Hillary Clinton declares 2016 Democratic presidential bid 希拉里克林顿宣布参加美国16年大选。BBC 新闻解读：1. 参选 2.优劣分析 3. 个人履历 双语解读，四六级及专四难度，5分钟快速阅读。

　　Former US Secretary of State(国务卿)Hillary Clinton has formally entered the 2016 race for the White House in a bidto become the first woman US president.

　　She launchedher campaign (竞选活动)website on Sunday, telling Americans she wanted to be their"champion".

　　Mrs Clinton ran for the Democratic presidential nomination(提名) in 2008 but lost to Barack Obama.

　　The overwhelming Democratic favorite, she had been expected to declare hercandidacy for months.

　　In a video on her website, Mrs Clinton declared: "I am running forpresident".

　　"Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times,"she said, "but the deck(板子) is still stacked (堆积)in favour of those at the top.(意即上层阶级依然是利益最大化者)

　　"Everyday Americans need a champion and I want to be thatchampion," she added.

　　The video features a number of Americans talking about their hopes andaspirations.

　　It ends with Mrs Clinton saying: "So I'm hitting the road to earn yourvote because it's your time and I hope you'll join me on this journey".

　　Mrs Clinton's team said would spend the next few weeks building upgrassroots(基层/民间)support in the early Democraticprimary states; she tweeted that she is on her way to Iowa.

　　She is expected to hold her first rally(集会),officially kicking off(开始) her campaign, in mid-May.

　　分析指出：

　　The launch of Hillary Clinton's campaign for the presidency was meant to below key(原本打算较为低调).

　　It was meant to reflect the idea that it was all about ordinary Americansand the everyday concerns of the middle class(原本计划反映普通美国人和中产阶级关心的问题).

　　But whether she likes it or not, Mrs Clinton is a huge name in politics andreinventing herself as the embodiment of change won't be easy(将自己重塑为改变的象征不易).

　　True, she is unlikely to face any stiff competition from her own side forthe nomination(民主党内部没有对手), but Republicans have been unrelenting (冷酷的)in their attacks on her and that will only increase.

　　She will also have to find a convincing vision (有说服力的视角)for America that will capture the imagination of the voters.

　　Elections are usually about the future and Mrs. Clinton has to prove thatshe's not all about the past.

　　希拉里履历：

　　Tried to reform US healthcare during husband Bill's first term as president(1993-1997) but her plan never reached a vote in Congress(国会)

　　Stood by her husband when his affair with White House intern(实习生)Monica Lewinsky was exposed, 1997-98

　　Elected as Democratic senator(议员) for New York,2000

　　Voted in favour of the Iraq war in 2003 but later distanced(远离) herself from the war

　　Ran for the Democratic nomination in 2008 but conceded(让步) in favour of Barack Obama

　　Served as US secretary of state(国务卿) 2009-2013

　　Embroiled (卷入)in controversy over the attack on a US consulate(领事馆) in Benghazi, Libya in 2012

　　Investigated by the State Department for her use of a private email server,circumventing (试图摆脱)legal requirements

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