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米歇尔·奥巴马回忆录《成为》15天内售出超200万册
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  • Former First Lady Michelle Obama's memoir1 Becoming has become the best-selling book released this year in the US just 15 days after publication.

    前第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马的回忆录《成为》在出版仅15天之后,就成为美国今年最畅销的图书。

    It has sold more than two million copies in the US and Canada, according to NPD BookScan data.

    根据NPD BookScan的数据,该书已经在美国和加拿大销售了200多万册。

    The sales figures were announced by Penguin2 Random3 House last Friday.

    该销售数字是企鹅兰登书屋于上周五对外宣布的。

    The publisher says the book is also a bestseller in many other countries including Australia, the UK, France, Germany, Korea and South Africa.

    该出版商表示,这本书在澳大利亚、英国、法国、德国、韩国和南非等许多国家也很畅销。

    The book is a window into the personal life of the Obamas prior4 to, throughout, and following their time at the White House as the first African-American first lady and the first black US President Barack Obama.

    这本书是了解奥巴马夫妇在白宫担任第一位非裔美国第一夫人和第一位黑人美国总统之前、其间、其后个人生活的一个窗口。

    In it, Mrs Obama reveals difficulties in her marriage with Barack, disclosing details of how the couple suffered a miscarriage5 and later used in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to conceive both children, Malia and Sasha.

    在书中,米歇尔·奥巴马透露了一些她和丈夫结婚后遇到的困难,以及这对夫妇是如何使用体外受精的方式生下的两个孩子:玛利亚和萨沙。

    The 54-year-old also criticises US President Donald Trump6, writing that she can "never forgive" him for "putting my family's safety at risk" over his championing of the "birther" theory that her husband was not born in the US and thus was not a legitimate7 president of the US.

    此外,54岁的她也对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普进行了批评。她写到,自己永远不会原谅他,因为特朗普在竞选过程中提出的出生地理论,即米歇尔的丈夫不是在美国出生,因而不是一位合法的美国总统,这将她家庭的安全置于一个危险的境地。

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    1 memoir [ˈmemwɑ:(r)] O7Hz7   第10级
    n.[pl.]回忆录,自传;记事录
    参考例句:
    • He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain. 他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
    • In her memoir, the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love. 在那个女演员的自传中,她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。
    2 penguin [ˈpeŋgwɪn] W3jzf   第7级
    n.企鹅
    参考例句:
    • The penguin is a flightless bird. 企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
    • He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin. 他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。
    3 random [ˈrændəm] HT9xd   第7级
    adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
    参考例句:
    • The list is arranged in a random order. 名单排列不分先后。
    • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad. 经抽查,发现肉变质了。
    4 prior [ˈpraɪə(r)] kQGxA   第7级
    adj.更重要的,较早的,在先的;adv.居先;n.小修道院院长;大修道院副院长
    参考例句:
    • The duty to protect my sister is prior to all others. 保护我的妹妹是我最重要的责任。
    • I took up one-year prior course in German in this college. 我在这所大学读了一年的德语预科。
    5 miscarriage [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] Onvzz3   第9级
    n.失败,未达到预期的结果;流产
    参考例句:
    • The miscarriage of our plans was a great blow. 计划的失败给我们以巨大的打击。
    • Women who smoke are more to have a miscarriage. 女性吸烟者更容易流产。
    6 trump [trʌmp] LU1zK   第10级
    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。
    7 legitimate [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] L9ZzJ   第8级
    adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
    参考例句:
    • Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave. 生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
    • That's a perfectly legitimate fear. 怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

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