星期一晚上，梅拉尼亚·特朗普在共和党全国代表大会上发表的演说赢得了热烈的掌声，但她的若干台词似乎一字不差地抄袭了米歇尔·奥巴马在2008年民主党全国代表大会上发表的演说。
“Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say you’re going to do,” Obama told the gathering of Democrats in 2008.
2008年，米歇尔·奥巴马对集聚一堂的民主党说：“在成长过程中，巴拉克和我都被灌输了许多相同的价值观：你为自己一生中想要的一切而努力奋斗，你的言辞就是你的承诺，你去做你说自己要做的事。”
“And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children – and all children in this nation – to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”
“巴拉克和我在这些价值观的引导下开始生活，并把它们传承给了下一代。因为我们想要我们的孩子以及这个国家所有的孩子知道，对于你所获成就的高度，其唯一的限制就是你梦想所达之处以及你为此付出的意愿。”
Trump told GOP delegates on Monday: “From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise.”
星期一，梅拉尼娅·特朗普对美国共和党代表说：“从小我父母对于我的价值观的引导就给我留下深刻的印象，你为自己一生中想要的一切而努力奋斗，你的言辞就是你的承诺，你去做你说自己要做的事，你要信守承诺。”
“That you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily life. That is a lesson that I continue to pass along to our son, and we need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow, because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”
“你要尊重他人。他们在日常生活中教导我，并向我示范他们的价值观和道德规范。这是我学到的一课，而我会继续传承给我们的儿子，我们需要把这些典范传承给世世代代，因为我们想要这个国家的孩子们知道，对于你所获成就的高度，其唯一的限制就是你梦想的高度，以及你为此付出的意愿。”
Journalist Jarrett Hill was among the first to point out that lines Donald Trump’s wife spoke about the necessity of hard work and strong family values seemed familiar.
关于唐纳德·特朗普的妻子演说中提到的努力工作的必要性以及牢固的家庭价值观，记者贾勒特·希尔是最早指出她的致辞似乎很熟悉的其中一人。
On Tuesday morning, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said it was “just absurd” to claim that Melania Trump had plagiarised the first lady.
星期二早晨，特朗普竞选阵营主席保罗·马纳福特表示，宣称梅拉尼娅·特朗普剽窃第一夫人“真是荒谬”。
“There’s no cribbing of Michelle Obama’s speech,” Manafort told CNN, adding “there’s no feeling on her part that she did it.” Manafort suggested that she was simply using “words that are common words”.
马纳福特对美国有线电视网络说道，“她没有抄袭米歇尔·奥巴马的演说，”并补充道，“也没觉得她的演说有抄袭之嫌。”他还指出，她只是在演说中使用了“常用词汇”。
后续：川普的一位工作人员承认了抄袭并道歉，同时已提出辞职。
