美国国家公共电台 NPR In Largely Catholic Philippines, A Muslim Woman Shakes Up Senate Campaign

 

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:

It's Election Day in the Philippines Monday. Half of the Senate and all of the House of Representative seats are up for grabs. And the outcome will be a test of President Rodrigo Duterte's grip on power. NPR's Julie McCarthy profiles the only woman running for the Senate on the opposition¹'s slate² of candidates. She's a Muslim lawyer and a women's rights advocate.

JULIE MCCARTHY, BYLINE³: Wearing a white headscarf wrapped turban-like, Samira Gutoc is a live wire in this campaign.

(CROSSTALK)

MCCARTHY: She's at ease whether she's slurping⁴ noodles from a banana leaf with farmers or swaying to the music at a rally, which delights crowds in the Philippines' song-and-dance political culture, or mustering⁵ a spirited defense⁶ against President Duterte's maligning⁷ of opposition parties.

SAMIRA GUTOC: Election time, character assassination⁸ time.

MCCARTHY: Duterte accuses the opposition of plotting to oust⁹ him and claims politicians of all stripes are involved in illegal drugs. Instead of hurling¹⁰ accusations¹¹, Gutoc asks, why don't you figure out issues like poverty? She gently jabs Duterte for not confronting China over its aggression¹² in the South China Sea, which has hurt Filipino fishermen and which Gutoc calls a sellout. Riding along as she travels, Gutoc tells me...

GUTOC: If you are bowing to China, you should bow more to your fisher folk or farmers. People who are prejudicing our future are in the other side.

MCCARTHY: The opposition senatorial slate careens between farmers beneath coconut¹³ trees, social service groups at a local cathedral and a serenaded lunch.

UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing in foreign language).

MCCARTHY: Between stops, Gutoc ducks into her van to reapply lipstick¹⁴ and rearrange her headscarf. She's a Muslim in a country that is 92% Christian¹⁵, and her race is nationwide. But Gutoc's religion does not appear to be an issue. She generates more of a stir as the only woman among the male-dominated lineup of opposition senatorial candidates known as the Straight Eight, which is how they'd like voters to mark their ballots¹⁷. But rally after rally, Gutoc is the fiery¹⁸ fresh face who can break out into song about the loneliness of Filipinos who work overseas.

(SOUNDBITE OF RALLY)

GUTOC: (Singing in foreign language).

MCCARTHY: Gutoc has been tested, not in high office but in war. Her hometown of Marawi on the restive¹⁹ southern island of Mindanao was laid waste in 2017 when Philippine government troops battled ISIS-linked militants²⁰ who had dug into the city. Gutoc led volunteers in rescuing residents trapped during the five-month-long siege and is displaced herself. The experience animates²¹ her belief she can serve.

GUTOC: Because I can talk about their struggle. And it's also the struggle of anyone, to try to find a house and shelter and safety.

MCCARTHY: Duterte jokingly exhorted²² soldiers to commit rape²³ during the Marawi siege. Gutoc called the remark offensive and quit a local peace panel to which Duterte had appointed her. In the campaign, she sounds the alarm about rape in a country where data show a woman is sexually assaulted every 72 minutes.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

GUTOC: We have got to band together, join together and file a claim against that bastard²⁴ who did it to us.

MCCARTHY: Her call to report rape resonated with 21-year-old coed Michele Orbeta.

MICHELE ORBETA: When she opened up about that during the forum²⁵, I could tell, especially amongst my fellow students, it really got everyone's attention.

(CROSSTALK)

MCCARTHY: Women of all ages literally²⁶ embrace Gutoc and eagerly snap selfies with her. Her biggest hurdle²⁷ in Monday's election may be name recognition. But beside each candidate's name is a number. Gutoc is 36, which she's used to good effect.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

GUTOC: (Speaking foreign language).

MCCARTHY: Thirty-six is my ballot¹⁶ number, the stout²⁸ Samira Gutoc tells audiences, and my waistline.

Julie McCarthy, NPR News, Manila.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 slurping   

v.啜食( slurp的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was slurping his tea. 他正咂着嘴喝茶。
• Although the downturn has not stopped consumers slurping ice-cream, it has affected the bottom line. 尽管经济低迷没有阻止消费者吃冰淇淋，但却影响了净利润。 来自互联网

5 mustering   

v.集合，召集，集结（尤指部队）( muster的现在分词 )；（自他人处）搜集某事物；聚集；激发

参考例句：

• He paused again, mustering his strength and thoughts. 他又停下来，集中力量，聚精会神。 来自辞典例句
• The LORD Almighty is mustering an army for war. 这是万军之耶和华点齐军队，预备打仗。 来自互联网

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• 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。

7 maligning   

vt.污蔑，诽谤（malign的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• She was criticized for maligning innocent people. 她由于中伤好人而受到批评。 来自互联网

8 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

9 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

10 hurling   

n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

12 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

13 coconut   

n.椰子

参考例句：

• The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
• The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。

14 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

15 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

16 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

17 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

19 restive   

adj.不安宁的，不安静的

参考例句：

• The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
• The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。

20 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

21 animates   

v.使有生气( animate的第三人称单数 )；驱动；使栩栩如生地动作；赋予…以生命

参考例句：

• The soul animates the body. 灵魂使肉体有生命。 来自辞典例句
• It is probable that life animates all the planets revolving round all the stars. 生命为一切围绕恒星旋转的行星注入活力。 来自辞典例句

22 exhorted   

v.劝告，劝说( exhort的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government. 该党领袖敦促党员着手准备筹建政府。
• He exhorted his elder. 他规劝长辈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

24 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

25 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

26 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

27 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

28 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。