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World’s First “First Baby” Causes Stir at UN Summit

總理帶女兒參加聯合國大會

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World’s First “First Baby” Causes Stir at UN Summit
帶著孩子去工作
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made history when she became the first female leader to attend a UN assembly meeting together with her newborn baby.
紐西蘭總理阿爾登成為史上第一位帶著新生兒一同參加聯合國大會的女性領袖,締造了歷史新頁。
make history 創造歷史、名留青史
Ardern was photographed playing with her three-month-old before giving a speech at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit.
阿爾登與她的女兒一同現身聯合國大會現場,在曼德拉和平高峰會發表演說前,被捕捉到和三個月大的女兒妮芙一起玩的畫面。
summit(n.)高峰會;峰會
The prime minister gave birth to Neve Te Aroha on June 21 and has since returned to work after taking six weeks’ maternity leave.
阿爾登於今年6月21日誕下妮芙,休了6週的產假後重返工作崗位。
maternity leave產假
As she is breastfeeding the baby, Neve has to accompany her on the six-day trip.
因為妮芙仍須喝母奶,所以阿爾登必須帶著她同行,參加這趟為期六天的聯合國大會之旅。
breastfeed(v.)餵母乳accompany(v.)陪伴某人去……
Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford, a TV presenter who chose to leave work to take care of Neve, was also at the meeting.
阿爾登的丈夫蓋福德原是電視節目主持人,選擇辭職照顧妮芙,也參加了會議。
presenter(n.)主持人
He uploaded to Instagram a picture of Neve’s UN security pass, bearing the title “first baby”.
他上傳了一張妮芙聯合國識別證的照片到IG上,標題為「第一寶寶」。
bearing…=which bears…上面寫著…
He added, “I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside the UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. Great yarn for her 21st (birthday).”
他補充道,「我希望我能捕捉到昨天在聯合國日本代表團的驚訝表情,他們在換尿布換到一半時走進會議室,女兒21歲生日的時候,我們可以告訴她這個有趣的故事。」
I wish I could have V.pp 與過去事實相反的假設startle(v.)使大吃一驚、使嚇一跳startled(adj.)大吃一驚的delegation(n.)代表團in the middle of ~在...當中、正忙於nappy(n.)(英)尿布diaper(n.)(美)尿布yarn(n.)(非正式)故事=story
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Ardern outlined the exceptional circumstances that allow her to juggle her career with raising a child, emphasizing that she was not the gold standard for all working mothers.
在週日接受記者訪問時,阿爾登提到了允許她兼顧職涯和養育孩子的特殊情況,強調她不是所有在職母親的表率。
outline(v.)略述;概括exceptional(adj.)例外的、異常的、特殊的=unusual=uncommonjuggle(v.)玩雜耍、同時應付或兼顧gold standard金本位制、表率
“I have the ability to take my child to work, there’s not many places you can do that. If I can do one thing, and that is change the way we think about these things, then I will be pleased we have achieved something.”
「我能帶我的孩子去工作,但不是每份工作都可以這樣。如果我能做到一件事,那就是改變了我們的思維模式,那麼我會很高興我們已經取得了成就。」
achieve(v.)達成

📚 重點單字片語

cause a stir
引起騷動
make history
創造歷史、名留青史
summit(n.)
高峰會;峰會
maternity leave
產假
breastfeed(v.)
餵母乳
accompany(v.)
陪伴某人去……
presenter(n.)
主持人
bearing…=which bears…
上面寫著…
I wish I could have V.pp
與過去事實相反的假設
startle(v.)
使大吃一驚、使嚇一跳
startled(adj.)
大吃一驚的
delegation(n.)
代表團
in the middle of ~
在...當中、正忙於
nappy(n.)(
英)尿布
diaper(n.)(
美)尿布
yarn(n.)(
非正式)故事=story
outline(v.)
略述;概括
exceptional(adj.)
例外的、異常的、特殊的=unusual=uncommon
juggle(v.)
玩雜耍、同時應付或兼顧
gold standard
金本位制、表率
achieve(v.)
達成
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