伸張原住民正義
Last week, Harper Nielson, an elementary school student from Brisbane, Australia, was given detention for refusing to stand while the National Anthem was being played in a school assembly.
上週，澳洲布里斯本有一位小學生哈普尼爾森，拒絕在唱國歌時立正站好，被留校查看。
detention(n.)留校察看assembly(n.)集會
Harper, 9, refused to stand for “Advance Australia Fair” when it was played during assembly at Kenmore South State School, out of respect for the country’s indigenous peoples, who she feels are not represented in the song.
9歲的哈普在肯莫爾南州立學校集會期間拒絕在澳洲國歌「前進澳洲美之國」播放時起立，因為她認為國歌不尊重澳洲原住民。
out of~因為respect(n.)尊重indigenous(adj.)原住民的=native=aboriginal
“When it says Advance Australia Fair, it means advance white people,” she told a reporter. “And when it says we are young, it completely disregards the Aboriginal Australians who were here before us for 50,000 years.”
哈普告訴記者，前進澳洲美之國歌詞中「前進」指的是白人前進，而另一句歌詞「我們很年輕」，一點也不尊重早在白人抵達澳洲前，就已經在這片土地上生活5萬年的澳洲原住民。
disregard(v.)忽視;忽略Aboriginal Australians 澳洲原住民
When the third-grade student was asked if she would like to leave the school hall while the anthem was being played, she refused to do so.
當哈普被問她是否願意在播放國歌時離開學校禮堂時，她拒絕這麼做。
The school then gave her detention, and allegedly ordered her to write an apology or be suspended.
學校隨後將她留校察看，並據稱命令她寫悔過書，不然就將她停學。
allegedly(adv.)據稱;據說=reportedlysuspend(v.)停學
Despite the school’s opposition, her parents remained by her side.
儘管學校反對，她的父母仍留在她身邊。
despite(prep.)儘管=in spite of~opposition(n.)反對
“I think she’s a very brave young person who is really showing what you can achieve by taking a stand in something that you believe is right,” said her father.
哈普的父親說：「我認為她是一個非常勇敢的年輕人，堅持自己認為對的事情。」
take a stand 採取堅定的立場
But the 9-year-old has also been the target of harsh criticism from many of Australia’s right-wing politicians.
但這位9歲的小孩也成為澳洲許多右翼政客嚴厲批評的目標。
harsh(adj.)嚴厲的;嚴苛的right-wing右派的
Jarrod Bleijie called her a “political pawn” and a “brat”, while Queensland senator Pauline Hanson, who has a history of supporting racially prejudiced legislation, called her “divisive”.
國會議員布萊希稱她為「被人利用的一顆政治棋子」和「調皮蛋」，而支持種族偏見法案的昆士蘭參議員漢森稱她「引起社會分裂」。
pawn(n.)棋子brat(n.)調皮的小孩racially prejudiced有種族偏見的legislation(n.)法律;立法divisive(adj.)引起爭議的;引起分裂的
However, Harper seems undeterred from standing up for what she believes in, saying that she is excited that her protest has made an impact on her community.
然而，哈珀似乎並沒有因為堅持自己的信仰而動搖，並表示她很高興她的抗議為社會帶來正面影響。
undeterred(adj.)未受阻的、不受影響的deter(v.)阻礙;阻撓make an impact~對…產生影響;對…造成衝擊
“No matter how small you are, you can do big things,” she said.
她說：「無論你年紀有麼小，都可以做成大事」。