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Condoleezza Rice: Beyond U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice was 1)groomed as a child for greatness, learning that hard work would take her to high places. From the day of her birth, Condoleezza Rice was taught to achieve and 2)excel.
Condoleezza Rice was born in Alabama on November 14th, 1954. Her name is a 3)variation of an Italian musical term meaning “with sweetness.” Both of her parents were educators. Her mother, Angelina, was a teacher; her father, John, a guidance 4)counselor.
Nothing was too good for Condoleezza. Her devoted mother ironed her socks. She introduced her to foreign languages and music. Her father, a part-time football coach, taught Condoleezza his favorite sport. It became hers.
康多莉扎·赖斯自幼就被当成一个将来要做大事的孩子来培养，她也知道刻苦用功将有助于日后的平步青云。从出生之日起，她就被教导养育成一名有成就的优秀人才。
1954年11月14日，康多莉扎·赖斯出生于阿拉巴马州。她的名字由一个意大利音乐术语变化而来，意为“甜蜜可人”。她的双亲都是教育者—母亲安吉莉娜是位教师，父亲约翰则是位指导顾问。
康多莉扎从小便备受宠爱。疼爱她的母亲甚至为她烫袜子。她引领女儿进入外语和音乐的领域。康多莉扎的父亲是一位兼职橄榄球教练，他教她学会自己最喜爱的运动，这项运动后来也成了她的挚爱。
She was, in the words of some, “strong-willed,” and her well-developed sense of self was obvious to all.
Friend A: We were at the church one Sunday and one of the ladies came over to us. She says, “Well, how have you got …… how are you enjoying your summer?” or something like that. And I said, “Well it’s not great ‘cause, you know, there’s nothing to look at on TV.” And 5)Condi just kind of6)chimed in and goes, “Well it’s very good for me because I’m going to be a scientist one day and I’m going to work with the space program, and this is just advancing my work” —— something like that, and I just wanted to hit her.
Barely in her teens, Condoleezza Rice was on the fast track. She was a straight-A student, two grades ahead of others her age. She was a talented pianist and7)decent skater. Condoleezza planned to major in music at 8)D.U., but her dreams were9)derailed one summer at the Aspen Music Festival. There she encountered the very best young pianists and came to an obvious conclusion; she wasn’t in their league. She had to find a new major. In short order, Condoleezza knew that Soviet studies were what she wanted to pursue. She was attracted to the idea of power and how to use it.
Yet, Condoleezza never expressed interest in attaining power or10)wielding it herself. She was ambitious, but quietly so. In 1981, with a PhD in hand, Dr. Rice went to Stanford in Palo Alto, California. The11)prestigious university had offered her a12)fellowship in Soviet Studies. Not long after that, she was promoted to Assistant Professor at the age of 26.
有人说，康多莉扎是个“意志坚强”的人，所有人都能明显感受到她强烈的自我意识。
友人甲：有个星期天我们在教堂里，一位女士向我们走来。她说：“呃，你们怎么过……你们这个夏天怎么过的？”或者类似的问题。我说：“没什么意思，因为没什么电视节目可看。”而康妮忽然插话说：“我过得可开心了，因为我以后要成为一名科学家，我要参与太空计划，这有助于促进我的工作”—类似那样的话，我真想揍她一顿。
尚在少女时代的康多莉扎比别人领先一步。她是名全优生，两次跳级的她比同龄人高了两年，她还是杰出的钢琴师和出色的溜冰选手。康多莉扎原本计划在丹佛大学主修音乐，但是在某年夏天的亚斯本音乐节上，她的梦想遭遇变故。在那里，她遇到了最出色的青少年钢琴家，并且得出一个显而易见的结论：她和他们不是一类人。她必须寻找一个新的专攻领域。不久，康多莉扎发现苏联问题研究正是她要追求的东西。她对权力及其应用非常着迷。
然而，康多莉扎对获得或操纵权力一直不感兴趣。她雄心勃勃，但表现得沉静自如。1981年，拿着博士学位的赖斯来到加利福尼亚州帕洛阿图市的斯坦福大学。这个名声斐然的学校为她提供了一项苏联问题研究的研究奖学金。此后不久，26岁的她升任助教。
Condoleezza Rice worked in the White House注 during the time of 13)monumental change in world order, marked by the 14)reunification of Germany and 15)upheaval in the Soviet Union that led to its breakup. She had chosen a field of study in the 1970s that had practical political 16)applications in the 1990s. She’d gained first-hand knowledge about how policy is formed and decisions are made. She witnessed history and was part of it.
