Pakistan
AFP
October 12, 2013, 12:02 am TWN
October 12, 2013, 12:02 am TWN
In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour at a
sold-out public event, she also said winning Friday's Nobel Peace Prize would
be a “great honor.”
Asked about her conflicting dreams of becoming a doctor or a politician, and whether she would like to become premier, Malala said she wanted to help her homeland.
“I want to become a prime minister ofPakistan
“I think it's really good because through politics I can save my whole country,” she added.
“I can spend much of the budget on education and I can also concentrate on foreign affairs.”
Malala was shot in the head by the Pakistani Taliban on Oct. 9, 2012, for speaking out against them, demanding that girls have the right to go to school.
She was flown toBritain
The 16-year-old has written an autobiography, addressed the United Nations and set up the Malala Fund.
On Thursday, she won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize from the European parliament and has been tipped as a firm favorite for the Nobel Peace Prize.
“If I got the Nobel Peace Prize I think it would be such a great honor and more than I deserve,” she said.
“The Nobel Peace Prize would help me to begin this campaign for girls' education.”
The real prize, she said, would be to see every child, black or white, Christian or Muslim, boy or girl, go to school and “for that I will struggle and work hard.”
She paid tribute to previous Nobel laureates, including scientist Abdus Salam who in 1979 won the prize for physics —Pakistan
“Everyone who has got a Nobel prize, they deserve it but when I think of myself I think I have a lot to do,” she told Amanpour.
The Pakistani Taliban have threatened to try to assassinate her again and security was tight for her public event inNew York
“They can only shoot a body, they cannot shoot my dreams,” Malala said.
Her appearance coincided with the International Day of the Girl Child.
According to UNICEF, around one in three females in the developing world is forced to marry as a young teenager or child, making them more likely to leave school early.
Providing mothers with even just a primary education could save 1.7 million children from stunted growth and malnutrition each year, the United Nations says.
Asked about her conflicting dreams of becoming a doctor or a politician, and whether she would like to become premier, Malala said she wanted to help her homeland.
“I want to become a prime minister of
“I think it's really good because through politics I can save my whole country,” she added.
“I can spend much of the budget on education and I can also concentrate on foreign affairs.”
Malala was shot in the head by the Pakistani Taliban on Oct. 9, 2012, for speaking out against them, demanding that girls have the right to go to school.
She was flown to
The 16-year-old has written an autobiography, addressed the United Nations and set up the Malala Fund.
On Thursday, she won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize from the European parliament and has been tipped as a firm favorite for the Nobel Peace Prize.
“If I got the Nobel Peace Prize I think it would be such a great honor and more than I deserve,” she said.
“The Nobel Peace Prize would help me to begin this campaign for girls' education.”
The real prize, she said, would be to see every child, black or white, Christian or Muslim, boy or girl, go to school and “for that I will struggle and work hard.”
She paid tribute to previous Nobel laureates, including scientist Abdus Salam who in 1979 won the prize for physics —
“Everyone who has got a Nobel prize, they deserve it but when I think of myself I think I have a lot to do,” she told Amanpour.
The Pakistani Taliban have threatened to try to assassinate her again and security was tight for her public event in
“They can only shoot a body, they cannot shoot my dreams,” Malala said.
Her appearance coincided with the International Day of the Girl Child.
According to UNICEF, around one in three females in the developing world is forced to marry as a young teenager or child, making them more likely to leave school early.
Providing mothers with even just a primary education could save 1.7 million children from stunted growth and malnutrition each year, the United Nations says.
Structure of the Lead：
WHO-Malala Yousafzai
WHEN- Thursday
WHAT- she would
like to become prime minister of Pakistan
WHY-she wanted to “save” the Pakistan
WHERE- in New York
HOW-not given
Keywords：
1.
rights activist (n)人權維護主義者
2.
prime minister (n)總理；首相
3.
premier (n)總理；首相
4.
affair (n)事情；事件
5.
specialist (n)專家
6.
ambassador (n)大使；使節
7.
prestigious (adj.)有名望的
8.
parliament (n)國會；議會
9.
laureates (n) 得獎者
10.
assassinate (v)暗殺，對…行刺
11.
coincide with與…一致
12.
UNICEF (abbr.) 聯合國兒童基金會(= Nations International
Children's Emergence Fund)
13.
stunt (v)阻止；妨礙
14.
malnutrition (n)營養失調
I think that Malala is a brave girl, she even dreams of becoming a premier in her country, I believe she will change the world in the future.
回覆刪除I think that Malala is a very brave young girl that fight for education,even though got a shot,but she never give up.
回覆刪除In my opinion, I think Malala is a very brave girl, she wanted to become a prime minister of Pakistan and saved the Pakistan. The spirit of changing the world is worth emulating.
回覆刪除malala is a brave girl she just have a dream that want to go to school and bring education in her country that every people can have the some educate
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