埃德尔曼——“美国之母”.docVIP

埃德尔曼——“美国之母” 　　The daughter of a poor，black Baptist preacher，Marian Wright Edelman grew up in the racially segregated South. But she worked her way through college and law school and went to Washington，，as counsel to Martin Luther King，Jr.s，Poor Peoples campaign. It was there，in 1973，that she founded the advocacy group called the Childrens Defense Fund. 　　玛丽安·赖特·埃德尔曼是一位贫穷的黑人浸信会传教士的女儿，她在实施种族隔离政策的美国南方长大。她靠打工念完了大学和法学院，之后来到首都华盛顿，成为马丁。路德。金领导的“穷人进军运动”的法律顾问。玛丽安。赖特。埃德尔曼1973年在华盛顿创建了“儿童保护基金”这个倡议互助组织。 　　So unrelenting is Marian Wright Edelmans campaign on behalf of poor，sick，neglected，and abused children that she has been called Americas mother. Not satisfied to speak on children’s behalf before church and community groups，Edelman has walked the halls of Congress and state legislatures，lobbying for funds to provide better medical care，early schooling，and protection from gun violence for poor children. 　　由埃德尔曼组织开创、代表贫穷、患病、被人忽视以及受虐待儿童的这场运动开展得如此坚定、不屈不挠，以致于她被称为“美国之母”。埃德尔曼并不满足于仅仅在教会和社区团体为孩子们大声疾呼，她来到国会的大厅，在立法机构游说，为贫穷的孩子们能够获得更好的医疗条件、更早地接受教育、免受枪支暴力的袭击争取资金支持。 　　Now 66，Edelman carries two searing images of her rural South Carolina hometown. One was of an ambulance driver who rushed to the scene of a terrible highway accident，but drove off when he discovered that the injured were black migrant workers. 　　埃德尔曼今年已经66岁，她一直带着两幅令人看后心情难以平静的图片。这有关她南卡罗来纳州乡村家园的图画。一张描绘的是一名赶往发生严重公路交通事故现场的救护车司机，但是当这名司机发现受伤的人是黑人季节农工的时候，他竟然扬长而去。 　　The other image is of a painting，hanging in the vestibule of her fathers church. It depicted，she recalls，“a very prominent white family，sitting at a table，with lots of food weighing down the table，but with hordes of skinny，emaciated people around that table. And the rich white people say，Shall we say grace？” 　　另外一幅是悬挂在他父亲所在教会前厅的一张绘画，描绘的是，一个非常显赫的白人家庭坐在餐桌旁，餐桌上摆满了美味佳肴，但是有很多瘦骨嶙峋的人围着那张餐桌。富有的白人说，“我们应当做感恩祷告吗？” 　　Marian Wright Edelmans own home was filled with love and lots of children，including four siblings and —— off and on —— 12 foster sisters and brothers. 　　埃德尔曼自己的家里洋溢着真爱。她家有很