高中英語(yǔ)閱讀材料：加拿大帥氣新總理不只有顏值

 　　Justin Trudeau, a young and handsome outdoorsman and former bartender, among other roles far removed from politics, proved Monday he is not just another pretty face.

　　賈斯汀·特魯多，這位年輕英俊又熱愛(ài)戶外運(yùn)動(dòng)的前酒保(他從事過(guò)的其他職業(yè)也都和政治相去甚遠(yuǎn))19日向人們證明，他擁有的，可不僅僅只有高顏值。

　　The son of the late and beloved premier Pierre Trudeau has led Canada's opposition Liberal party to a landslide in Canada's general election.

　　賈斯汀·特魯多是深受加拿大人民喜愛(ài)的已故總理皮埃爾·特魯多的兒子，他帶領(lǐng)加拿大反對(duì)黨自由黨在大選中以壓倒性的勝利擊敗對(duì)手。

　　The former French teacher, aged 43, overcame campaign attack ads claiming he was "just not ready" to lead Canada.

　　特魯多現(xiàn)年43歲，曾經(jīng)做過(guò)法語(yǔ)教師，一舉粉碎了競(jìng)選期間攻擊性廣告聲稱他“還沒(méi)準(zhǔn)備好”領(lǐng)導(dǎo)加拿大的說(shuō)辭。

　　With his mop of dark curly hair, a confident swagger and hints of his father's style of speaking, Trudeau looks years younger than he is.

　　一頭蓬松的深色卷發(fā)，彰顯自信的昂首闊步，演說(shuō)風(fēng)格隱約透露出他父親當(dāng)年的風(fēng)范，特魯多看起來(lái)比他真實(shí)年紀(jì)年輕多了。

　　Rivals cast this as a liability during the campaign as he tried to convince voters he was shrewd and experienced enough to be prime minister.

　　當(dāng)他在競(jìng)選時(shí)向選民力證自己精明干練、閱歷豐富，足以勝任總理一職時(shí)，他的對(duì)手總是利用他的年紀(jì)來(lái)攻擊他。

　　Trudeau is actually only three years younger than outgoing Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was when he was first elected in 2006.

　　其實(shí)特魯多只比 即將離任的保守黨總理史蒂芬·哈珀在2006年初次當(dāng)選時(shí)年輕了三歲而已。

　　"He's not the smartest guy in the room," former senior Liberal MP Bob Rae told The Globe and Mail newspaper.

　　前自由黨高級(jí)議員鮑勃·雷對(duì)加拿大《環(huán)球郵報(bào)》表示：“特魯多并不是這議會(huì)里最聰明的人。”

　　"But he knows how to reach a room. He likes people, and people like him."

　　“但他知道如何贏得人們的喜歡，他喜歡人民，人民也喜歡他。”

　　- Canada's Kennedys -

　　加拿大的肯尼迪家族

　　The Trudeau family is often compared to the Kennedys in the United States.

　　特魯多家族經(jīng)常被拿來(lái)和美國(guó)的肯尼迪家族相比較。

　　Pierre Trudeau, who died in 2000, was prime minister from 1968 to 1979, and again from 1980 to 1984. He is considered the father of modern Canada.

　　皮埃爾·特魯多在1968年至1979年間擔(dān)任加拿大總理，1980年到1984年間繼續(xù)連任，于2000年去世。皮埃爾·特魯多被譽(yù)為當(dāng)代加拿大國(guó)父。

　　He was admired for the force of his intellect and praised for his political acumen in preserving national unity against Quebec separatists.

　　他因才智過(guò)人而廣受尊敬，也因平息魁北克分裂危機(jī)，保全祖國(guó)完整保全祖國(guó)完整而被人盛贊其政治智慧。

　　The elder Trudeau established the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, decriminalized homosexuality and pushed for the bilingualism and multiculturalism that have become an integral part of Canadian national identity.

　　老特魯多頒布了《權(quán)利與自由憲章》，將同性婚姻合法化，推進(jìn)雙語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)和多元文化，現(xiàn)在這些東西都已成為加拿大國(guó)家認(rèn)同不可分割的一部分。

　　Justin's birth on December 25, 1971, made front page news across Canada.

　　賈斯汀出生于1971年12月25日，彼時(shí)加拿大全國(guó)上下都爭(zhēng)相報(bào)道他的出生。

　　His mother Margaret's partying with the Rolling Stones and her 1984 divorce from Pierre - Canada's first big political scandal - was also fodder for tabloids.

