泽维尔·贝塞拉 Xavier Becerra是美国政界人士和律师,自2017年起担任加州第33任现任司法部长。他曾是美国众议院议员,1993年至2017年在国会代表洛杉矶市中心。贝塞拉是民主党的一名成员,他是众议院的主席。
Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
赢得和平比赢得战争更难。
California is a very important state. As goes California, so goes the nation. We need to have strong leadership. Someone who can hit the ground running.
加利福尼亚是一个非常重要的州。加州也一样,全国也一样。我们需要强有力的领导。一个能跑起来的人。
It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol.
重要的是,父母和其他受信任的成年人在孩子第一次面对有关饮酒的决定之前就开始与他们谈论未成年人饮酒的问题。
The worst thing would be for a Canada to develop a Hollywood. This is an industry we are going to have to fight to defend. We have to compete now so productions stay here. We don't want entertainment to be like the steel industry.
最糟糕的事情是加拿大要发展好莱坞。这是一个我们必须为之奋斗的行业。我们现在必须参加比赛,所以我们留在这里。我们不希望娱乐业像钢铁业一样。
I have a lot of kids in my district who haven't been to the beach, much less Washington, D.C., and that's 20 miles away.
我所在的地区有很多孩子都没去过海滩,更不用说华盛顿了,那是20英里以外的地方。
My three daughters are all going to go to college, and it's not even a question. When I was applying to college, my parents were hoping that I would just go somewhere. Today, they look at their grandkids, and they know those kids will have a chance to build this country in bigger and better ways than my parents ever had a chance.
我的三个女儿都要上大学,这甚至都不是问题。当我申请大学时,我父母希望我能去别的地方。今天,他们看着自己的孙子孙女,他们知道这些孩子将有机会把这个国家建设得比我父母有过的更大更好。
My father was a construction worker most of his life. My mother, when she came from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to the United States, never had a chance to go to college either and became a clerical worker. But they did nothing but build this country.
我父亲大半辈子都是建筑工人。我母亲从墨西哥哈利斯科瓜达拉哈拉来到美国时,也从来没有机会上大学,成了一名文员。但他们除了建设这个国家什么也没做。
The question for immigration reform is not if we'll get it done, it's when we'll get it done. It's going to get done.
移民改革的问题不是我们能不能完成,而是我们什么时候能完成。事情会过去的。