The Life of Fatima
法蒂瑪：阿富汗女性的開路前鋒
Many of Fatima’s friends and family members weren’t pleased with her career choice. Only 19% of women in Afghanistan work outside their homes. Her family worried that working as a tour guide was too dangerous. Fatima admits that people have called her names and even thrown rocks at her for being an independent woman. Still, Fatima refuses to quit. She used the money that she earned to enter Herat University.
法蒂瑪很多的朋友和家人並不喜歡她選擇的職業。阿富汗只有百分之十九的女性出外工作。她的家人擔心她身為導遊的工作太危險。法蒂瑪承認有人曾經因為她是一位獨立的女性而辱罵她，甚至對她丟石頭。然而。法蒂瑪拒絕放棄。她用她賺到的薪水進入赫拉特大學就讀（編按：赫拉特大學位於阿富汗第三大城市赫拉特）。
生活必備字詞：
career n. 事業；職業生涯
call sb names 謾罵∕辱罵某人
Ben came home in tears because his classmate called him names at school.
independent a. 獨立的，自主的
本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見九月號。