But, at the age of 36, Condoleezza wasn’t ready to devote her life to Washington. A self-described academic, she’d longed for her former life and not just school. She had many friends in Palo Alto and loved having fun. She’s a huge fan of Stanford football and used to exercise with the team. She keeps her 17)size 4 figure in shape with regular and 18)rigorous workouts. Condoleezza is a good dancer, too. Disco music is a favorite. She’s a tireless shopper, especially when it comes to shoes. It’s this side of her that endears Condoleezza to her friends.
Friend A: If she were here talking to us, she would seem just like another one of the girls in the room.
In the year 2000, President Bush invited Condoleezza to the family 19)retreat in Maine. There she met his son George, who was making his own run for the top job. Condoleezza joined his campaign, advising him on foreign affairs. When he was declared the winner, he named Dr. Condoleezza Rice his National Security Advisor.
康多莉扎在白宫就职期间，正值世界秩序发生重大变化之际，最突出的事件包括德国的重新统一和导致苏联分裂的东欧剧变。她在20世纪70年代选择的研究方向，被实际应用于90年代的政治格局中。她获得了如何构建政策以及制定决策的第一手学资。她见证了历史，也成了历史的一部分。
然而，当时36岁的康多莉扎还没打算将自己这辈子奉献给华盛顿。她一向自视为学院派，渴望继续从前的生活—那不仅仅指校园生活。她在帕洛阿图市有很多朋友，喜欢一同游乐。她是斯坦福橄榄球队的超级粉丝，过去经常跟球队一起练球。通过有序而严格的体育锻炼，她将自己的4号身材保持得很好。康多莉扎还很擅长跳舞，最喜欢的是迪斯科。她更是个不知疲倦的购物狂，对鞋子尤为热衷。正是她的这一面，使康多莉扎备受朋友的喜爱。
友人甲：当她在这里跟我们聊天的时候，她就像房间里别的女孩一样（没什么不同）。
2000年，老布什总统邀请康多莉扎到他们缅因州的别墅作客。她在那里遇到了他的儿子乔治，他当时正要参加总统竞选。康多莉扎于是加入了他的竞选阵营，在外交事务上为他出谋献策。当他竞选获胜之后，小布什便任命康多莉扎为国家安全顾问。
In 2002, Condoleezza Rice added another achievement to her impressive resume. She performed with 20)cellist Yo Yo Ma at the National Humanities Awards. They played a 21)sonata by 22)Brahms, 23)wowing the crowd and even a music critic or two.
Friend B: Condi never forgets for a moment who she is or what she’s accomplished. And, in that sense, I think she’s very comfortable with the notion that she would be or is a role model for young women and young people of color. I think she’s entirely comfortable with that and aware of it.
Critic: U.S. Secretary of State, Rice, has frequently been mentioned as a possible 24)opponent of Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Presidential election, but she has publicly expressed 25)aspirations to become the next 26)commissioner of the National Football League. If appointed to the office, she would still make a record Ñ being both the first African American and the first female commissioner of any North American major sports league.
2002年，康多莉扎在她出众的履历表上又添加了一项成就。她和大提琴演奏家马友友在美国国家人文学科颁奖会上同台献奏。他们弹奏了勃拉姆斯的一首奏鸣曲，技惊四座，甚至打动了若干乐评家。
友人乙：康妮从不曾忘记自己是谁，也记得自己拥有什么成就。从那个意义上来说，她从容地接受了这种说法—她将会是或已经是年轻女性和有色人种的年轻人的榜样。她对此相当从容自如，并且有充分的认识。
评论：美国国务卿赖斯常常被认为是2008年总统竞选中希拉里·克林顿的潜在对手；但她本人曾公开表示，她更想成为美国橄榄球联盟的下一任主席。如果她真的获得了这项职务，她也将创造一项纪录—那就是在北美主要体育联盟中任职主席的第一名非裔美国人和第一位女性。
Condoleezza Rice: Beyond U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice was 1)groomed as a child for greatness, learning that hard work would take her to high places. From the day of her birth, Condoleezza Rice was taught to achieve and 2)excel.
