南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)以对乔·拜登(Joe Biden)总统的感激之情开始了她的大会演讲，尽管她对拜登竞选活动的怀疑导致了他结束连任努力的压力。
佩洛西在回顾拜登的立法成就后说:“谢谢你，乔。”
然后这位前众议院议长补充说，“我知道副总统哈里斯已经准备好带领我们达到新的高度。”
这个时刻避开了哈里斯成为民主党候选人的富有挑战性的对话，这一戏剧性的举动在党内激起了一种兴奋和乐观的情绪，认为自己有机会击败共和党人唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)。
大会 convention
感觉 sense
感激 gratitude
怀疑 doubts
助长 fed
压力 pressures
再选 reelection
努力 effort
Nancy Pelosi opened her convention speech with a sense of gratitude for President Joe Biden, even after her doubts about his campaign fed into the pressures that led him to end his reelection effort.
立法的 legislative
成就 legislative
“Thank you, Joe,” Pelosi said after going through Biden’s legislative achievements.
前众议院长 the former House speaker
议长 speaker
高度 heights
Then the former House speaker added, “I know that Vice President Harris is ready to take us to new heights.”
回避 sidestepped
对话 conversation
民主党的 democratic
候选人 nominee
戏剧性的 dramatic
催化 catalyzed
兴奋 excitement
乐观 optimism
迎战 against
共和党人 Republican
It was a moment that sidestepped the challenging conversation that led to Harris becoming the Democratic nominee, a dramatic act that catalyzed a sense of excitement and optimism in the party about its chances against Republican Donald Trump.
