蕾哈娜被祖國巴巴多斯任命爲特別大使

Singer Rihanna has said she "couldn't be more proud" after being given a new ambassadorial role by the government of Barbados.

在被巴巴多斯政府授予一個新的大使職位之後，歌手蕾哈娜表示自己“非常自豪”。

The artist, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, was named "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" for her home country last Thursday.

這位藝人的全名是羅比恩·蕾哈娜·芬緹，上週四被她的祖國授予“特命全權大使”的頭銜。

The role involves promoting education, tourism and investment.

這個角色涉及促進教育、旅遊和投資方面的工作。

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said she was honoured to confer the title.

該國總理米婭·阿莫·莫特利表示，她很榮幸能夠爲蕾哈娜授予該頭銜。

"Rihanna has a deep love for this country and this is reflected in her philanthropy, especially in the areas of health and education. She also shows her patriotism in the way she gives back to this country and continues to treasure the island as her home," the prime minister said in a statement.

這位總理在一份聲明中表示：“蕾哈娜對這個國家深深的愛，體現在她的慈善事業中，特別是在健康和教育方面。她的愛國精神還體現在回饋祖國並繼續將這個島國作爲她的家的行動上。”

"She has also demonstrated, beyond her success as a pop icon, significant creative acumen and shrewdness in business. It is therefore fitting that we engage and empower her to play a more definitive role as we work to transform Barbados."

“除了作爲流行偶像獲得巨大成功之外，她還展示了巨大的創造力和敏銳的商業頭腦。因此，在我們努力改造巴巴多斯的過程中，我們應該讓她多加參與並賦予她更明確的使命。”

Rihanna is one of the best-selling singers of all time, with 250 million record sales globally. She has also enjoyed success as an actress and fashion designer, and launched a widely-praised makeup collection last year.

蕾哈娜是有史以來最賣座的歌手之一，全球唱片銷量達到2.5億。她還是一名女演員和時裝設計師，並於去年推出了受到廣泛讚譽的彩妝系列。

The singer was born in Saint Michael in Barbados, and grew up in the capital, Bridgetown. She lived there until her teen years when she was discovered by an American record producer, who helped her break into the US charts.

這位歌手出生於巴巴多斯的聖邁克爾，並在該國首都布里奇敦長大。她一直住在那裏，直到十幾歲時被一位美國唱片製作人發掘，並幫助她打入美國排行榜。

In a statement accepting her new role, the singer (who is now described as Ambassador Fenty by the Barbados government) said she "couldn't be more proud to take on such a prestigious title" in her home country.

在接受她的新角色的一份聲明中，這位歌手（現在被巴巴多斯政府稱爲芬緹大使）表示：“在她的祖國能夠取得這樣一個聲望很高的頭銜，她感到非常自豪”。

"Every Barbadian is going to have to play their role in this current effort, and I'm ready and excited to take on the responsibility. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Mottley and her team to re-imagine Barbados."

“每個巴巴多斯人必須在當前的努力中發揮自己的作用，我已經準備好承擔任務。我期待着與莫特利總理和她的團隊合作，重新打造巴巴多斯。”