He was elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976 and Governor of Arkansas in 1978. His first term as a governor encountered great troubles. Many of his reforms were strongly rejected. He was defeated in 1980 re-election and spent most of the next two years working on his re-election campaign. Clinton was again elected governor in 1982 and kept his job for ten years until he became President of USA in 1992.
1976年，克林顿出任阿肯色州司法部长，1978年当选阿肯色州州长。他的第一 个州长任期困难重重，所做的各项改革也遭到非常强大的阻力。在1980年改选中， 他被对手击败，之后的两年，便全身心地投人到竞选的准备工作中去。1982年，克林 顿再度出山，终于再次当选州长，并且连续执政10年，直到1992年当选总统。
Bill Clinton was elected President on November 3, 1992, and was re-elected in November, 1996. During his two terms as president, Clinton managed to realize the longest period of peace-time economic expansion in American history, which included a balanced budget and a federal surplus of $559 billion. Meanwhile, he had encountered many troubles, was involved in a series of scandals such as Whitewater controversy, Lewinsky scandal, etc. and was impeached for obstruction of justice, but was subsequently acquitted by the U.S. Senate.
1992年11月3日，克林顿当选美国总统,19%年11月获得连任。克林顿执政期间， 美国经历了历史上和平时期持续时间最长的一次经济发展，实现了财政收支平衡，国 库盈余5590亿美元；同时，他也遇到了不少难题，牵涉到林林总总的丑闻当中，如白 水案件、莱文斯基事件等，并因伪证罪和妨碍司法罪被众议院弹劾，但最终被参议院 无罪释放并完成任期。
After his presidency, Clinton has been committed to public speaking and humanitarian work. He established the William J. Clinton Foundation with the stated mission to "strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. The Foundation focuses on four critical areas: health security, economic empowerment，leadership development and citizen service, and racial, ethnic and religious reconciliation.
卸任后，克林顿一直致力于公开演讲和人道主义工作。他成立了威廉克林顿 基金，以"加强全世界人民应对全球性挑战互相依赖的能力"为使命。该基金会将重 点放在四个重要领域：健康保障、经济地位、领导力培养与公民服务、以及民族、种族与宗教和解。
On May 6，2009, Bill Clinton was presented the Harry S. Truman Award for Public Service for his public contributions before, within, and after his presidency.
2009年5月6日，克林顿被授予"杜鲁门公共服务奖"，以表彰他为公共服务而作出的杰出贡献。
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