# 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.078: 副總統候選人賀錦麗 Kamala Harris the VP candidate Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/15mins-today-1154318/vocab-ep-078-kamala-harris-the-vp-candidate Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/15mins-today-1154318/vocab-ep-078-kamala-harris-the-vp-candidate.md Podcast: [通勤學英語 15Mins Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/15mins-today-1154318) Published: 2026-05-14T10:02:12+00:00 Episode link: https://open.firstory.me/story/cl88fu6he00q4jey26k6h3n9f Audio file: https://m.cdn.firstory.me/track/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/cl88fu6he00q4jey26k6h3n9f/https%3A%2F%2Fd3mww1g1pfq2pt.cloudfront.net%2FRecord%2Fcl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s%2Fcl88iqir8009cof9w03qxe4oe.mp3?v=1780567730842 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/15mins-today-1154318/episodes/vocab-ep-078-kamala-harris-the-vp-candidate Duration seconds: 1107 ## Resource 跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。 立即諮詢醫師，展現你對愛的承諾。 男女1+1 主動防禦HPV(人類乳突病毒) https://fstry.pse.is/95rp64 —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Summary: Senator Kamala Harris was nominated as the as the vice-presidential candidate, running alongside ex-Vice President Joe Biden. Many people suddenly realized that she has a Chinese name. So where did she get her Chinese name? The story goes that Kamala has a Taiwanese-American friend Su Jung-Li who helped her come up with a Chinese name when she asked for advice on how to win over a Chinese-dominated population. According to reports, Kamala didn’t like the word “Li” meaning beauty initially, because she wanted people to associate with her intelligence and not her beauty. 原文章討論: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-931-kamala-harris-unveils-meaning-story-behind   Vocabulary and Sample Sentences Ethnicity n. belonging to a social group that has a common cultural tradition Senator Kamala Harris was the first black woman with Asian ethnicity to be nominated as vice presidential candidate. Maria wanted to research the roots of her ethnicity.  Candidate n. a person who is applying for a job or is nominated for election We are going to interview two candidates for the design position that is open. Joe Biden nominated Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential candidate.  Nominate v. propose or enter as candidate in an election John Wick was nominated for best action movie. I never nominate any friends to be class captain.  ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/15mins-today-1154318/episodes/vocab-ep-078-kamala-harris-the-vp-candidate/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/15mins-today-1154318/vocab-ep-078-kamala-harris-the-vp-candidate.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.