家庭主夫助攻
Jacinda Arden is the fortieth Prime Minister of New Zealand.
潔辛達阿爾登是紐西蘭第四十任總理。
Prime Minister 總理,首相Foreign Minister外交部長Health Minister 衛生部長
Although New Zealand had female prime ministers before her, Arden is the first one to give birth out of wedlock.
雖然紐西蘭在她之前已有過女性總理，但阿爾登是第一位在未婚的情況生下小孩的總理。
give birth 生產out of wedlock 在沒有結婚的狀態下
Conventional wisdom may have said that this combination of factors would lead to disastrous results, both to her relationship and her political career.
傳統觀念或許會認為這樣的因素組合會為她的感情和政治生涯帶來災難性的後果。
conventional=traditional (adj.)傳統的lead to=result in 導致
Fortunately, Arden has proven them wrong.
幸運的是，阿爾登證明這是錯的。
prove sb. wrong 證明某人是錯的
Prior to her delivery, Arden made many practical arrangements to ensure that things went smoothly during her maternity leave.
在她生產之前，阿爾登做了很多安排確保她產假期間事情仍會順利進行。
prior to 在……之前ensure (v.)確保某事會發生things (n.)情況maternity leave 產假annual leave 年假
International media applauded her for setting an example for young women and proving that women do not have to choose between career and family.
國際媒體讚許她為年輕女性立下典範，證明女性不需在職業和家庭間作選擇。
applaud (v.)鼓掌,讚許set an example 樹立榜樣choose between A and B在A和B之間做選擇
The fact that her partner, Clarke Gayford, chooses to be a stay-at-home dad also sends out a powerful message to young men that they can exercise that choice as well.
她的伴侶克拉克蓋福德選擇當家庭主夫的這個事實也向年輕男性傳遞了有力的訊息，也就是他們也可以作那樣的選擇。
stay-at-home mom=homemaker 家庭主婦exercise (v.) 行使,使用exercise your rights行使你的權利
In a time when there are still plenty of glass ceilings and gender stereotypes to be smashed, the message coming from the paradise of the Pacific is one of hope.
在這個還有很多玻璃天花板和性別刻板印象尚須打破的時代，這則來自太平洋天堂的訊息是充滿希望的。
stereotype (n.)刻板印象,成見smash (v.)打碎,猛擊the paradise of the Pacific 太平洋的天堂(夏威夷,紐西蘭)
Arden has shown that the best way to tear down these invisible barriers is to simply do it—so that people know it can be done.
阿爾登證明了破除這些隱形障礙的最好辦法就是直接行動，這樣人們就知道這其實是做得到的。
tear down 拆除barrier=obstacle (n.)障礙物so that+子句表示目的