《魅力》年度女性揭曉 米歇爾蕾哈娜登榜
Rihanna joined U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, British fashion designer Stella McCartney and nine others on Monday to be honored as "Women of the Year" .
The annual Women of the Year awards, published by Glamour Magazine for the past 20 years, pay tribute to women who have made major contributions to entertainment, business, sport, fashion, science and politics.
Barbados-born Rihanna, 21, whose hit songs include "Umbrella" and "Disturbia", joined the list after taking a public stand on domestic violence and urging other women to follow her lead after being beaten by her ex-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown.
Michelle Obama received an award of special recognition for bringing the importance of mentoring to the forefront.
"She has demonstrated a commitment to helping the next generation of girls expand their horizons by providing them with the information and inspiration to envision themselves as the leaders of tomorrow," the magazine said in a statement.
Tennis champion Serena Williams was honored for using her Serena Williams Foundation to give grants to U.S. college students and recently opening a secondary school in Kenya.
Susan Rice, the first female African-American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was praised for putting women's needs at the forefront of the American agenda at the U.N. while Maria Shriver, California's first lady, was credited for redefining her role into a platform for change and leadership for women.
The winners, featured in the December issue of Glamour magazine on newsstands from November 10, were picked by an advisory board made up of past honorees ranging from Jennifer Lopez to Nora Ephron to Katie Couric.
《魅力》雜誌評選的“年度傑出女性”於本週一揭曉，（女歌手）蕾哈娜、美國第一夫人米歇爾•奧巴馬和英國設計師斯特拉•麥卡特尼以及另外九位女性入選。
一年一度的“年度傑出女性獎”由《魅力》雜誌評選，至今已有二十年曆史，該獎旨在向那些在娛樂、經濟、體育、時尚、科學以及政治領域做出傑出貢獻的女性們致敬。
21歲的蕾哈娜在獲該獎之前，公開了自己遭前男友、歌手克里斯•布朗家庭暴力的細節，並呼籲其他有類似遭遇的女性像她一樣挺身而出。蕾哈娜出生在巴巴多斯，其熱門單曲包括《小雨傘》和《恐怖社區》。
米歇爾•奧巴馬因大力倡導女子教育的重要性而獲特別獎。
該雜誌在一份聲明中稱：“米歇爾致力於幫助年輕一代女性開拓眼界，爲她們提供信息及啓發，讓她們敢於把自己看作未來的領導者。”
網球冠軍塞雷娜•威廉姆斯（“小威”）同時登榜，她利用名下的塞雷娜•威廉姆斯基金資助美國大學生，並於最近在肯尼亞開辦了一所中學。
同時入選的還有美國曆史上首位出任駐聯合國代表的非裔女性蘇珊•賴斯，她將女性權益置於美國在聯合國議程的重要地位。美國加州第一夫人瑪利亞•施萊佛也躋身該榜，她重新定位了自己的角色，藉助自己的身份爲維護和爭取女性權益而努力。
2009“年度女性”在於11月10日上架的《魅力》雜誌12月刊上公佈，所有獲獎者由往屆“年度女性”組成的評審團評出，其中包括（女星）詹妮弗•洛佩茲、（好萊塢編劇兼導演）諾拉•伊弗龍和（著名主播）凱蒂•庫瑞克等。
Vocabulary:
pay tribute to：讚賞
domestic violence：acts of violence or abuse against a person living in one's household, esp. a member of one's immediate family（家庭暴力）
follow one's lead:效仿某人
honoree：a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments（領獎人）
