VOA标准英语2015--TIME Magazine Honors Activists, Pioneers Seen as Influential
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2015年(四月)
TIME Magazine Honors Activists 2, Pioneers Seen as Influential 3
NEW YORK—
TIME Magazine named U.S. President Barack Obama, Cuba’s Raúl Castro and Pope Francis, along with 97 others -- leaders, titans, icons 4, artists and pioneers -- in its 2015 edition of the 100 most influential people in the world.
At the event, managing editor Nancy Gibbs said there is an important distinction to be made between power and influence.
"Power’s reach is limited to those you can control. Influence’s reach is boundless 5 when any great idea, any cause, or cure, or creation can be shared instantly and globally from the palm of your hand," Gibbs said.
While the list features world-famous faces, including rapper Kanye West, many less-recognizable influential figures took to the red carpet to advance their issues on a global platform.”
Among them, Nigerian activist 1 Obiageli Ezekwesili, leader of the “Bring Back Our Girls” movement, who used the occasion to further her mission of finding the more than 200 school girls abducted 6 by Boko Haram terrorists in 2014.
'Girls are not yet back'
"It certainly helps to keep the world constantly reminded that the girls are not yet back. A year ago, nearly everyone around the world knew that 219 young women had been abducted by savages," Ezekwesili said. "Suddenly, the whole world sort of moved on to other matters. With this attention on their matter, the whole world can galvanize itself again toward their rescue.”
The magazine also included Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the militant 7 group. He was included on the list to raise awareness 8 of the countless 9 atrocities 10 committed under his leadership of Boko Haram, which has recently aligned 11 itself with the Islamic State group.
Others are fighting for social justice, including transgender equality, female empowerment and defense 12 for the poor.
Bryan Stevenson, founder 13 of the Equal Justice Initiative, has dedicated 14 his career to fighting racial discrimination and advocating on behalf of prisoners in the United States. He said celebrities 15 have a responsibility to shape the conversation on these issues.
"There’s no question that the history of this country has been shaped by artists and entertainers and celebrities who took a stand on important social justice issues, and I think this generation needs to do the same," Stevenson said.
The 2015 list of influential people also includes celebrities Julieanne Moore, Bradley Cooper, Emma Watson and Kim Kardashian.
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
- He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
- Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
- His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
- Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
- In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
- I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
- They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目