Condoleezza Rice was born in Alabama on November 14th, 1954. Her name is a 3)variation of an Italian musical term meaning “with sweetness.” Both of her parents were educators. Her mother, Angelina, was a teacher; her father, John, a guidance 4)counselor.
Nothing was too good for Condoleezza. Her devoted mother ironed her socks. She introduced her to foreign languages and music. Her father, a part-time football coach, taught Condoleezza his favorite sport. It became hers.
康多莉扎·赖斯自幼就被当成一个将来要做大事的孩子来培养，她也知道刻苦用功将有助于日后的平步青云。从出生之日起，她就被教导养育成一名有成就的优秀人才。
1954年11月14日，康多莉扎·赖斯出生于阿拉巴马州。她的名字由一个意大利音乐术语变化而来，意为“甜蜜可人”。她的双亲都是教育者—母亲安吉莉娜是位教师，父亲约翰则是位指导顾问。
康多莉扎从小便备受宠爱。疼爱她的母亲甚至为她烫袜子。她引领女儿进入外语和音乐的领域。康多莉扎的父亲是一位兼职橄榄球教练，他教她学会自己最喜爱的运动，这项运动后来也成了她的挚爱。
She was, in the words of some, “strong-willed,” and her well-developed sense of self was obvious to all.
Friend A: We were at the church one Sunday and one of the ladies came over to us. She says, “Well, how have you got …… how are you enjoying your summer?” or something like that. And I said, “Well it’s not great ‘cause, you know, there’s nothing to look at on TV.” And 5)Condi just kind of6)chimed in and goes, “Well it’s very good for me because I’m going to be a scientist one day and I’m going to work with the space program, and this is just advancing my work” —— something like that, and I just wanted to hit her.
Barely in her teens, Condoleezza Rice was on the fast track. She was a straight-A student, two grades ahead of others her age. She was a talented pianist and7)decent skater. Condoleezza planned to major in music at 8)D.U., but her dreams were9)derailed one summer at the Aspen Music Festival. There she encountered the very best young pianists and came to an obvious conclusion; she wasn’t in their league. She had to find a new major. In short order, Condoleezza knew that Soviet studies were what she wanted to pursue. She was attracted to the idea of power and how to use it.
Yet, Condoleezza never expressed interest in attaining power or10)wielding it herself. She was ambitious, but quietly so. In 1981, with a PhD in hand, Dr. Rice went to Stanford in Palo Alto, California. The11)prestigious university had offered her a12)fellowship in Soviet Studies. Not long after that, she was promoted to Assistant Professor at the age of 26.
有人说，康多莉扎是个“意志坚强”的人，所有人都能明显感受到她强烈的自我意识。
友人甲：有个星期天我们在教堂里，一位女士向我们走来。她说：“呃，你们怎么过……你们这个夏天怎么过的？”或者类似的问题。我说：“没什么意思，因为没什么电视节目可看。”而康妮忽然插话说：“我过得可开心了，因为我以后要成为一名科学家，我要参与太空计划，这有助于促进我的工作”—类似那样的话，我真想揍她一顿。
尚在少女时代的康多莉扎比别人领先一步。她是名全优生，两次跳级的她比同龄人高了两年，她还是杰出的钢琴师和出色的溜冰选手。康多莉扎原本计划在丹佛大学主修音乐，但是在某年夏天的亚斯本音乐节上，她的梦想遭遇变故。在那里，她遇到了最出色的青少年钢琴家，并且得出一个显而易见的结论：她和他们不是一类人。她必须寻找一个新的专攻领域。不久，康多莉扎发现苏联问题研究正是她要追求的东西。她对权力及其应用非常着迷。
然而，康多莉扎对获得或操纵权力一直不感兴趣。她雄心勃勃，但表现得沉静自如。1981年，拿着博士学位的赖斯来到加利福尼亚州帕洛阿图市的斯坦福大学。这个名声斐然的学校为她提供了一项苏联问题研究的研究奖学金。此后不久，26岁的她升任助教。
Condoleezza Rice worked in the White House注 during the time of 13)monumental change in world order, marked by the 14)reunification of Germany and 15)upheaval in the Soviet Union that led to its breakup. She had chosen a field of study in the 1970s that had practical political 16)applications in the 1990s. She’d gained first-hand knowledge about how policy is formed and decisions are made. She witnessed history and was part of it.
