So what does it take to be a political speechwriter?

那么要想成为一名政治演讲稿撰稿人你需要哪些才能呢？

But often it is not the speakers who write these moving speeches, it is a speechwriter.

然而通常这些演讲者动人演讲内容的作者往往不是其本人，而是演讲稿撰稿人。

American politicians talk about American exceptionalism so habitually that it should have its own key on their speechwriters' laptops.

美国政客们总是习惯性地谈论“美国例外论”，已经到了应该给他们的演讲稿撰写人的笔记本电脑专门配个“美国例外论”键的地步。

As a speechwriter, you're always recognizing that it's not really my idea, right?

身为一个演讲稿撰写人，你总是会意识到那不是我真正的想法，不是吗？

Some believe that the best speechwriters have an inherent talent, a natural creative instinct, and that speechwriting is an art form.

一些人认为，最优秀的演讲稿撰稿人具有这方面的天赋，具有善于创新的天性；他们还认为写演讲稿是一门艺术。

Mr Gensler is keeping his speechwriter busy, too.

詹斯勒先生也让他的演讲撰稿人忙得不可开交。

He was a speechwriter for Bush 41.

他以前还给老布什写过演讲稿。

Yeah. And you've been paired with Galbert's speechwriter, so...

你被安排与加尔波尔的演讲撰稿人一起。

That’s David Litt, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama.

那是大卫·利特 (David Litt)，他是美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马 (Barack Obama) 的前演讲撰稿人。

I think he is getting better lines written for him by his speechwriter.

我认为他的演讲稿撰写人为他写的台词越来越好。

I'm a speechwriter. I work for the president.

我是演讲撰稿人 我为总统工作。

A few other techniques you might find in a speechwriter's toolbox might be the use of imagery, anecdotes and alliteration.

在演讲稿撰稿人的这些“工具箱”中你可能还会看到这些“工具”：比喻、奇闻异事、押韵等。

I think Hillary Clinton is more conventional, has a more conventional relationship with her speechwriters where they are channeling her voice rather than replacing her voice with one that is more acceptable to voters.

我认为希拉里克林顿更传统，与她的演讲稿撰写人有着更传统的关系，他们正在传达她的声音，而不是用选民更容易接受的声音代替她的声音。