英语名人堂：希尔琳·艾芭迪
希尔琳·艾芭迪(Shirin Ebadi，1947年6月21日－)，伊朗女性律师和人权活动者。2003年10月因她为民主和人权，特别是为妇女和儿童的权益所作出的努力而被授予诺贝尔和平奖，成为第一位获得该奖的伊朗人和穆斯林女性。
Shirin Ebadi, born in 1947, is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist 1. She is most famous for winning the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. The panel of judges praised her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's and children's rights. She is the only Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the prize.
Ebadi grew up in Teheran and graduated in law in 1965. Four years later, she qualified 2 to become a judge. In 1975, she became the first woman in her country to be in charge of a court. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the new government decided 3 it was against Islam for women to be judges, so Ebadi was demoted to a secretarial position.
Ebadi was allowed to practice as a lawyer in 1993. She famously defended high-profile cases, especially those who challenged Iran’s leadership. She started campaigning for greater legal protection for women and children, gender 4 equality, and democracy. She drafted a text against the physical abuse of children, which passed into law in 2002. She also founded the Children's Rights Support Association in Iran.
Winning the Nobel Prize propelled Ebadi onto the world stage. The selection committee praised her as a "courageous 5 person" who "has never heeded 6 the threat to her own safety". In 2008 she spoke 7 about the dangers she faces in pursuing human rights: “Threats against my life and security and those of my family, which began some time ago, have intensified," she said.
- 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。
- He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
- We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
- Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
- We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
- He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。