2007年VOA标准英语-Three Women Finalists for World Children's Priz

By Joe DeCapua
Washington
16 January 2007

Three women have been nominated as the finalists for the annual World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child.

Nominations¹ are accepted by the Swedish-based organization, after which a committee of children selects the finalists.  Millions of children around the world then choose the winner.

Betty Makoni of Zimbabwe, who was an abused child, has fought for the rights of women and girls and against assault, forced marriage, trafficking and sexual abuse.

Another nominee² is Cynthia Maung of Burma, who for the past 20 years has campaigned for the health and education of thousands of refugees both in Burma and in refugee camps in Thailand.

The third nominee is Inderjit Khurana of India. For more than 20 years, she has operated over 100 schools in slums and on railroad platforms, helping³ poor and vulnerable children. 

Magnus Bergmar is executive director of the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child in Mariefred, Sweden.  He says that as many as six million children may vote this year to choose a winner. The prize of $140,000 will be awarded April 16th in Mariefred.

1 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

2 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 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。