Michelle Wu　勝選成為首位女性亞裔的波士頓市長　Michelle Wu First Woman and Asian American to be Elected Mayor of Boston

　
In this November’s Mayoral Election, 36-year-old Democrat Michelle Wu became the first woman and person of color to be elected mayor of Boston. Wu made history as the first mayor of the city who is not a white man for over 200 years.

Her parents moved from Taiwan around 40 years ago. She and her siblings were born and bred in the States. She attended Harvard University and Harvard Law School, and in 2013, she launched her political career as a city councilor at the age of 28. Wu believes that public service is the best way to change the world. On her winning night in front of her supporters, she promised to make Boston a city that welcomes all who see it as home.

友善讓你懂 │ 解說：

　
在 11 月的選舉中，美國 36 歲的民主黨候選人 Michelle Wu（吳弭）贏得勝利，成為首位女性、有色裔的波士頓市長。Michelle Wu 的勝利創造了歷史，她將是這座城市兩百年來首位不是白人男性的市長。

她的雙親四十年前從台灣移民到美國。她跟另外三個兄弟姊妹在美國出生長大。她隨後就讀哈佛大學及哈佛法學院並取得學位。隨後在 2013 年，當時 28 歲的她當選市議員就此踏上了她的從政之路。 Michelle Wu 認為擔任公職是開始改變世界的最好方法。勝選之夜，她在支持者面前向他們承諾，將要把波士頓打造成一個包容所有人的城市，只要是把這裡視為「家」的人，波士頓都會張開雙手歡迎。

輕鬆帶著走 │ 學習：

　
born and bred 表示在一個地方出生、長大，除了說明地點之外，還暗示著因此具有當地人所有的習慣、特徵，或是了解其文化，有點接近中文裡用「土生土長」來形容一個人，會更加凸顯其「熟悉當地風俗」的感覺。

例句：His accent convinced people that he was born and bred in Taipei. 他的口音讓人相信他是在土生土長的台北人。

本篇其他相關單字，介紹如下：

• Democrat (n.) 民主派
• person of color 有色人種
• sibling (n.) 兄弟姐妹
• councilor (n.) 議員
• public service 政府內的工作