Sakena Yacoobi and the Afghan Institute of Learning

    当Sakena Yacoobi还是一个小孩子,她居住在阿富汗的Herat,目睹了许多妇女的苦难。她们不能接受教育,也没有医疗设施。许多妇女死于难产。

    七十年代,Sakena Yacoobi来到美国。她成为教授和健康咨询师。但是1992年,她访问了阿富汗在巴基斯坦境内的难民营。她目睹的一切说服她重新回到自己的祖国。

    1995年,她开办了阿富汗学习协会。该组织最初的工作是帮助邻国巴基斯坦境内难民营中的妇女和女孩。

    那时,塔利班分子控制着阿富汗的大部分。统治者不允许女孩去上学。 Sakena Yacoobi冒着生命危险在阿富汗居民家中建立了80所秘密学校。大约有3,000个女孩在这些学校就读。

    2001年末,美国发生恐怖分子袭击之后,美国领导的军队将塔利班政权驱逐出去。今天,Sakena Yacoobi说,她的组织尽量避免在最危险的省份开办学校。该组织经营教育和健康中心,以及流动诊所。该协会训练了15,000多名教师,为50多万名妇女提供健康教育。该组织450名员工中有70%都是女性。

    该组织邀请男女参加古兰经的教学,共同讨论男女平等的问题。

    2003年,为了给女性提供教育机会,该协会在巴基斯坦的白沙瓦建立Gawhar Shad大学。这所大学目前有180名学生。大约同样数量的学生已经毕业。学校提供教育,商业,护理,健康教育,数学和计算机科学学位。

    每年,阿富汗学习协会为阿富汗和巴基斯坦的35万多名妇女儿童提供服务。Sakena Yacoobi荣获许多奖项,包括今年25万美元的亨利·R·克拉维斯奖。在加利福尼亚接受克莱蒙特·麦肯纳学院的颁奖时,她说:“每天我都看到教育的影响,这是让我们不断向前的动力。”

    1.attend v.参加, 照料, 伴随

    例句:I'd strongly suggest that you attend this concert, I promise it's worth it!
          我强烈建议你去看这次演唱会,我保证值!

    表示参加的几个词:attend; engage; enter; join; participate; take part in; partake in

    2.oust vt.逐出, 罢黜, 剥夺, 驱逐

    例句:China will not be able to oust the Japanese quickly, but the greater part of her territory will remain in her hands. 
           中国也不能迅速地驱逐日本,但是大部分的土地将依然是中国的。

    相关词汇:expel vt.驱逐, 逐出, 排出, 开除

    例句:We will expel any surrogate exam-takers from the school.
          为了严肃考级,我校将给予替考双方开除学籍的处分。

    3.establish v.建立, 确立, 制定

    例句:They are trying to establish a free trade agreement between their countries.
          两国正在设法缔结自由贸易协定。

    4.award

    n.奖品, 裁定, 判决

    例句:Music awards are very important to a singer's career, so it is strange when a singer refuses an award.
          对于歌手来说,音乐奖项很重要,所以一个歌手拒绝接受奖项是很奇怪的。

    vt.授予, 给予

    例句:Eighteen prizes including three first prizes were awarded to Ocean University of China (OUC) after the evaluation of  the 6th Shandong Provincial Prize for Higher Education Teaching Accomplishments.
          第六届山东省高等教育教学成果奖评审结束,中国海洋大学3项教学成果获一等奖。

    1.Sakena Yacoobi risked her life to set up eighty secret schools in Afghan homes.

    risk one's life冒着生命危险

    例句:He risked his life to save the girl falling into the river.
          他冒着生命危险去救落入水中的女孩。

    set up 设立

    例句:The government decided to set up a waterguard branch.
          政府决定组建一支水上巡逻队。

    2.American-led forces ousted the Taliban from power in late two thousand one, after the terrorist attacks on the United States.

    late的用法:

    late 2001表示2001年末

    刚离任的:不久前任职或在位的:
    the company's late president gave the address.
    公司的离任总裁留下了地址

    已故的:故去的,尤指新近亡故的:
    in memory of the late explorer.
    纪念已故的开发者

    later,latter的区别

    Later是形容词late的比较形式,它指时间的先后而言,义:“较后的”、“较新的”,它能作形容词,也能作副词。例:

    Is it later than eleven?
    现在已过了十一点吗?

    Latter指事物的先后而言,表示“后者”之意,只能作形容词,不能作副词。例:

    The latter half of his essay contains penetrating observations.
    他的论文后半部有精辟的看法。


    3. The institute has trained more than fifteen thousand teachers and has provided health education for half a million women.

    provide sth for sb,provide sb with sth提供某物给某人

    provide和supply的区别

    provide 指“供给,提供,装备,准备”,强调有预见,并通过储存或准备的方式为某事做准备,以在需要时提供所需物品。例如:We provided them (with) board and lodging. 我们给他们提供食宿。
    牵涉到金钱时,provide往往含有“免费供给”的意味,supply一般需付钱。

    supply 指“供给,补充,弥补”,还可作名词,意为“供给(量),物资,存货”。例如:We are well supplied with foods. 我们的食品供给充足。


    4.The group invites men as well as women to discussions on the Koran's teachings about the equality of the sexes.

    as well as其意义为“不但……而且……”,“既……又……”,这时相当于“not only…but also..”。但是 as well as 侧重前者,not only..but also侧重后者
      例句:He speaks Japanese as well as English and French.他不但讲英语和法语,而且还讲日语。 相当于He speaks not only English and French but also Japanese
     
    注意:as well as 连接两个名词作主语时,谓语动词要和as well as 前面的名词在数上保持一致。
    例如:Helen as well as I is eager to see the performance. 海伦和我一样急于要看演出。
    I as well as they am ready to help you. 不仅他们愿意帮助你,我也愿意帮助你。

    1.What she saw persuaded her to return to her homeland.
    What在这里引导主语从句

    What引导从句的种类:

    一.引导主语从句

      1)What we need is moretime.(what做need的宾语)我们所需要的是更多的时间.2)Whatreally matters is that shewore a pair of whiteshoes.(what做matters的主语)真正麻烦的是她穿了一双白鞋.

      二.引导宾语从句

      1)People were perhaps more honest a long time ago when lifewasvery different from what itistoday.(what做从句中is的表语)很久以前当生活与现在的生活完全不同时,人们或许更诚实.2)People haveheardwhat the President has said;they are waiting to see what hewilldo.(what分别做动词heard和see的宾语)人们已经听到了总统所说的;他们正等着看总统会做什么.

      三.引导表语从句

      1)Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is justwhatworries the public.(what做从句中的主语)是否能找到阻止污染的方法就是所令民众担心的事儿.2)Thatiswhat I want to tell you.(what做从句中的宾语)那就是我想告诉你的事儿.3)The littlegirlis no longer what she used tobe.(what做从句中的表语)这个小女孩不再是过去的样子了.

      四.引导同位语从句

      1)They have no idea at all what he isworkingon.(what做从句的宾语)他们一点儿都不知道他正在做什么.2)You have no idea whatIsuffered.(what做从句的宾语)你不知道我所遭受的痛苦.通过以上例句及解释我们可以得出:what常用来引导名词性从句,即主语从句,宾语从句,表语从句和同位语从句.what在引导名词性从句时有两个重要的特点:一是它在相应的名词性从句中一定有含义,常表示“什么”,“所…的”,“…的样子”等.二是它在相应的名词性从句中一定做成分,而且常做主语,宾语或表语.