The honorees included the pro democracy activist in Argentina, a young proponent for women’s education in Kenya, a critic of B military government and the first female government minister in the United Arab Emirates.

      Senator Clinton said all of the honorees are working to ensure the rights of citizenship are available to all people. “They are leading us (for a) toward that brighter future, a future in which the voices of women are heard and their talents and contributions are recognized and respected.”

       K traded in her career as a business executive in information technology companies to become the head of the UAE’s ministry (on) of foreign trade. As the first female finance minister in the Middle East, she says she hopes (a world) her award would work to improve the dialogue between western nations and the Middle East.

J, a woman who has worked as an advocate for B’s refugees since she was 16 years old, (expected) accepted the 2008 human rights award on behalf of the women of B.

NEW WORDS:

Proponent: n 支持者

United Arab Emirates：阿联酋

TIPS:

       今天大家都很好哈。小词：accepted。（这个一直不敏感，汗）