访谈录 2009-11-16&11-19 哈莉•贝瑞帮助危机中的妇

Halle Berry may be known as a successful, beautiful Oscar winning actress，but what you may not know was that she is also working with the center that helps women in crisis.
She is beautiful, talented, and putting a face on a problem many women hide.
"So many families are involved in domestic violence."
For ten years Halle Berry has raised awareness¹ and funds for the Jenesse Center, a domestic violence shelter in Los Angeles that helps more than eight thousand women a year.
“Halle, why is this cause so important to you?”
“My mother was a battered² woman, so that was my childhood for a good chunk³ of it. And I really, I care, I really care about these women and these children.”
“Have you ever asked your mother why did you put up with that?”
“She is still trying to discover that for herself. Answer those tough questions why did she put up with that and subject her children to growing in that environment because we are still dealing⁴ with the effects of it. My sister and I too.”

"It's kind of, well, better." "Yeah."

Berry is a familiar presence at the Jenesse Center where women in crisis find everything they need to heal: counseling, a safe haven⁵, classes in computers and money management and someone to listen.
“They really don’t care about celebrity⁶ they are trying to live day to day so I get to come here and be just a woman, be a person, who cares, someone that they can talk to confide⁷ in ...”
“Hi, Gail, how are you!”
Berry was among those who listened when Abigail who prefers her last name not be used made a critical decision.
“I felt guilty as a mother taking my kids to a shelter. So, just starting to love myself for who I was then for the choice that I’ve made. That helps me start turning around.”
“I certainly have been a woman who has struggled with my self-worth and my value and  choosing the wrong partners in life and luckily I have always been smart enough to hit the door the minute violence became slightly an issue that something I will not tolerate.”
Turning around years of low self esteem⁸ is part of the healing process.
“This is the boutique, this is one of my favorite parts in Jenesse center because this is where the women get to come, and get clothes, they get to shop for free.”
Besides quietly volunteering and giving money herself, “they got pretty little pieces to take for this to be a hot mess”. Berry makes the donations multiply.
“Our goal is to bring Jenesse to the forefront...  ”
“So much of stuff she does, no one knows she has revolutionize a world”
And many women who find their way here finally see a way forward.
“They need to feel that they’re valued, that they're worth it, that what they need to do isn’t insurmountable that it can’t be done.”
Today Abigal who left her abuser works as a property manger and is thriving in her new life.
“I get to see my kids happy and healthy. There is no screaming，fighting and yelling in this house. ”
Thanks in part to Halle Berry. Thank you, thank you all so very much, my heart is full.
Helping⁹ families to heal one woman at a time.
“ As since Halle has been involved, the center has grown from two shelters to six shelters in south Los Angeles really, truly such an incredible center and her involvement has been unbelievable and they’re so appreciative¹⁰.”
“Obviously so much a part of her that she gives a lot of herself.”
“That’s very much, the way she wanted to put a public face on the problem a lot of women tend to be embarrassed about and hide from.”

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• 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。

2 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

3 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

6 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

7 confide   

v.向某人吐露秘密

参考例句：

• I would never readily confide in anybody.我从不轻易向人吐露秘密。
• He is going to confide the secrets of his heart to us.他将向我们吐露他心里的秘密。

8 esteem   

n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。

9 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

10 appreciative   

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

• She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
• We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。