But, at the age of 36, Condoleezza wasn’t ready to devote her life to Washington. A self-described academic, she’d longed for her former life and not just school. She had many friends in Palo Alto and loved having fun. She’s a huge fan of Stanford football and used to exercise with the team. She keeps her 17)size 4 figure in shape with regular and 18)rigorous workouts. Condoleezza is a good dancer, too. Disco music is a favorite. She’s a tireless shopper, especially when it comes to shoes. It’s this side of her that endears Condoleezza to her friends.
Friend A: If she were here talking to us, she would seem just like another one of the girls in the room.
In the year 2000, President Bush invited Condoleezza to the family 19)retreat in Maine. There she met his son George, who was making his own run for the top job. Condoleezza joined his campaign, advising him on foreign affairs. When he was declared the winner, he named Dr. Condoleezza Rice his National Security Advisor.
康多莉扎在白宫就职期间，正值世界秩序发生重大变化之际，最突出的事件包括德国的重新统一和导致苏联分裂的东欧剧变。她在20世纪70年代选择的研究方向，被实际应用于90年代的政治格局中。她获得了如何构建政策以及制定决策的第一手学资。她见证了历史，也成了历史的一部分。
然而，当时36岁的康多莉扎还没打算将自己这辈子奉献给华盛顿。她一向自视为学院派，渴望继续从前的生活—那不仅仅指校园生活。她在帕洛阿图市有很多朋友，喜欢一同游乐。她是斯坦福橄榄球队的超级粉丝，过去经常跟球队一起练球。通过有序而严格的体育锻炼，她将自己的4号身材保持得很好。康多莉扎还很擅长跳舞，最喜欢的是迪斯科。她更是个不知疲倦的购物狂，对鞋子尤为热衷。正是她的这一面，使康多莉扎备受朋友的喜爱。
友人甲：当她在这里跟我们聊天的时候，她就像房间里别的女孩一样（没什么不同）。
2000年，老布什总统邀请康多莉扎到他们缅因州的别墅作客。她在那里遇到了他的儿子乔治，他当时正要参加总统竞选。康多莉扎于是加入了他的竞选阵营，在外交事务上为他出谋献策。当他竞选获胜之后，小布什便任命康多莉扎为国家安全顾问。
In 2002, Condoleezza Rice added another achievement to her impressive resume. She performed with 20)cellist Yo Yo Ma at the National Humanities Awards. They played a 21)sonata by 22)Brahms, 23)wowing the crowd and even a music critic or two.
Friend B: Condi never forgets for a moment who she is or what she’s accomplished. And, in that sense, I think she’s very comfortable with the notion that she would be or is a role model for young women and young people of color. I think she’s entirely comfortable with that and aware of it.
Critic: U.S. Secretary of State, Rice, has frequently been mentioned as a possible 24)opponent of Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Presidential election, but she has publicly expressed 25)aspirations to become the next 26)commissioner of the National Football League. If appointed to the office, she would still make a record Ñ being both the first African American and the first female commissioner of any North American major sports league.
2002年，康多莉扎在她出众的履历表上又添加了一项成就。她和大提琴演奏家马友友在美国国家人文学科颁奖会上同台献奏。他们弹奏了勃拉姆斯的一首奏鸣曲，技惊四座，甚至打动了若干乐评家。
友人乙：康妮从不曾忘记自己是谁，也记得自己拥有什么成就。从那个意义上来说，她从容地接受了这种说法—她将会是或已经是年轻女性和有色人种的年轻人的榜样。她对此相当从容自如，并且有充分的认识。
评论：美国国务卿赖斯常常被认为是2008年总统竞选中希拉里·克林顿的潜在对手；但她本人曾公开表示，她更想成为美国橄榄球联盟的下一任主席。如果她真的获得了这项职务，她也将创造一项纪录—那就是在北美主要体育联盟中任职主席的第一名非裔美国人和第一位女性。