VOA慢速英語：美國海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)女隊(duì)員創(chuàng)造歷史

Female US Marine Makes History

美國海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)女隊(duì)員創(chuàng)造歷史

The life story of Private First Class Maria Daume is very different from anyone else in the United States Marines.

美國海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)一等兵瑪麗亞·道默(Maria Daume)的人生故事跟其他人完全不同。

She was born in a prison in Siberia. Her parents died when she was two years old.

她出生在西伯利亞的監(jiān)獄里，她的父母在她兩歲時就去世了。

Two years later, she was adopted by Americans. They agreed to take Maria in and treat her as their own child. She moved to the United States, and was raised in New York.

兩年后她被美國人收養(yǎng)了，她們同意把瑪麗亞當(dāng)做自己的孩子。她搬到了美國，在紐約長大。

Last week, the 19-year-old Maria Daume made history. She completed special training at the Marine School of Infantry in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.‘

上個月，19歲的瑪麗亞創(chuàng)造了歷史。她在北卡羅來納州列尊營的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)步兵學(xué)校完成了特訓(xùn)。

Daume has done what many people said a woman would never do. She is the first female Marine to join the infantry through the traditional entry-level training process. The system was opened to women just six months ago.

道默完成了很多人認(rèn)為女性永遠(yuǎn)不會去做的事情。她是第一位通過傳統(tǒng)入門訓(xùn)練流程加入步兵的女性海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)員。該系統(tǒng)在6個月前剛對女性開放。

Daume told VOA she knows what she did was historic.

道默對美國之音表示，她知道她的所作所為是歷史性的。

"I like to prove people wrong and just because you are a female doesn't mean you can't do what a male can do."

她說： “我想證明那些人是錯的。你是女性，但這并不意味著你因此就做不了男性能做的事。”

The Mortar Marine class that she completed is one of the most difficult in the Marines. And Marine officials say it is becoming even more difficult.

她完成的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)迫擊炮課程是海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)最難的課程之一。海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)官員表示，該訓(xùn)練甚至變得更難。

Marine Sargent Matthew Schneider was one of Daume's instructors. He says Daume was a good student.

海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)中士馬修·施耐德(Matthew Schneider)是道默的教官之一。他說道默是名好學(xué)生。

"She was right at the top of the pack."

“她是群中的領(lǐng)頭者。”

To pass the training, Daume climbed a 142 centimeter-high wall while carrying all of her equipment. She had to lift a 36 kilogram MK19 heavy machine gun above her head. And she had to complete other gun exercises and skill tests.

為了通過訓(xùn)練，道默在攜帶所有裝備的同時爬上142厘米高的墻。她必須將36公斤的MK19重機(jī)槍舉過頭頂。她還必須完成其它槍支訓(xùn)練和技能測試。

The completion of Daume's training came at the same time as a scandal has hit the U.S. Marine Corps.

道默完成訓(xùn)練的同一時間，海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)遭遇了丑聞打擊。

A private Facebook group called "Marines United" has been linked to photographs of military women on social media. The photos show the women wearing little or no clothing.

一個名為”海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)聯(lián)盟”的私人臉書群跟社交媒體上的女兵照片存在關(guān)聯(lián)。這些照片展示了穿的很少甚至沒穿衣服的女兵。

Tens of thousands of Marines and retired Marines reportedly belonged to the Facebook group. Their posts often had sexist, derogatory comments. Some even talked about rape and molestation.

據(jù)報道有數(shù)千名現(xiàn)役和退役的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)員屬于這個Facebook群。他們的帖子通常有性別歧視、貶損的評論。有人甚至談到了強(qiáng)奸和騷擾。

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has launched an investigation, which has reportedly spread to other U.S. military services.

海軍刑事調(diào)查處已經(jīng)展開調(diào)查。據(jù)報道這項(xiàng)調(diào)查已經(jīng)擴(kuò)大到美國其它軍事部門。

General Robert Neller is the Commandant of the Marine Corps. He told members of Congress this month that he was shocked and angered when he heard about the Facebook group. He said some members of the group appeared to "have forgotten that every member of our team is an equal and valued member of our Corps."

羅伯特·內(nèi)勒上將是海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)的司令。他這個月對國會議員表示，當(dāng)他聽說這個Facebook群的時候他很震驚和憤怒。他說，該群的一些成員似乎忘了，我們團(tuán)隊(duì)中的每名成員都是平等和珍貴的。

"How much more do the females of our Corps have to do to be accepted? We all have to commit to getting rid of this perversion to our culture. Enough is enough!"

內(nèi)勒將軍說：“海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)的女隊(duì)員們還要再付出多少努力才能被接受?我們都必須擺脫這種對我們文化的扭曲。實(shí)在是夠了。”

Experts hope Private First Class Daume's success will persuade more women to join the Marines despite the scandal.

盡管發(fā)生了這件丑聞，專家希望一等兵道默的成功將能說服更多女性加入海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)。

Katherine Kidder is with the Military, Veterans and Society Program of the Center for a New American Security.

凱瑟琳·基德(Katherine Kidder)就職于新美國安全中心的軍事、退伍和社會項(xiàng)目。

"This may be the way to bridge the gap and bring more women into the infantry, and therefore make them feel like colleagues with their infantry counterparts."

“也許這就是搭建橋梁跨越鴻溝的方式，讓更多女性加入步兵，這樣，她們跟其他步兵在一起的時候，感覺就像是同事一樣。”

The U.S. Marines now have four women serving in the infantry. Three are based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

美國海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)現(xiàn)在有四名女性在步兵服役，其中三名隸屬于北卡羅來納州的列尊營。

Daume and four Marines who completed their infantry training at the same time are now based at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, California.

道默和同期完成步兵訓(xùn)練的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)員目前隸屬于加州圣地亞哥附近的彭德爾頓營。

I'm Dorothy Gundy.

多蘿西·甘地報道。