世界名人简介 第139期:英格丽德·贝当古

 　　Ingrid Betancourt is a Colombian-French politician and formerly¹ the world’s most famous hostage. She was kidnapped in 2002 by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) while campaigning to be president. Her six years in captivity² in the Colombian jungle attracted media attention worldwide. She was rescued in July 2008 in a daring operation by Colombian security forces.

　　英格丽德·贝当古是哥伦比亚法国籍政治家，曾是全球享有声誉的人质。2002年竞选总统期间，他遭到“哥伦比亚革命武装力量”绑架。她被监禁在哥伦比亚丛林，六年牢狱生活也让她受到全球关注。2008年7月，哥安全部队在一次行动中将她解救。

　　Betancourt was born in Colombia’s capital Bogota in 1961. Her mother was a politician and former Miss Colombia. Her father was also a politician and was high up in UNESCO. Ingrid attended elite³ schools in France, England and Colombia. After graduating, she married a fellow student and they had two children. Her diplomat⁴ husband meant she traveled constantly and lived in different countries.

　　1961年，贝当古出生在哥首都波哥大。母亲是政治家，也是前哥伦比亚小姐。父亲也是政治家，并任联合国教科文组织高官。贝当古曾在法国、英格兰以及哥伦比亚的精英学校上学。毕业后与同窗结婚，并育有两子。由于丈夫是外交官，贝当古经常奔走，并在不同国家生活。

　　Her political career began in 1990. She distributed condoms to the poor in her election campaign. Her motto was she would be like a condom against corruption⁵. She was elected to government in 1994 and launched her Green Oxygen Party. Four years later she became a Senator. In February 2002, she ignored government warnings and tried to campaign in FARC-held territory.

　　她于1990年开启政治生涯。她在竞选期间向贫苦民众分发避孕套。她的格言是要像避孕套一样打击腐败。1994年，贝当古当选众议员，并创建“绿色氧气”政党。四年后当选参议员。2002年2月，她不顾政府警告，擅自在“FARC”占领区域举行竞选活动。

　　The FARC had no plan to kidnap Betancourt. She walked straight into their hands. She became the FARC’s most valuable hostage. Her 2,321 days in captivity were full of reports about her ill health and wretched living conditions. A video released in 2007 showed her looking desperately⁶ frail⁷. Following her daring rescue, she received the Legion of Honour from French President Sarkozy.

　　“FARC”此前没有绑架贝当古计划。是她自己送上门来。她成为了“FARC”最有价值人质。在2321天的监禁生活中，浮现了大量有关健康恶化，生活状况艰苦等新闻。2007年，一段录像显示她极度虚弱。营救行动后，她获得了法总统萨科齐颁发的荣誉军团勋章。

　　1.full of 充满

　　例句：I set off, full of optimism.

　　我无比乐观地出发了。

　　2.distribute to 分发

　　例句：The instructor⁸ distributed the test papers to the students.

　　教员把试卷分发给学生。

　　3.try to 试图

　　例句：Try to mend this hole in my shirt.

　　请设法把我这个衬衫上的洞补好。

　　4.political career 政治生涯

　　例句：He has suffered a serious setback⁹ in his political career.

　　他的政治生涯遭遇了一次严重挫折。

1 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

2 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

3 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

4 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

5 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

6 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

7 frail   

adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的

参考例句：

• Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
• She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。

8 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

9 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。