文本选自：CNN（美国有线电视新闻网）
作者：Niamh Kennedy
原文标题：Iceland’s prime minister joins thousands of women on strike
原文发布时间：24 Oct. 2023
Iceland's prime minister joins thousands of women on strike
Thousands of women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country. It marked the seventh time that women in Iceland have gone on strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers said on their official website. The first strike took place on October 24, 1975. The strike, known as the "Women's Day Off" or "Kvennafrí" in Icelandic, was organized to raise awareness about the "systemic" wage discrimination and gender-based violence faced by women in Iceland, according to organizers.
Some schools and libraries in the Scandinavian country did not open their doors on Tuesday, according to Icelandic public service broadcaster RÚV. Only one bank branch opened on the entire island, RÚV reported, warning readers that its own coverage had been reduced due to its female journalists participating in the strike. Medical clinics in the capital area were only treating emergencies during the strike, due to end at midnight local time (8 p.m. ET), according to RÚV.
In the capital of Reykjavík, a crowd of thousands of women gathered on Tuesday afternoon on Arnarhóll, a hill next to the city center, according to RÚV. One of the strike's most high profile participants was the country's prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, who "did not attend to her official duties" on Tuesday, a spokesperson from her office told CNN.
总理也罢工：冰岛总理加入了数千名妇女罢工的行列
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据英国广播公司24日报道，当天数千名冰岛女性举行罢工，抗议性别工资差距和基于性别的暴力，呼吁设立“妇女休息日”。冰岛总理卡特琳·雅各布斯多蒂尔也加入罢工。这是1975年以来该国首次全天妇女罢工。
雅各布斯多蒂尔表示：“我今天不会工作，因为我希望内阁中所有女性也这样做。”她还表示，该国政府正在研究与传统由男性主导的领域相比，如何正确评价女性为主的职业，以缩小性别工资差距。
文本选自：CNN（美国有线电视新闻网）作者：Niamh Kennedy原文标题：Iceland’s prime minister joins thousands of women on strike原文发布时间：24 Oct. 2023关键词：冰岛 罢工 平等
精听党带着问题听
1. “性别平等”用英语可以如何表达？2. 这是冰岛女性第几次以性别平等的名义举行罢工？3. 如何理解第一段的“raise awareness about”？
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标题解读
Iceland’s prime minister joins thousands of women on strike
总理也罢工：冰岛总理加入了数千名妇女罢工的行列
prime minister 首相，总理；
on strike 罢工；
段一
Thousands of women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country. It marked the seventh time that women in Iceland have gone on strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers said on their official website. The first strike took place on October 24, 1975. The strike, known as the “Women’s Day Off” or “Kvennafrí” in Icelandic, was organized to raise awareness about the “systemic” wage discrimination and gender-based violence faced by women in Iceland, according to organizers.
push for 努力争取，推行；
gender equality 男女平等；性别平等；1. racial/social/sexual equality 种族/社会/男女平等；
mark vt. 标志（重要事件或时刻）；
in the name of 以…的名义；
take place 发生；
day off 休息日；1. I'm looking forward to my day off tomorrow. 我期待着明天的休息日。
Icelandic n. 冰岛语；
raise awareness about 提高对…的意识；
systemic adj. 系统的；
wage discrimination 工资歧视，薪资歧视；
gender-based adj. 基于性别的，性别相关的；
参考译文
冰岛全国数千名女性周二举行罢工，其中包括总理，这是推动该国性别平等运动的一部分。活动组织者在其官方网站上表示，这是冰岛女性第七次以性别平等的名义举行罢工。第一次罢工发生在1975年10月24日。据组织者称，这次罢工在冰岛被称为“妇女休息日”或“Kvennafrí”，旨在提高人们对冰岛女性面临的“系统性”薪酬不平等和性别暴力的认识。
段二
Some schools and libraries in the Scandinavian country did not open their doors on Tuesday, according to Icelandic public service broadcaster RÚV. Only one bank branch opened on the entire island, RÚV reported, warning readers that its own coverage had been reduced due to its female journalists participating in the strike. Medical clinics in the capital area were only treating emergencies during the strike, due to end at midnight local time (8 p.m. ET), according to RÚV.
