For 22 months, she has been juggling the roles of wife, mother and chief surrogate to her husband
on the campaign trail. She describes herself as a multitasker. Her husband, the president- elect
calls her his rock. Now, Michelle Obama is preparing to take on a new role - and her most high
profile one yet. (오바마 연설) "My best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the
love of my life, the nation's next First lady, Michelle Obama."
Michelle Obama has said she never sought the spotlight herself, though she has fallen into it
with apparent ease. Despite a high-powered career of her own and two young daughters at home in
Chicago, Obama was a frequent presence on the campaign trail, as she set out to introduce herself
to the nation and sell her husband as the best man for the job. Though she encountered scrutiny
on everything from her patriotism to her outfits, Obama was embraced by supporters for her
intelligence, eloquence and ability to inspire a crowd.
But Obama has made clear that home is where her heart is, anf her most important role in her
husband's new administration will be being a mom. (미셸 오바마의 말) "I come here as a mom, as a
mom who's girls are the heart of my heart and the center of my world. They're the first things I
think about when I wake up in the morning and the last thing I think about before I go to bed
at night." Obama has said transitioning her daughters - 7-year-old Sasha and 10-year-old Malia
- will be her number one priority. And though she hopes to be a voice for working mothers across
the nation, she says she won't seek a major policy role, at least for now, in her husband's
administration.
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* juggle : ~의 위치,차례를 요리조리 바꾸다
* surrogate : 대리노릇을 하다, 자기후임으로 지명하다
* campaign trail 선거유세
* profile : 이목
ex) have a high profile: 세간의 이목을 끌다.
* sought : seek의 과거,과거분사 (~을 추구하다)
* set out : 나서다
* scrutiny 정밀한 조사
* encounter : …과 우연히 만나다, 조우하다, 마주치다.
* outfit : 옷차림
* embrace : ~을 받아들이다, 포옹하다
* eloquence : 웅변
