The heart of a mother is a deep abyss 

at the bottom of which

you will always find forgiveness.

母亲的心是一个深渊，

你总能在最深处寻得宽恕。

—— 作家 | 巴尔扎克

My mother had a great deal

of trouble with me, 

but I think

she enjoyed it.

我给妈妈添了不少乱。

但我觉得，她挺乐意的。

—— 作家 | 马克·吐温

My mother said to me, 

"If you are a soldier,

you will become a general.

If you are a monk,

you will become the Pope." 

Instead,

I was a painter,

and became Picasso.

母亲曾对我说：

“如果你是士兵，你将成为将军；

如果你是修道士，你将成为教皇。”

然而，我是个画家，我成了毕加索。

—— 画家 | 巴勃罗·毕加索

Financial independence is paramount.

My mom always says that

when a woman is financially independent, 

she has the ability to live life

on her own terms.

I think that was the soundest advice

that I ever got.

No matter where you go in life

or who you get married to,

you have to be financially independent

whether you use it or not.

经济独立至关重要。

我母亲常说，

女人经济独立了，

就能按照自己的意愿而活。

我觉得这是我听到过的，最棒的建议。

不论走到人生的哪个阶段，不论与谁结婚，

不论你是否需要养活自己，

你都必须得经济独立。

—— 印度演员 | 朴雅卡·乔普拉

That's who my mom is.

She's a listener and a doer. 

She's a woman driven by compassion, 

by faith, 

by a fierce sense of justice 

and a heart full of love.

So, this November, 

I'm voting for a woman

who is my role model, 

as a mother,

and as an advocate. 

A woman who has spent her entire life

fighting for families and children.

我的母亲就是这样。

她不仅会倾听，还会身体力行。

作为一名女性，

她的源动力来自于同情心，

来自于信仰，

来自于强烈的正义感和满心的爱。

所以，今年11月（大选），

我要把选票投给她，

不论是作为母亲还是（政策的）倡导者，

她都是我的榜样。

她的一生，都在为家人和孩子们奋斗。

—— 希拉里之女 | 切尔西·克林顿

◤NOTES

abyss [ə'bɪs]: [n] 深渊

general: [n] 将军

monk: [n] 修道士

the Pope: [n] 教皇

financial independence: 经济独立

paramount: [adj] 至关重要的

on her own terms: 按照她自己的意愿

sound: [adj] 明智的；正确的

doer: [n] 身体力行者

compassion: [n] 同情；怜悯

fierce: [adj] 狂热的；强烈的

advocate: [n] （政策的）提倡者，拥护者