希拉里发表败选演说（节选）

 　　【Hillary发表败选演说】It must have been extremely hard to concede defeat to Donald Trump¹, but she did it, with grace. She's a fighter. 无论如何，希拉里作为世界政坛上杰出的女性领导人，还是令人敬佩的!我来节选，感受一下现场：【Hillary Clinton’s Concession² Speech】

　　Thank you.

　　(Applause.)

　　Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.

　　Very rowdy group.

　　Thank you, my friends. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so very much for being here. And I love you all, too.

　　Last night, I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country. I hope that he will be a successful President for all Americans. This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for. And I’m sorry that we did not win this election for the values we share and the vision we hold for our country.

　　But I feel, I feel pride and gratitude³ for this wonderful campaign that we built together – this vast, diverse, creative, unruly, energized⁴ campaign. You represent the best of America and being your candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 concession   

n.让步，妥协；特许(权)

参考例句：

• We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
• That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

4 energized   

v.给予…精力，能量( energize的过去式和过去分词 )；使通电

参考例句：

• We are energized by love if we put our energy into loving. 如果我们付出能量去表现爱意，爱就会使我们充满活力。 来自辞典例句
• I am completely energized and feeling terrific. 我充满了活力，感觉非常好。 来自辞典例句