1. The first woman to serve as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, California Nancy Pelosi has had a storied 34-year career on Capitol Hill
serve as 用作;充當
She was elected to serve as secretary of the local party.
她當選為地方黨組織的書記
。2. Born Nancy D'Alesandro, the daughter of a Democratic congressman from Maryland, she was familiar with politics from an early age.
be familiar with 熟悉
Small color choices are the ones we're most familiar with.
小顏色的選擇是我們最熟悉的
。3. During her first speakership from 2007 to 2011, Pelosi held democrats back from impeaching President George W. Bush for his decision to go to war in Iraq
hold back 阻止
Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery.
國內(nèi)銷售的停滯不前正阻礙著經(jīng)濟復蘇
。