川普爭議性教育部長人選宣誓就任

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence swore in Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education on Tuesday after casting the tie-breaking Senate vote to confirm President Donald Trump's controversial nominee. It was the first time in American history that a vice president had been needed to get a Cabinet pick approved.

美國副總統彭斯主持了教育部長貝齊?德沃斯的宣誓就職儀式。美國國會參議院星期二在彭斯投下打破平衡的一票後，批准了川普總統這位極具爭議的教育部長人選。這是美國曆史上第一次在審批內閣人選時需要副總統投出的一票。

DeVos pledged at her swearing-in to "support and defend the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." In the words of her official vow, she also pledged to "well and faithfully" discharge the duties of her office.

德沃斯星期二晚上宣誓時說，她將“支持和捍衛美國對抗所有敵人，無論來自國外還是國內”。她在官方誓詞中說，她將保證“好好地、忠實地”履行她的職責。

The ceremony took place quickly and without fanfare, except for the whirring and clicking of cameras and other media equipment. After the short ceremony was over, a small audience of family and friends burst into polite applause.

宣誓就職儀式快速完畢，沒有喧鬧，只有照相機的快門聲和其他媒體設備的響聲。在短暫的儀式結束後，一小羣旁觀的家人和朋友發出禮貌的掌聲。

Earlier in the day, two Republicans voted with a united Democratic caucus in opposition to DeVos. The result was a 50-50 split before Pence cast the deciding vote, as the Constitution mandates when the chamber is evenly divided.

星期二早些時候，兩名參議院共和黨人投票站在了團結一致反對德沃斯任命的民主黨人一邊，導致支持和反對票數爲50-50，副總統彭斯按憲法規定在參議院各執一詞時投出了決定性一票。