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一切以教育为先 　　2012年11月10日，为表彰巴基斯坦少女英雄马拉拉?尤萨夫扎伊为争取妇女和儿童受教育权所做的努力，联合国将马拉拉的生日定为“马拉拉日”。2013年7月12日，马拉拉?尤萨夫扎伊在自己16岁生日这天出席联合国青年大会并发表了一篇有着特殊意义的演讲，再次表明自己将继续为争取妇女和儿童受教育权而奋斗的决心，并呼吁和号召人们重视教育，为教育事业的未来而努力。 　　I dont know where to begin my speech. I dont know what people would be expecting me to say. Thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and new life. I cannot believe how much love people have shown me. Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me. Thank you to my elders whose prayers strengthened me. I would like to thank my nurses， doctors and the staff of the hospitals in Pakistan and the UK and the UAE government who have helped me to get better and recover my strength. 　　Dear brothers and sisters， do remember one thing： Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman， every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights. There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers who are not only speaking for their rights， but who are struggling to achieve their goal of peace， education and equality. Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them. So here I stand， one girl among many. I speak not for myself， but for those without a voice can be heard， those who have fought for their rights， their right to live in peace， their right to be treated with dignity， their right to equality of opportunity， their right to be educated. 　　Dear friends， on October 9， 2012， the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. They shot my friends， too. They thought that the bullet would silence us， but they failed. And then out of that silence came thousands of voices. The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this： weakness， fear and hopelessness died. Strength， power and courage were born. I am the same Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. And my dreams are the same.