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中英文本
Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai was born in 1940 in a village in Kenya. In 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The judges valued "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace”. She was also a member of Kenya’s Parliament. She served as Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources between 2003 and 2005.
1940年,旺加里·马塔伊博士出生在肯尼亚村庄
Maathai left Kenya after high school to study biology in the USA. She got both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and returned to Kenya. She became the first Kenyan woman to earn a Ph.D. In 1971, she became a professor at the University of Nairobi. In 2002, Maathai accepted a position at Yale University's Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry.
高中毕业后,马塔伊前往美国学习生物
Her environmental roots were planted in 1977. She founded the Green Belt Movement, a non-governmental organization whose mission was to plant trees across Kenya to prevent soil erosion. It has planted over 40 million trees to date and earned her the nickname of "The Tree Mother of Africa." This experience sparked her keen interest in protecting the environment and saving the planet.
而她的环保事业是从1977年开始的
Dr. Maathai became more involved in environmental and women's issues. Her politician husband divorced her because of this. He said she was too strong-minded for a woman. Amazingly, the divorce judge agreed and jailed her! Dr. Maathai was a member of the Nobel Women's Initiative and campaigned globally for peace with justice and equality. She died of cancer aged 71 on September 26, 2011.
马塔伊博士更加投身于环保和女性问题上
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重点讲解
1.plant tree 植树
例句:Do not plant another tree in the garden.
请不要在花园中种第二棵树
。2.soil erosion 水土流失
例句:Drought and soil erosion had long been a major problem.
干旱和水土流失一直是个老大难问题.
3.Natural Resources 自然资源
例句:They are looking at ways of reducing the waste of natural resources.
他们正在寻找减少自然资源浪费的方法
。4.campaign for 为…而斗争
例句:They will campaign for the return of traditional lands and respect for aboriginal rights and customs.
他们会争取讨回世代相传的土地,并要求尊重土著居民的权利和风俗
。