这位温和派民主党人在纽约州首府形成了一种标志性的风格，如果他的政党在明年赢得众议院控制权，这种风格将接受考验。
The moderate Democrat developed a signature style in the New York capital that will be put to the test next year if his party wins the House.
纽约——在成为众议院民主党领袖的道路上，哈基姆·杰弗里斯曾在权势熏灼的领导层手下苦干多年。他目睹了最高政府层级的腐败。而且，随着地位的上升，他将自己塑造成了一位具有说服力的演说家、高度投入的同僚以及多产的筹款人。而在他进入国会之前，情况就已经如此了。
NEW YORK — On the road to becoming House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries toiled for years under top-heavy leadership. He bore witness to corruption in the highest ranks of government. And, as he rose in stature, he established himself as a persuasive orator, hyper-engaged colleague and prolific fundraiser. And that was before he got to Congress.
随着这位56岁的议员力求成为首位非裔众议院议长，人们可以从纽约州议会大厦这个充满竞争的政治世界中，找到他如何策划如此迅猛崛起、以及如果民主党赢得众议院他将如何施政的线索。2007年至2012年期间，他曾在该州议会任职，代表布鲁克林的部分地区。
As the 56-year-old legislator seeks to become the first Black speaker of the House, clues to how he engineered such a rapid rise — and how he’ll govern if Democrats win the House — can be traced back to the rough-and-tumble world of statehouse politics in New York, where he served as an assemblymember representing parts of Brooklyn from 2007 through 2012.
在奥尔巴尼期间，杰弗里斯并未完全掌握权力杠杆。他的任职时间不够长，无法获得委员会主席职位。他的资历不够深，无法主导党团的重点立法。在他发起的242项法案中，他通过的只是其中一小部分。
While in Albany, Jeffries hardly mastered the levers of power. He wasn’t around long enough to earn a committee chair position. He wasn’t senior enough to carry the conference’s marquee legislation. And he passed only a fraction of the 242 bills he sponsored.