美国大选突现黑马！这位华人，会成为美国总统吗？
考试培训、竞选总统、施政纲领
用英语怎么说？
△ 杨安泽竞选宣传片
民主党候选人杨安泽，
是这次美国大选中唯一的华裔候选人。
他1975年出生于美国，
父母是来自台湾的移民。
大学毕业后，他当过一阵子律师。
互联网泡沫时，他辞职创业，
结果可想而知。
创业失败后，他找了新的工作，
并在一家考试培训机构兼职，
担任出题和培训老师。
金融危机前一年，他辞去了工作，
开始在这家培训机构担任CEO。
这一次，他时来运转了。
金融危机时，他原以为业务会受到冲击。
意外的是，生意比原来好多了。
原来，很多人因为金融危机失业后，
打算报考MBA，
于是来参加GMAT培训班。
2009年，赚够了钱的他，
以高价将公司出售。
财富自由之后，他开始追随理想，
创立了一家非盈利机构。
如今，他又有了更高的追求。
他的梦想能够实现吗？
Until recently, Andrew Yang has been flying under the radar as one of a swarm of Democratic candidates vying to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.
Yang, a 44-year-old lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, has no political experience and is far from a household name .
Andrew Yang decided to run for president because Donald Trump was elected to the office.
Yang was previously CEO of test-prep education company Manhattan GMAT, which industry leader Kaplan bought for an undisclosed amount in 2009. He also founded Venture for America, a New York City-based nonprofit organization that trains entrepreneurs in a two-year fellowship program.
In the summer of 2017, he says: “I told my wife, ‘Hey, it looks like I am going to run for president.’ And then she said, ‘That’s great, pass the salt’ or whatever, you know and just went on with our dinner.”
“I went to Brown University and Columbia for law school, was an attorney for five months before trying my hand as an entrepreneur. My first dot-com business flopped, but then I worked at a series of other companies.” Yang later moved on to Manhattan GMAT and Venture for America.
Yang believes that automation is going to replace jobs faster than other industrial revolutions, so he launched his campaign on a platform centered around the idea that the government should give every American citizen over the age of 18 $1,000 per month in cash.
He also suggests paying the President $4 million a year.
Yang says he is fully devoted — running for president is no side hustle.
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Until recently, Andrew Yang has been flying under the radar （低空飞不让雷达发现，比喻不为人知） as one of a swarm of （一大批） Democratic candidates vying to （vie to，争相） challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.
直到最近，杨安泽一直都不太受人关注。包括他在内的很多民主党候选人，都力争在2020年大选时，挑战特朗普总统。
Yang, a 44-year-old lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, has no political experience and is far from a household name （家喻户晓的名字）.
杨安泽今年44岁，曾做过律师，随后创业。他没有从政经验，也并不是很出名。
Andrew Yang decided to run for president （竞选总统，run在这里不是跑步哦） because Donald Trump was elected to the office.
杨安泽决定竞选总统，是因为特朗普当选了。
Yang was previously CEO of test-prep （考试培训） education company Manhattan GMAT, which industry leader Kaplan bought for an undisclosed amount （未公布的金额）in 2009.
他曾经担任考试培训公司Manhattan GMAT的CEO，在2009年被培训行业的领头羊Kaplan公司收购，收购金额没有公布。
He also founded （创立，found是动词原形） Venture for America, a New York City-based nonprofit organization that trains entrepreneurs in a two-year fellowship program.
他还创建了Venture for America。这是一家位于纽约的非营利组织，为创业者提供为期两年的培训项目。
In the summer of 2017, he says: “I told my wife, ‘Hey, it looks like I am going to run for president.’ And then she said, ‘That’s great, pass the salt’ or whatever（诸如此类的话）, you know and just went on with our dinner.”
2017年夏天，他说：“我和夫人说，嘿，看来我要竞选总统了。然后她说，挺好啊，把盐递过来吧。然后，我们就接着吃饭。”
“I went to Brown University and Columbia for law school, was an attorney（律师） for five months before trying my hand （尝试）as an entrepreneur. ”
“我在布朗大学和哥伦比亚大学法学院读书，做了5个月律师，然后尝试着创业。”
“My first dot-com business flopped （失败）, but then I worked at a series of other companies.” Yang later moved on to Manhattan GMAT and Venture for America.
“我的第一家互联网公司失败了，然后我在其他几家公司工作。”他随后在Manhattan GMAT和Venture for America工作。
Yang believes that automation （自动化） is going to replace jobs faster than other industrial revolutions, so he launched his campaign （竞选活动） on a platform （施政纲领） centered around the idea that （that后面的句子用来说明idea）the government should give every American citizen over the age of 18 $1,000 per month in cash.
杨安泽认为，自动化，相比其它的工业革命，将更快地取代工作岗位。所以，他的竞选纲领的核心想法是，政府应该每个月，发给每位18岁以上的美国公民1000美元现金。
△ center在这里作动词。A centers around B或者A is centered around B表示A以B为中心。例句：His activities in London center around this spot. 他在伦敦的活动以这个地点为中心。
He also suggests paying the President $4 million a year.
他还建议，给总统每年支付400万美元。
Yang says he is fully devoted — running for president is no side hustle （副业）.
杨安泽表示，他正全力以赴 — 竞选总统可不是副业。
△ 杨安泽提出“全民基本收入”（Universal Basic Income），即给所有18-64岁的美国人每人每月发放1000美金的基本生活费。
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今天的文章，基本没有很长很绕的句子，难度我打3颗星。上周四，杨安泽和民主党内的大热门拜登和桑德斯同台较量，进行电视辩论。他穿着西装，但并没有打领带。在辩论中，他发言的机会不多，拜登也比较收敛，不够放开，而桑德斯提议的医疗政策会导致更高的税收，引起了较多的辩论。这场辩论只是拉开了序幕，我们一起继续关注杨安泽的表现吧！
fly under the radar 不受关注，低调
run for president 竞选总统
a swarm of 一大群
vie to do sth. 争相做某事
test-prep 考试培训
an undisclosed amount 未公开的金额
attorney 律师
try my hand as 尝试做
flop n. v. 失败
automation 自动化
platform 施政纲领
side hustle 副业
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