Benin's 'Woman King' in Movies, Real Life

The Woman King is an African story told in the form of a Hollywood historical movie.

《女王长剑》是一个以好莱坞历史片形式讲述的非洲故事。

The movie has won praise for its acting, directing, and for dealing with the idea of female political power.

这部电影因其表演、导演以及对女性政治权力这一主题的探讨而广受赞誉。

In the movie, women, led by General Nanisca, fight a war that men cannot.

在电影中，由纳尼斯卡将军率领的女性打了一场男人打不了的仗。

The film takes place in the 1800s in the Kingdom of Dahomey.

影片的故事发生在19世纪的达荷美王国。

Today the same area is known as Abomey.

如今，同一地区被称为阿波美。

Nan Zognidi is the present-day queen mother of Abomey.

南·佐尼迪是阿波美现任的太后。

She said she teaches young people the same values that the female warriors did: Girls are equal to boys.

她说，她向年轻人传授和女战士们一样的价值观：女孩与男孩是平等的。

Girls are as able and competent as boys.

女孩和男孩一样能干、一样有能力。

"They have the same abilities and the same competencies as boys," she said.

她说：“她们和男孩有同样的能力、同样的本领。”

Zognidi's position of queen mother is fully ceremonial.

佐尼迪的太后身份完全是礼仪性的。

It helps bring foreign visitors to the area.

它有助于吸引外国游客来到这一地区。

But before she became queen mother, Zognidi was a women's rights activist.

但在成为太后之前，佐尼迪是一名女权活动人士。

Now, she runs a program to teach girls trades that support financial independence.

现在，她主持一个项目，教女孩们学习有助于经济独立的手艺。

She teaches the history and culture of Benin.

她教授贝宁的历史和文化。

She also teaches leadership to young people.

她还向年轻人传授领导力。

She said the queen mother taught her how to work on political activities for women's empowerment.

她说，太后教会了她如何为提升女性地位开展政治活动。

In the city of Cotonou, a statue of one of Abomey's female warriors was first shown earlier this year.

今年早些时候，阿波美一位女战士的雕像在科托努市首次亮相。

The United Nations has said Africa needs more of the examples set by the female warriors of Abomey.

联合国表示，非洲需要更多像阿波美女战士那样的榜样。

That statement comes from U.N.

这一说法来自U.N.

Women, an arm of the United Nations dedicated to female empowerment.

Women（联合国妇女署），这是联合国专门致力于增强女性权能的机构。

She noted that, in Africa, women make up 25 percent of the elected assembly.

她指出，在非洲，女性占民选议会议员的百分之二十五。

That number is less than the 30 percent target set by the U.N. in 1995.

这一数字低于联合国1995年设定的百分之三十的目标。

And it is below the 50 percent that many consider the final goal.

也低于许多人视为最终目标的百分之五十。

Marion Ogeto is a human rights lawyer who works with Equality Now, a non-profit group that advocates female empowerment.

玛丽恩·奥盖托是一名人权律师，与倡导女性赋权的非营利组织“平等就是现在”合作。

She said the female warriors of Abomey are inspiring.

她说，阿波美的女战士们鼓舞人心。

"This community was way ahead of its time by advocating for an army that is all and only women,” said Ogeto.

“这个群体提倡一支全部由女性组成的军队，远远走在了时代前面，”奥盖托说。

The queen mother, Zognidi, thinks the most important lesson Abomey's warriors teach is that "everything that men can do, women can do today.

太后佐尼迪认为，阿波美女战士给人的最重要的启示是：“男人能做的一切，如今女人也都能做。

We can't say that women are weak, it is wrong."

我们不能说女人软弱，这是错误的。”

Women, she said, are as strong as men.

她说，女性和男性一样强大。