她说:“你必须能够承受一拳,你必须能够打出一拳……为了孩子们。”在场的大约350人哄堂大笑。
对她来说,这需要强硬的同理心,正是这种同理心引导民主党人做出了艰难的投票,比如对《合理医疗费用法案》(Affordable Care Act)的投票,尽管该法案最终很受欢迎,但在当时似乎很冒险。
一拳 punch
大约 roughly
“You have to be able to take a punch, you have to be able to throw a punch … for the children,” she said to laughter from the crowd of roughly 350.
拳击手 boxer
本能 instincts
保卫 defend
脆弱的 vulnerable
见解 views
坚韧的 tough
共鸣 empathy
平价医疗法案 the Affordable Care Act
负担得起的 Affordable
法案 Act
危险的 risky
最终的 ultimate
受欢迎 popularity
To her, it requires tough empathy that has guided Democrats to make tough votes such as for the Affordable Care Act, which seemed risky at the moment despite its ultimate popularity.