盘点世界政坛的8位女强人

1. Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea
1. 韩国总统朴槿惠

On Wednesday, South Koreans chose the daughter of South Korea’s Cold War strongman Park Chung-hee as the country’s next President. Park, the 60-year-old leader of the conservative Saenuri Party, defeated 59-year-old liberal challenger Moon Jae-in by a margin of about 3.5%. She will be the first female president of South Korea.
在本周三19日举行的韩国第18届总统选举中，韩国新国家党总统候选人朴槿惠以3.5%的微弱优势战胜主要竞选对手文在寅，在韩国总统大选中获胜。现年60岁朴槿惠是韩国前总统朴正熙的女儿，她成为韩国历史上首位女总统。

2. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
2. 德国总理默克尔

Angela Merkel is the Chancellor of Germany and party leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Merkel is the first woman to have become Chancellor of Germany. Angela Merkel has been described as "the de facto leader of the European Union" and her cautious response to the euro crisis is backed by most Germans and her party.
德国总理安吉拉·默克尔是德国基督教民主联盟的领导人，她也是德国历史上的首位女总理。在欧洲，默克尔被誉为“欧盟的真正领导人”，她应对欧元区债务危机的谨慎反应也得到了大部分德国人的赞许。

3. Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State
3. 美国国务卿希拉里

Hillary Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She has put into place institutional changes seeking to maximize departmental effectiveness and promote the empowerment of women worldwide, and has set records for most-traveled secretary for time in office. Hillary Clinton is believed to be preparing to step down from her position as Secretary of State, sparking widespread rumors about her potentially making her own run for the White House in 2016.
希拉里·克林顿是第67任美国国务卿，服务于奥巴马政府。在担任美国国务卿一职以来，她致力推进为提高部门效率的制度改革，并在全世界范围内强调女性权利运动。她也是美国历史上出访国家最多时间最长的“劳模国务卿”。据信，希拉里正在准备慢慢从国务卿的位置上卸任，人们普遍认为她有可能在2016年再次参与美国总统竞选。

4. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
4. 澳大利亚总理吉拉德

Julia Gillard is an Australian politician who is the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Australian Labor Party since 24 June 2010. Julia Gillard has delivered a chilling message on December 6 confirming what many people around the world feared: the Mayans were right.
2010年6月24日，茱莉雅·吉拉德当选为第27任澳大利亚总理，她也是澳大利亚共党的领导人。吉拉德曾在今年12月6日发表过一个末日恶搞视频，在视频中她一脸严肃地“证实”全世界很多人正在恐惧的末日论：玛雅人是正确的。