VOA双语新闻 - 阿赫蒂萨里荣获今年诺贝尔和平奖

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　　Norway's Nobel committee tapped former Finnish president and peace advocate Martti Ahtisaari as this year's peace laureate. The 71-year-old politician - and his distinguished¹ career.
挪威的诺贝尔奖委员会宣布前芬兰总统及和平事业倡导者马尔蒂.阿赫蒂萨里获得今年的诺贝尔和平奖。这位政治家现年71岁，为和平事业做了杰出的工作。
Norway's Nobel committee praised Martti Ahtisaari for his efforts to help secure peace in a number of conflict torn countries during his lengthy² career as U.N. diplomat³, Finnish president and later, peace activist⁴ with his organization, the Crisis Management Initiative.
挪威诺贝尔奖委员会赞扬马尔蒂.阿赫蒂萨里在漫长的职业生涯中，作为联合国外交官、芬兰总统、以及他后来组成的“危机管理倡议”组织的和平倡导人，在一些战乱国家协助确保实现和平。
Over the past 20 years, the Nobel statement said, Ahtisaari has played a prominent role in resolving serious and long-lasting conflicts in Namibia, Indonesia, Kosovo and Iraq - among other areas.
诺贝尔奖委员会的声明说，在过去20年里，阿赫蒂萨里为解决纳米比亚、印度尼西亚、科索沃和伊拉克等地旷日持久的严重冲突发挥了无与伦比的作用。
In an interview on Norwegian television, Ahtisaari cited peace talks in 1989-1990 in the southwestern African nation of Namibia as his greatest achievement. Those talks helped pave the way for Namibia's independence from south Africa.
阿赫蒂萨里在接受挪威电视台采访时说，1989年到1990年在非洲西南部国家纳米比亚的和平谈判是自己最大的成就。那些会谈帮助铺平了纳米比亚脱离南非统治、走向独立的道路。
Ahtisaari began his career as a school teacher before joining Finland's foreign ministry⁵. He served as a United Nations undersecretary and secretary of state for the Finnish foreign ministry before being elected president of Finland in 1994.
阿赫蒂萨里最初的职业是教师，随后他到芬兰外交部工作。他曾担任联合国副秘书长、芬兰外交部国务秘书，在1994年当选芬兰总统。
Ahtisaari founded the Crisis Management Initiative in 2000. The Helsinki-based non-profit organization provides solutions for ending conflicts around the world.
阿赫蒂萨里在2000年创建了“危机管理倡议”组织。这个非营利组织设在赫尔辛基，为结束世界各地的冲突提供解决途径。
Former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore⁶ won last year's Nobel peace prize along with the U.N. panel on climate change for their work on raising attention to the threat of global warming.
前美国副总统戈尔与联合国气候变化论坛小组一起赢得了去年的诺贝尔和平奖，因为他们让人们关注全球气候变暖形成的威胁。