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下文節錄自香港《文匯報》2015年12月13日報道：「中東國家沙特阿拉伯12月12日首次容許女性參選地方議會和參與投票。電召車程式Uber與當地女權團體阿爾納達婦女慈善協會合作，免費接送婦女到票站投票。
已故沙特國王阿卜杜拉在位期間，決定容許女性參與選舉。今次共有6,917名參選人，競逐全國284個地方議會的席位，其中979人是女性，女選民人數逾13萬，佔總選民人數不足10%。協會主席阿爾圖爾基表示，沙特仍禁止婦女親自駕車，公共運輸服務有限，加上顧慮乘搭的士的安全問題，使Uber成為沙特婦女外出的熱門交通選擇。她感謝Uber配合，稱其行動與協會爭取女權的方針一致，有助提高女性投票率。
協會這次服務，是爭取兩性平權行動一部分，此外還讓120名女性在街頭、社交媒體、告示板、電視和電台宣傳，呼籲婦女登記為選民。 外界認為，沙特容許女性參選及投票，只是達到兩性平權的一小步。沙特除禁止女性駕車外，還要求女性需由男性監護人陪同，方能外出、結婚、工作、就讀高等院校，甚至接受部分醫療檢查。 」
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「中東國家沙特阿拉伯12月12日首次容許女性參選地方議會和參與投票。電召車程式Uber與當地女權團體阿爾納達婦女慈善協會合作，免費接送婦女到票站投票。 已故沙特國王阿卜杜拉在位期間，決定容許女性參與選舉，今次共有6,917名參選人，競逐全國284個地方議會的席位，其中979人是女性，女選民人數逾13萬，佔總選民人數不足10%」： 「沙特阿拉伯」是Saudi Arabia；「地方議會」是local/ municipal council；「投票」可以cast a vote/ ballot表達；「阿爾納達婦女慈善協會」是Al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women；「票站」是polling station/ center；「阿卜杜拉」是Abdullah。
「協會主席阿爾圖爾基表示，沙特仍禁止婦女親自駕車，公共運輸服務有限，加上顧慮乘搭的士的安全問題，使Uber成為沙特婦女外出的熱門交通選擇。她感謝Uber配合，稱其行動與協會爭取女權的方針一致，有助提高女性投票率」：「公共運輸」是public transport；「方針」可以course或tenet表示；「一致」可表達為in line with；「投票率」是voter turnout/ participation。
「協會這次服務，是爭取兩性平權行動一部分，此外還讓120名女性在街頭、社交媒體、告示板、電視和電台宣傳，呼籲婦女登記為選民。 外界認為，沙特容許女性參選及投票，只是達到兩性平權的一小步。沙特除禁止女性駕車外，還要求女性需由男性監護人陪同，方能外出、結婚、工作、就讀高等院校，甚至接受部分醫療檢查 」：「兩性平權」是gender equality；「行動」可以campaign表示；「社交媒體」是social media；「告示板」可用billboard；「登記」可用register。
Saudi women cast first votes, and transport's free
因此全段可英譯如下：The Middle East country Saudi Arabia allowed women to run and vote in the municipal council elections on December 12 last year. The taxi-hailing app Uber worked with a local women's empowerment group, Al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women, to give women free lifts to polling stations to cast ballots.
The previous monarch King Abdullah had decided to allow women to take part in elections during his reign. This time, among the 6,917 registered candidates who were running for office of the 284 local councils, 979 were women. There were over 130,000 female voters, making up less than 10% of the voting pool. Women are still barred from driving, and there are limited public transport services and the safety concern of taking taxi. All these, Al-Nahda's chairperson Rasha Al-Turki explained, had made Uber the primary option for women. She thanked Uber for its cooperation and approved of its free ride offers that were in line with the course of the association to fight for women's rights and that could help boost female voter turnout.
The coalition with Uber was part of Al-Nahda's campaign for gender equality. It also had had around 120 women urge females to register to be voters on streets, social media, billboards, television and radio. Critics believe allowing women to stand for election and voting was only a small step toward gender equality in the country. Apart from banning women from driving, the kingdom requires male custody for them on traveling, marrying, working, receiving higher education, even certain medical checks.■龐嘉儀
Q&A
1. 除了taxi，「的士」還可表達為c__？
2. 沙特阿拉伯信奉什麽宗教？
3. 「女權主義」的英文是？
Answers
1. Cab
2. Islam（伊斯蘭教）
3. Feminism
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