和…一样
It can be implemented on the server side as well as the client side.
它既可以在服务器端实现，也可以在客户机端实现。
3.dialogue with 与……对话
Both sides sought to underscore the importance of the revamped Strategic and Economic Dialogue with Obama delivering a major policy address to welcome a sizable Chinese delegation of 150 diplomats.
随着奥巴马发表重要政策讲话，欢迎中国150人的大型代表团。 双方都意在强调这次修订后的战略和经济对话的重要性。
4.deal with处理；涉及；
So how do we deal with these new challenges?
因此，我们该如何处理这些新挑战呢？
5.passionate about热衷于某事
I simply pursued it because I was passionate about it and loved the work.
我仅仅是简单的用我对这份工作的热情和热爱在追逐目标。
6.proud to be作为……而骄傲
I am proud to be a veteran, along with many others.
我是一个老兵，和其他人一样，我很自豪。
参考译文
詹妮弗·韦伯·麦克雷一直都知道自己长大后想成为什么样的人。
“当我长大后，我从没想过要做其他任何事情。我知道我想成为一名律师，这是因为我的家人往我脑海中植入了这种想法。他们经常戏弄我，说我在每件事上都要争论，所以我长大后应该做一名律师。”
但韦伯-麦克雷和她的家人都不知道她会走多远——反正都是在她的家乡新泽西州。
“我是坎伯兰县的检察官，这意味着我是坎伯兰县的首席执法官员。全州共有21名县检察官。我碰巧是坎伯兰县第一位非裔美国人检察官和第一位女检察官。”
韦伯-麦克雷在新泽西州的瓦恩兰长大。她在离家仅40分钟的地方获得了法学学位，她就读的是新泽西州罗格斯大学卡姆登法学院。
早期，韦伯-麦克雷对家庭法很感兴趣。她为那个领域的法官当办事员。后来那个法官成为了麦克雷一生的良师益友。但是，当她在青少年司法系统工作时，她发现自己对刑法充满了热爱。
“当时我很幸运，很快就在代表未成年被告的公设辩护律师办公室找到了一份工作。这份工作很有趣，因为它让我对刑事司法产生了热情，但是这份工作也有点适合我的社会工作元素，我想做正义的事，服务于全体人民。它开启了让我走向刑事司法世界的道路。
韦伯-麦克雷说，她作为坎伯兰县首席检察官的职责是复杂的。
“当你不得不做一些会影响到刑事司法系统的人们的生活的决定时，你会面临一些艰难的问题。但是，我们国家正在发生的一些全国性问题，比如弗格森事件，大规模的监禁，以及人民对执法缺乏信心。我是第一名非裔美国人检察官，这对我来说是个挑战。”
有时，这些挑战是关乎个人的。
“作为一个非裔美国男孩的母亲，我得调和好自己在这个系统中的角色和如何负责任的做好这一点。我们真的非常努力在做的一件事情，我也希望把他放在显著地位，那就是，我明白我在这里的首要责任是起诉坎伯兰县的违法者，同时，也保护好这个伟大的县的公民。”
但是，有很种方式可以实现这个目的。韦伯-麦克雷说她的工作是帮助人们做出正确的选择，尤其是年轻人。她认识到孩子们所面临的同辈压力带来的影响。她特别指出年轻人之间的“零告密”文化可能会影响必要的介入。
为了对抗这个，韦伯·麦克雷提出了每年回学校的倡议。仅仅发起六年后，这个项目就有40个学校参与。麦克雷和她的办公室同事每年都参加超过30次回学校活动。他们会分享有关保护孩子安全的项目的信息。
今年早些时候，韦伯·麦克雷也推出了社区参与系列栏目。
“弗格森和警察们一块参与拍摄了栏目。在放松和平静的时候与社区进行对话是重要的事情，所以当我们面临需要大家一块处理的动荡或危机的时候，我们的这些关系可以帮到忙。”
检察官韦伯·麦克雷希望她能作为一个榜样激励到坎伯兰县的女孩们。
“我对自己的工作充满激情。作为一名职业女性，我感到自豪。我很自豪成为其他想成为决策者的年轻女性的一个榜样。我每天都热衷于伸张正义。”
詹妮弗·韦伯·麦克雷计划在自己的职业生涯中继续成长。她希望某天能成为一名法官。她将一直保持对社区参与、公共服务和正义的信念。
“我相信在我们的社区中，每个人都是利益相关者。每个人都有权利和既得利益来确保司法系统对每个人都是公平、公正和合理的。我们的体制不是完美的，全国的司法体制当然不是完美的，但是，我热衷于尽我的微薄之力让它变得更好。我相信行动会带来改变，未来会变得更好。”
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