Malala Yousafzai

網址:https://www.malala.org/malalas-story

2012 Attacked for Going to School

On 9 October 2012, as Malala and her friends were travelling home from school, a masked gunman entered their school bus and asked for Malala by name. She was shot with a single bullet which went through her head, neck and shoulder. Two of her friends were also injured in the attack.

Malala survived the initial attack, but was in a critical condition. She was moved to Birmingham in the United Kingdom for treatment at a hospital that specialises in military injuries. She was not discharged until January, 2013 by which time she had been joined by her family in the UK.

The Taliban's attempt to kill Malala received worldwide condemnation and led to protests across Pakistan. In the weeks after the attack, over 2 million people signed a right to education petition, and the National Assembly swiftly ratified Pakistan's first Right To Free and Compulsory Education Bill.

Structure of the lead:

WHO: Malala Yousafzai.

WHAT: She was shot and injured.

WHEN: 9 October 2012.

WHERE: School bus.

WHY: not given.

HOW: She was shot by a masked gunman with a single bullet through her head.

Keywords:

initial (a.)最初的

discharged (a.)免除的

condemnation (n.)譴責的:定罪的

petition (n.)請求:申請

swiftly (a,)迅速的

ratified (v.)批准