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A、1.3 million dollars. B、1.9 million dollars. C、2. 1 million dollars. D、2.3 million dollars. A演讲者提到,她为了 6321 张选票耗费了 130 万美元,答案为A
A、1.3 million dollars. B、1.9 million dollars. C、2. 1 million dollars. D、2.3 million dollars. A演讲者提到,她为了 6321 张选票耗费了 130 万美元,答案为A
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2017-03-06
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问题
So a few years ago, I did something really brave, or some would say really stupid. I ran for Congress.
For years, I had existed safely behind the scenes in politics as a fundraiser, as an organizer, but in my heart, I always wanted to run. The sitting congresswoman had been in my district since 1992. She had never lost a race, and no one had really even run against her in a Democratic primary. But in my mind, this was my way to make a difference, to disrupt the status quo. The polls, however, told a very different story.
My pollsters told me that I was crazy to run, that there was no way that I could win.
But I ran anyway, and in 2012, I became an upstart in a New York City congressional race. I swore I was going to win. I had the endorsement from the New York Daily News, the Wall Street Journal snapped pictures of me on election day, and CNBC called it one of the hottest races in the country. I raised money from everyone I knew, including Indian aunties that were just so happy an Indian girl was running.
But on election day, the polls were right, and I only got 19 percent of the vote, and the same papers that said I was a rising political star now said I wasted 1. 3 million dollars on 6,321 votes. Don’t do the math. It was humiliating.
Now, before you get the wrong idea, this is not a talk about the importance of failure. Nor is it about leaning in. I tell you the story of how I ran for Congress because I was 33 years old and it was the first time in my entire life that I had done something that was truly brave, where I didn’t worry about being perfect.
And I’m not alone: so many women I talk to tell me that they gravitate towards careers and professions that they know they’re going to be great in, that they know they’re going to be perfect in, and it’s no wonder why. Most girls are taught to avoid risk and failure. We’re taught to smile pretty, play it safe, get all A’s. Boys, on the other hand, are taught to play rough, swing high, crawl to the top of the monkey bars and then just jump off headfirst. And by the time they’re adults, whether they’re negotiating a raise or even asking someone out on a date, they’re habituated to take risk after risk. They’re rewarded for it. It’s often said in Silicon Valley, no one even takes you seriously unless you’ve had two failed start-ups. In other words, we’re raising our girls to be perfect, and we’re raising our boys to be brave.
23. When did the speaker run for Congress?
24. How much did the speaker spend on the election?
25. Why did the speaker tell her story of running for Congress?
选项
A、1.3 million dollars.
B、1.9 million dollars.
C、2. 1 million dollars.
D、2.3 million dollars.
答案
A
解析
演讲者提到,她为了 6321 张选票耗费了 130 万美元,答案为A)。
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