　　他的母親瑪格麗特和滾石樂(lè)隊(duì)聚會(huì)玩樂(lè)以及1984年與皮埃爾的離婚事件——這是加拿大第一個(gè)政治大丑聞——也為小報(bào)提供了素材和談資。

　　- Politics came late -

　　姍姍來(lái)遲的政治生涯

　　Justin Trudeau spent many of his early years working out a direction to take in his life, working as a whitewater guide, snowboard instructor, bartender, bouncer, a public speaker and an advocate for various causes.

　　賈斯汀·特魯多早年花了不少時(shí)間摸索自己的人生方向，他做過(guò)漂流導(dǎo)游、滑雪教練、酒保，也當(dāng)過(guò)保鏢、公共演說(shuō)家，還是多項(xiàng)事業(yè)的倡導(dǎo)者。

　　His eulogy at his father's state funeral in 2000 arguably launched his political career. He was approached to run days afterward, but said no. It was too soon.

　　2000年，他在父親的國(guó)葬上發(fā)表悼詞，可以說(shuō)是他政治生涯的起點(diǎn)。數(shù)天后，有人找他參選，可他謝絕了。他認(rèn)為彼時(shí)還為時(shí)太早。

　　"The battle to convince myself and others that I was my own person had challenged me all through high school and university," he wrote in a recent memoir.

　　他在最近出版的回憶錄里寫(xiě)道：“向自己和別人證明‘我就是我’的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)貫穿了我的高中和大學(xué)時(shí)期。”

　　"Why should I negate these efforts by making the one career choice that would guarantee I would be measured according to my father's achievements?"

　　“為什么我得抹殺掉自己所做的這些努力，選擇這樣一份無(wú)論我怎么做，都只會(huì)被拿來(lái)和我爸爸的成就相比較的職業(yè)呢?”

　　In 2005, Trudeau married television host Sophie Gregoire and soon had three children: Xavier, Ella-Grace and Hadrien.

　　2005年，特魯多和電視主持人索菲·格雷戈瓦(Sophie Gregoire)成婚，不久后迎來(lái)了三個(gè)孩子：澤維爾(Xavier)，艾拉-格蕾絲(Ella-Grace)和哈德利安(Hadrien)。

　　Trudeau would eventually run in a gritty, working-class neighborhood of Montreal and was elected to the House of Commons in 2008 and re-elected in 2011.

　　特魯多最終代表蒙特利爾一個(gè)臟亂差的工人階層社區(qū)參加競(jìng)選，在2008年加入下議院，于2011年連任。

　　Liberals hoped when they made him leader that his youth and famous name would revitalize the party in time to challenge the Conservatives in 2015.

　　自由黨推選他為黨首，希望借他的年輕和名聲重振黨派，以在2015年和保守黨抗衡。

　　In two years, Trudeau brought in Can$37 million to the party and attracted 57,000 volunteers to the campaign, while party membership rose tenfold to 300,000.

　　在兩年之內(nèi)，特魯多為自由黨帶來(lái)了3700萬(wàn)加元的資金，為競(jìng)選吸引了5.7萬(wàn)名自愿者，黨派成員人數(shù)更是增長(zhǎng)了十倍，達(dá)到30萬(wàn)人。

　　But he raised eyebrows by admitting to having smoked marijuana at a dinner party with friends since being elected to parliament.

　　不過(guò)他承認(rèn)自己當(dāng)選議員后曾在一次朋友聚會(huì)上吸食大麻，引發(fā)非議。

　　During the campaign, Trudeau worked off his energy by boxing once a week with an aide, sparring at any gym they could find wherever they were in the country.

　　競(jìng)選期間，特魯多每周都在助理的陪同下打一次拳擊，以發(fā)泄精力。無(wú)論人在加拿大的哪個(gè)地方，只要能找到體育館，他們都會(huì)過(guò)去打拳擊。

　　"Boxing's not about beating up on the other guy. It's about sticking to your plan while the other guy takes shots at you," Trudeau told The Globe and Mail.

　　特魯多向《環(huán)球郵報(bào)》表示：“拳擊的本質(zhì)并不是痛打?qū)κ郑�而是在別人攻擊你時(shí)，將自己的計(jì)劃堅(jiān)持下去。”

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　　(責(zé)任編輯：郭峰)

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