20241013 经济学人| Nobel Peace Prize 诺贝尔和平奖公布

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Hey guys! It's Oct 13th 2024. Today’s news is about the Nobel Peace Prize. This year, it was awarded to a Japanese organisation, which consists of the survivors of the nuclear attack. They are awarded for their effort in promoting a nuclear-free world. Let’s hear more form the news.

【听力原文】

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic-bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prize, said that the Japanese grassroots organisation won for “its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons”. Next year will mark 80 years since America’s atomic bombings of Japan, which killed more than 100,000 people.

【参考译文】诺贝尔和平奖授予了“日本被团协”，这是一个由广岛和长崎原子弹爆炸幸存者组成的组织。负责颁发该奖项的挪威诺贝尔委员会表示，这一日本草根组织因其“为实现无核武器的世界所作出的努力”而获奖。明年将迎来美国对日本投下原子弹的80周年纪念，当年的轰炸导致超过10万人丧生。

【逐句分析】

1. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic-bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

诺贝尔和平奖授予了“日本被团协”，这是一个由广岛和长崎原子弹爆炸幸存者组成的组织。

Award: v. 授予；奖励；判给

Award sb sth: The judges awarded both finalists equal points.裁判判定决赛双方得分相等。

Award sth to sb: The judges awarded equal points to both finalists.裁判判定决赛双方得分相等。

n. 奖；奖品；奖金 to receive/win/get an award for sth

atom: [ /ˈætəm/ ] n. 原子

atomic: [ /əˈtɒmɪk/ ] adj. 原子的, 原子能的

原子能╱动力

2. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prize, said that the Japanese grassroots organisation won for “its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons”.

负责颁发该奖项的挪威诺贝尔委员会表示，这一日本草根组织因其“为实现无核武器世界所作出的努力”而获奖。

Norway: 挪威

Norwegian: adj. 挪威的 n. 挪威人

Grassroot: n. (组织、运动的) 基层 adj. 基层的；草根的；乡村的

(be) free of/from sth: 不含有害物的；不受…伤害（或影响等的）

过了几星期他的疼痛才完全消除。

不含人工色素和人工调味料

-free后缀表示“没有…的”

fat-free yogurt无脂酸奶 tax-free earnings免税收入

3. Next year will mark 80 years since America’s atomic bombings of Japan, which killed more than 100,000 people.

明年将迎来美国对日本投下原子弹的80周年纪念，当年的轰炸导致超过10万人丧生。

Mark: v. 纪念；庆贺

纪念战争结束50周年的庆典

v. to be a sign that sth new is going to happen是…的迹象；成为…的征兆；表明 SYN indicate.

这篇演讲表明政府的政策可能会有变化。

v. 标记

价格标在商品上。

Bomb: v. to attack sb/sth by leaving a bomb in a place or by dropping bombs from a plane轰炸；对…投炸弹

这座城市在战争中遭到了猛烈轰炸。