双语阅读英语外刊精讲：波特曼拒领犹太诺贝尔奖

2019-05-18 08:38:00来源：酷学英语

　　Natalie Portman, the Oscar-winning actress known for roles in movies such as “Black Swan” and the “Star Wars” prequels, has backed out of a major award ceremony meant to honor her in Jerusalem.

　　近期，曾主演《黑天鹅》和《星球大战》前传等多部电影的奥斯卡影后娜塔莉˙波特曼已取消参加在耶路撒冷为表彰她而举行的一个重要的颁奖典礼。

　　Her representative said that "recent events in Israel have been extremely distressing to her and she does not feel comfortable participating in any public events in Israel” and that “she cannot in good conscience move forward with the ceremony”.

　　波特曼的发言人说：“近期发生在以色列的许多事件让她大受打击，她认为在以色列出席公开活动不自在”，而且“她无法问心无愧地参加这场典礼。”

　　Portman, who was born in Jerusalem and holds dual Israeli and US citizenship, was named in November last year as the recipient of the 2018 Genesis award, a yearly prize dubbed the "Jewish Nobel" to recognise individuals “who have attained excellence and international renown in their chosen professional fields” and “who inspire others through their dedication to the Jewish community and Jewish values”.

　　波特曼生于耶路撒冷，且持有以色列与美国双重国籍。去年11月，她被提名为2018年“创世纪奖”的获奖人。该奖项有“犹太诺贝尔奖”之称，每年评选一次，旨在表彰那些“在专业领域取得成就且国际知名”和“通过对犹太民族作出贡献以及奉行犹太价值观激励他人”的杰出人士。

　　Portman did not initially elaborate, leading many to interpret her decision as stemming from the protests along Israel’s border with Gaza, in which about three dozen Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire over the past four weeks.

　　起初，波特曼并未详细说明她拒绝领奖的原因，很多人因此猜测这可能和过去四周以色列开枪镇压加沙，导致三十多名巴勒斯坦抗议者丧生的事件有关。

　　Portman’s decision, which she said was “mischaracterized by others,” had caused a backlash in Israel after organizers of the Genesis Prize award ceremony said they canceled the prize-giving.

　　在创世纪奖主办方宣布颁奖仪式取消后，波特曼的行为在以色列国内掀起了不小的舆论波澜，而她本人则认为自己的决定“被他人曲解了”。

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