英语口语畅谈世界文化之阿根廷02：Eva Peron伊娃?贝隆

英语口语畅谈世界文化

之阿根廷02：Eva Perón伊娃•贝隆

A : Actress        F :  Friend
A：女演员          F：朋友

A: Oh, I wish I could be famous!
A：唉，我真希望自己能成为名   {

F: Maybe you could become famous for another reason, besides acting. What: about Eva Perón?
F：除了表演这一行之外，也许在其他方面你也能出名。像伊娃•庇隆那样怎么样？

A: What about Eva Per6n? Or should I say "Evita", didn't Madonna play her in the movie?
A:伊娃•庇隆吗？或者我应该说是“埃维塔”，是不是电影中麦当娜扮演的那个？

F: Yes, she did. Evita was an actress, but she became famous for being the First Lady of Argentina. Maybe you could try another approach.
F:是的，就是她。埃维塔是个演员，但她出名是因为她是阿根廷第一夫人。也许你可以试试其他途径。

A: We are complete opposites, I mean she grew up very poor with five brothers and sisters,a mother, and no father.
A:我们俩完全不同，我是说她的家境贫寒，她和五个兄弟姐妹及母亲生活在一起，但没有父亲。

F: Yes, I know your parents are rich and you are an only child. Did you know Eva's mother did not send her to school, but made her work in the kitchens of rich families?
F：是的，我知道你父母很富有，你还是独生女。你知道伊娃的妈妈为什么不送她去学校，而是让她在富人家的厨房干活？

A: Well, I'd never work in a kitchen. She ran away to Buenos Aires when she was 16 to become an actress. Good decision I say.
A:我可绝对不会干这样的活。她16岁就离家出走去了布宜诺斯艾利斯，后来就当了演员。我认为这个决定做得很好。

F: After that, in 1944, Eva met a young army colonel named Juan Perón. They were married in a year and she helped him run for the presidency in 1946. They won.
F：之后．1944年伊娃遇到了年轻的陆军上校胡安•庇隆‘。一年后，他们结了婚。1946年，她帮助他竞选总统，最终获胜。

A: Then Eva started her own foundation that built hundreds of schools and hospitals in Argentina. What a wonderful woman!
A:然后，伊娃创办了自己的基金会，在阿根廷建了几百所学校和医院。多么了不起的女人！

F: Eva was also an advocate for the education of women.  She also helped the poor workers of Argentina gain a voice and respect in the country that previously exploited them.
F：此外，伊娃倡导妇女教育，还帮助阿根廷穷苦工人在曾经剥削他们的国家里争取到了发言权和应有的尊重。

A: So you are saying that I should marry a politician? Or become a supporter of women's rights?
A:那你是说我应该嫁个政治家了？要不就做妇女权利的维护者？

F: No, not exactly.  I just think you could learn a lot from her.  She was considered by many to be a politician ,  not  an actress.
F：不，不全是这样。我只是想你能从伊娃身上学到很多东西。很多人认为她是个政治家，而不是演员。

A: There had never been a female politician in Argentina before, but people believed in her Hmmm maybe I could do something like that.
A:阿根廷的历史上从来就没有女政治家，不过人们就是信任她。嗯……也许我可以那样做做

F: Unfortunately her political career only lasted for 4 years.  In 1950 she was diagnosed with cancer and died in 1952.
F：不幸的是，她的政治生涯只维持了4年。1950年她被查出患有癌症．1952年去世。

F: At that time a woman's place was in the home, not behind a desk.
A:我们从埃维塔的故事所能学到的是，与命运抗争并不是不可能的。在当时，妇女的位置足在家里，而不足在办公室。

A: Maybe I could do some volunteer work? I would like to help people. What an inspiring story !
A:也许我能做些志愿者的工作？我愿意帮助他人。多么令人鼓舞的故事！

【单词讲解】
grow up长大
give voice获得了发育权
run away进跑，膏家出走
diagnose with诊断为
run for 竞选
defy fate 与命运抗争

【人物简介】
伊娃·贝隆（María Eva Duarte de Perón，1919年5月7日－1952年7月26日），常被称为贝隆夫人，出生于阿根廷，阿根廷总统胡安·贝隆的第二任妻子，曾是阿根廷的第一夫人。