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给女性们一个更好的世界

2011-12-16来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. A British Medical Journal editorial calls for a moral and political movement to end violence and oppression against women and girls.

call for要求
例句:The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

2. It says about one billion women worldwide have been beaten, coerced into having sex or otherwise abused.

coerce into迫使做;强迫, 强制
例句:He was coerced into making a confession.
他被迫招供。

3. The BMJ editorial describes oppression against women and girls as a great injustice that is insidious, systematic and widespread.

describe as描述为
例句:I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

4. So it is a problem relevant to everyone in all countries.

relevant to与…有关的
例句:These materials are relevant to the case.
这些材料与这案件有关。

5. This cuts right across boundaries like geography, wealth, culture

cut across遮断, 打断; 抄近路穿过
例句:The wall cuts across our line of vision.
那面墙挡住了我们的视线。

6. Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

turn into (使)变成
例句:The old building was turned into a library.
这座旧房子被改作了图书馆。

7. Also, both abuse and neglect and pregnancy, etcetera, not having access to proper services, obviously leads to injury and permanent disability

have access to接近(或进入)的方法(或权利、机会等)
例句:Students must have access to good books.
学生应该读得到好书。
lead to导致, 引起
例句:An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

8. I think it really is the courage of women and women activists that first brought this to light – violence against women and girls – as a really shameful human rights violation and really even as a pernicious and pervasive public health problem.

bring to light揭露, 暴露, 发现
例句:Her little secret was soon brought to light.
她那的小秘密不久就被发现了。

9. There’s a lot of risk involved in that. As neighborhoods, communities, countries, societies in general we have to care about our women and girls.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句:Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute.
不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中。

10. Gender inequality, she said, is a driving force behind abuse. She says those who harm women must be held accountable, adding men and boys must be fully engaged in promoting equality and preventing violence.

engage in参加; 从事; 忙于
例句:He engaged in a serious study of the problem.
他对这个问题进行了认真的研究。