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Five women were honored last week in Washington for their efforts to increase the economic and political progress of women. Vital Voices, an international nonprofit organization, presented its Global Leadership Awards to the winners from Argentina, Burma, France, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates.

上周在华盛顿，5名女性因她们努力促进女性在经济、政治方面的发展而获奖。国际非政府组织——“生命之声”为来自阿根延、缅甸、法国、肯尼亚及阿联酋的获奖者颁发了“环球领袖奖”。

(Laura Alonso) heads a group in Argentina called (Poder Ciudadano), or Citizen Power. Its members work to make the government more open. They investigate corruption, observe elections and watch for government influence over the media. They also educate citizens about their rights.

Laura Alonso在阿根延领导了一个名为Poder Ciudadano，即“公民权力”的组织，其成员的职责就是让政府能够更加公开。他们调查腐败、监督选举、关注政府对媒体的影响。他们还教给公民什么是权力。

Burmese activist Charm Tong received Vital Voices' human rights award, presented by first lady Laura Bush. Charm Tong co-founded the Shan Women’s Action Network. In a report six years ago, the group detailed how the Burmese military uses rape as a weapon against women and girls. Charm Tong also helped establish a school for ethnic Shan young people whose families live in exile in Thailand.

缅甸的激进分子Charm Tong荣获了“生命之声”的人权奖，由第一夫人Laura Bush颁奖。Charm Tong是掸族妇女行动网的创始人之一。在六年前的一份报告中，该组织详细地揭露了缅甸军政府使用武器强暴妇女和女童的过程。Charm Tong还帮助那些家人被流放在泰国的掸族年轻人建立了一所学校。

Author and journalist Mariane Pearl of France was recognized for writing about women who work for change in their countries. She also wrote a book about the death of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. He was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan in 2002.

法国的作家兼新闻记者Mariane Pearl因对一些女性努力改变她们的国家的事迹进行了报道而被人熟知。她还写了一本有关她丈夫死亡的书，她丈夫是《华尔街日报》的记者Daniel Pearl，2002年在巴基斯坦遭到的绑架并被杀害。

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