世界节假日博览 第89期:世界新闻自由日

 World Press Freedom Day is on May 3 every year. The U.N. General Assembly introduced it in 1993. The aim of the day is to raise awareness¹ of the importance of freedom of the press. It is also a reminder² to governments to respect the right to freedom of expression. This right is a key part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Many news organizations join forces to defend world media from attacks on their independence. The day is also a special time for journalists to pay tribute to colleagues who have lost their lives while reporting. UNESCO gives a special prize on this day to the person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to protecting or promoting press freedom.

每年的5月3日为世界新闻自由日。并由联合国大会于1993年发起。该节日的设立目的是提高人们对新闻自由的重视程度。提醒政府尊重言论自由权。它也是《世界人权宣言》的核心。许多新闻组织联合抵制攻击新闻自由行为。在世界新闻自由日，我们还要缅怀那些在报道中牺牲的记者。联合国教科文组织还为这天设立特别奖项，对向保护和发展新闻自由而做出杰出贡献的个人和组织表彰。

U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon spoke³ about the importance of a free media and of protecting journalists. He said: “A free, secure and independent media is one of the foundations of peace and democracy. Attacks on freedom of press are attacks against international law, against humanity, against freedom itself. I am therefore alarmed at the way journalists are increasingly being targeted around the world, and dismayed when such crimes are not thoroughly⁴ investigated and prosecuted⁵.” Mr. Ban called on all societies to “spare no effort in bringing to justice the perpetrators of attacks on journalists”. He also paid tribute “to all who work in difficult and dangerous conditions” to bring us the news.

联合国秘书长潘基文对新闻自由，以及保护记者的重要性发表讲话。他表示：“新闻的自由、安全和独立是保障和平民主的基石之一。违反新闻自由就是违反国际法，违反全人类，违反自由本身。在全球，记者遭袭事件屡见不鲜，这使我感到不安，案件调查不充分，不全面，违法者没有得到应有的惩罚，这使我感到吃惊。”潘基文向全社会发出呼吁，我们要不遗余力将罪犯绳之以法。”他还向那些不惧艰险，报道新闻的新闻记者致敬。

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

2 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

5 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。