Scandinavian country 斯堪的纳维亚国家；
Icelandic public service broadcaster 冰岛公共广播公司；
bank branch 银行分支机构；
warn vt. 提醒注意（可能发生的事）；
coverage n. 新闻报道；1. media/newspaper/press coverage 媒体/报纸/报刊的报道；
journalist n. 新闻记者；新闻工作者；
medical clinic 医疗诊所；
ET abbr.（美）东部时间（Eastern Time）；
参考译文
据冰岛公共广播公司RÚV报道，斯堪的纳维亚国家的一些学校和图书馆周二暂时关闭。据RÚV报道，全岛只有一家银行分行开业，并警告读者，由于其女记者参加罢工，其自身的报道减少了。根据RÚV的说法，首都地区的医疗诊所在罢工期间只处理紧急情况，罢工将于当地时间午夜（美国东部时间晚上8点）结束。
段三
In the capital of Reykjavík, a crowd of thousands of women gathered on Tuesday afternoon on Arnarhóll, a hill next to the city center, according to RÚV. One of the strike’s most high profile participants was the country’s prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, who “did not attend to her official duties” on Tuesday, a spokesperson from her office told CNN.
Reykjavík n. 雷克雅维克；
a crowd of 一群，一伙，一堆；
high profile 高调；高姿态；1. show high profile 采取高姿态；
official duty 公务，公职；
参考译文
据RÚV报道，周二下午，在首都雷克雅维克，数千名女性聚集在市中心旁边的一座小山上Arnarhóll。罢工最引人注目的参与者之一是该国总理卡特琳·雅各布斯多蒂尔，她周二“没有参加她的公务”，她办公室的一位发言人告诉CNN。
精听党每日单词
prime minister
首相，总理；
on strike
罢工；
push for
努力争取，推行；
gender equality
男女平等；性别平等；
mark
/mɑːrk/ vt. 标志（重要事件或时刻）；
in the name of
以…的名义；
take place
发生；
day off
休息日；
Icelandic
/aɪsˈlændɪk/ n. 冰岛语；
raise awareness about
提高对…的意识；
systemic
/sɪˈstemɪk/ adj. 系统的；
wage discrimination
工资歧视，薪资歧视；
gender-based
/ˈdʒendər beɪst/ adj. 基于性别的，性别相关的；
Scandinavian country
斯堪的纳维亚国家；
Icelandic public service broadcaster
冰岛公共广播公司；
bank branch
银行分支机构；
warn
/wɔːrn/ vt. 提醒注意（可能发生的事）；
coverage
/ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/ n. 新闻报道；
journalist
/ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪst/ n. 新闻记者；新闻工作者；
medical clinic
医疗诊所；
ET
abbr.（美）东部时间（Eastern Time）；
Reykjavík
n. 雷克雅维克；
a crowd of
一群，一伙，一堆；
high profile
高调；高姿态；
official duty
公务，公职；
精听党文化拓展
众所周知，罢工和游行一直是法兰西民众的传统艺能，作为全球范围内的罢工冠军，法国人时常被调侃为“春天上班，夏天休息，秋天罢工，冬天过节”。“不爽就说出来，不然总会憋出内伤”这种心态也早已融进了法国人的血液。
今年年初，法国政府公布的退休制度改革方案引发了全国范围内的社会风暴，法国工会组织了三次大罢工。据法国总工会资料显示，1月31日爆发的第二次反推迟退休年龄大罢工浪潮共有280万人参加，其中巴黎、马赛、里昂、南特等城市的规模最大。
早在8月25日，法国八大主要工会（CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa, Solidaires, FSU）负责人召开联合会议时就已决定，要在10月中旬开展主题为“反对紧缩经济政策、争取提高工资及性别平等”（contre l’austérité, pour les salaires et l’égalité femmes-hommes）的示威活动。
2023年10月13日的罢工是整个欧洲反对财政紧缩、争取提高工资和养老金以及性别平等的行动和示威日。
根据INSEE的数据，2021年女性的工资收入比男性低24.4%：女性的平均年收入为18630欧元，而男性为24640欧元。各大工会也希望通过罢工“消除男女薪酬的不平等现象”（que les inégalités de salaires entre les femmes et les hommes disparaissent enfin）。
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"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." - Napoleon Hill
“只要人能想象和相信，他就能实现。”——拿破仑·希尔