英语听力—环球英语 1349 Malala Yousafzai : One Voice for Education

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　　Welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Liz Waid.

 

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　　And I’m Nick Page. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.

 

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　　“They cannot stop me. I will get my education, if it is in home, school, or any place. This is our request to the whole world: save our schools, save our world, save our Pakistan. Save our Swat.”

 

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　　These are the words of Malala Yousafzai. She is a young girl from the Swat Valley in Pakistan. Malala said these words in a film called “Class Dismissed”. The film is about girls’ education in the Swat Valley.  Adam Ellick and the New York Times made this film in 2009. They started filming after a group, called the Taliban, took control of the valley. This extreme Islamist group declared a ban on girls’ education.

 

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　　Malala did not agree with the Taliban. She began fighting for her education at age 11. Since that time, she has been a voice for girls’ education. Today’s Spotlight is on Malala Yousafzai and how her fight for education has influenced the world.

 

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　　In late 2008, the Taliban made an announcement on the radio. They said that after January 15 2009, girls in the Swat Valley could no longer attend school. The announcement made Malala very sad. She loved school.

 

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　　After the announcement Malala kept a diary. Each day she wrote about her thoughts and experiences.  But Malala did not keep her diary a secret. She shared her diary on Pakistan’s BBC news website. Malala wanted the world to know about her struggle for education.

 

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　　To protect her life, Malala wrote using the name Gul Makai. You may have heard another Spotlight program about the power of her words. Malala told news writer Owais Tohid why she wanted to share her diary on the internet.

 

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　　"I wanted to scream and shout. I wanted to tell the whole world what we were going through. But it was not possible. The Taliban would have killed me, my father, my whole family. I would have died without leaving any mark. So I chose to write with a different name.”

 

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　　In 2009, Pakistan’s military fought the Taliban. During the fighting, Malala and her family left their home. So did many other families from the Swat Valley. After a few months, the government of Pakistan gained control of the Swat Valley. The Taliban no longer had power. But many Taliban leaders still lived in the area.

 

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　　Malala and her family returned to the Swat Valley. She also returned to school. Malala began to speak more publically about girls’ rights to education. Then, Adam Ellick released² his documentary³ film about Malala’s experience. Malala and her father met with international leaders. She appeared on television. She talked with many news organizations. Over time, Malala became famous for her courage to speak against the Taliban.

 

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　　People around the world noticed Malala’s efforts. In 2011, officials announced she was a candidate⁴ for the International Children’s Peace Prize. She did not win the award. But she was celebrated⁵ for her bravery and courage. Malala talked with the BBC about how the news media helped make her work possible.

 

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　　“My school Khushal School and College and the news media supported me a lot. If there were no BBC, no New York Times, then my voice would not have reached the people.”

 

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　　The people of Pakistan also celebrated Malala’s efforts for girls’ education. In December 2011 officials awarded her Pakistan’s first National Peace Prize for Youth. After receiving the award, Malala spoke⁶ to the news media. She told them about her plans for the future.

 

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　　"I want to change the political system so there is social justice and equality.  I want to change the position of girls and women. I plan to start my own school for girls."

 

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　　But not everyone in Pakistan was proud of Malala’s success. The Taliban did not like her opinions. They did not like how she encouraged girls and women to go to school.

 

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　　On October 9, 2012 members of the Taliban tried to kill Malala. They wanted to silence her voice forever. It was the end of Malala’s school day. Malala and other students were riding home on the school bus. Men with guns stopped the bus. One of the men demanded to know which student was Malala Yousafzai. When he found her, he shot her. The bullets⁷ hit her head and chest. Bullets also hit two other people on the bus. After this terrible event, the gunmen ran away.

 

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　　Malala was severely⁸ injured. But she survived the attack. Doctors performed an operation to remove the bullets. But people feared she was not safe in the local hospital. They feared the Taliban would try to kill her again. So Malala’s family and doctors decided⁹ to move her out of Pakistan. They flew her to England to recover.

 

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　　News about Malala spread around the world. Many people were angry that the Taliban would target a young, innocent¹⁰ girl. Other people asked what the government of Pakistan would do about their actions. But most people talked about how Malala’s fight for education had influenced them. Feryal Gauhar [Fairy-all Gah-HAR] wrote her thoughts for Pakistan’s Express Tribune.

 

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　　"Her voice was the voice which made us consider that there can be other ways to act. That there can be resistance¹¹ to all forms of oppression. Today, the attempt to silence that voice will only make her stronger."

 

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　　Amina Women's Group and Women2Gether are two women’s rights groups in England. They organized a gathering¹² to support Malala. At the event, they said,

 

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　　“Brave Malala said what many of us wish to say but we are too afraid... Like so many people around the world, we are moved and encouraged by her bravery.  We wish her and her friends a fast recovery¹³."

 

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　　Malala was willing to risk her life to fight for her education. She used the news media to reach the world with her message. And now, people around the world are answering. Her father Ziauddin Yousafzai told TIME magazine,

 

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　　“Everyone across the world condemned¹⁴ the attack in strong words.  They prayed for my daughter. She is not only my daughter, she is the daughter of everybody, the sister of everybody.”

 

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　　The writer of this program was Courtney Schutt. The producer was Michio Ozaki. The voices you heard were from the United States and the United Kingdom. All quotes were adapted for this program and voiced by Spotlight. You can listen to this program again and read it on the Internet at http://www.radioenglish.net This .program is called, “Malala Yousafzai : One Voice for Education.”

 

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　　We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye.

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

3 documentary   

adj.文献的；n.纪录片

参考例句：

• This case lacked documentary proof.本案缺少书面证据。
• I watched a documentary on the Civil War.我看了一部关于内战的纪录片。

4 candidate   

n.候选人；候补者；投考者，申请求职者

参考例句：

• Voters like a candidate who has the common touch. 投票者喜欢那些平易近人的候选人。
• The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。

5 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 bullets   

n.弹药；军火

参考例句：

• The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets. 在人质的尸体上发现了很多弹孔。
• The bullets and cannon-balls were flying in all directions. 子弹和炮弹到处乱飞。

8 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 innocent   

adj.无罪的，清白的；无害的；天真的，单纯的

参考例句：

• I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that.我还不至于简单到相信那种事的地步。
• I was very young,and very innocent.我那时非常年轻，幼稚无知。

11 resistance   

n.抵抗力，反抗，反抗行动；阻力，电阻；反对；adj.抵抗的

参考例句：

• Very little resistance was put up by the enemy.敌人没怎么进行抵抗。
• An aircraft has to overcome the resistance of the air.飞机须克服空气的阻力。

12 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

13 recovery   

n.恢复，痊愈；追回，寻回，收复

参考例句：

• The doctors said that his recovery was a miracle. 医生们说他的复原是件奇事。
• The quick recovery was truly in response to medication.这次迅速康复确实是对药物治疗的反应。

14 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。