环球慢速英语 埃利·威塞尔(7)

Voice 1: But Elie Wiesel is not just a writer. He is also an activist¹. He has spent the rest of his life working for peace. He has defended refugees² from Cambodia, victims of mass killing³ in Africa, and many more groups of people.

声音1：埃利·威塞尔不只是作家。他还是名活动人士。他把余生奉献给和平事业。他保护柬埔寨难民、非洲大屠杀的受害者以及更多人。

Voice 3: "I always try to listen to the victim... If I remain silent, I may help my own spirit but because I do not help other people, I poison my spirit. Silence never helps the victim."

声音3：“我一直努力去聆听受害者的声音。如果我保持沉默，我可能会改善我自己的心灵，但是如果我不帮助其他人，那我就会毒害我的心灵。沉默永远不会帮助受害者。”

Voice 2: In 1986, Elie received the Nobel Peace Prize. He won it for opposing hate, violence and oppression against people of any race.

声音2：1986年，埃利获得了诺贝尔和平奖。他因为反对仇恨、暴力和针对任何种族的压迫而赢得这一奖项。

Voice 1: Because of Elie's work, many peoples' lives have been changed. This world is a better place because Elie chose to work for peace instead of keeping silent.

声音1：得益于埃利的工作，许多人的生活发生了改变。这个世界变得更好，因为埃利选择为和平而奋斗，而不是继续保持沉默。

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• 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。

2 refugees   

n.避难者，难民( refugee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The UN has begun making airdrops of food to refugees. 联合国已开始向难民空投食物。
• They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants. 他们宣称自己是政治难民，不是经济移民。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。