International Women's Day was born in 1908, a time of inequality, when 15,000 brave women marched in New York to demand shorter working hours, equal pay for men and women and the right to vote. It was a day of advocacy for women's rights and a loud signal to the world that women would no longer be silent.
国际妇女节诞生于1908年，那是到处充斥着不平等的年代。15000名勇敢的女性在纽约游行，要求缩短工时，实现男女同工同酬以及获得投票权。这是倡导为妇女权益而战的一天，也在向全世界发出的一个响亮的信号：妇女将不再沉默。
Let us listen to women's voices and convey the power of the radiant female spirit. May all women be undefined and live the way they want to live.
让我们倾听女性的声音，传递光彩熠熠的女性精神力量。愿所有女性都能不被定义，活出自己想要的模样。
I was born to be a mountain, not a stream, and I want to look down on the gullies of mediocrity from the top of the peaks. I was born to be a hero, not a grass, and I stand on the shoulders of great men to look down on humble cowards. (Zhang Guimei)
我生来就是高山而非溪流 ，我欲于群峰之巅俯视平庸的沟壑。我生来就是人杰而非草芥，我站在伟人之肩藐视卑微的懦夫。（张桂梅）
The way to raise girls is simple: don't hinder and deprive them of their innate ability to lift their own wings and fly. I have the courage to go my own way, to seek the truth, no matter how hard it is, and not to jump on that noisy fantasy wagon. (Zora Neale Hurston)
女孩的养育方法很简单：就是别去妨碍和剥夺她们与生俱来的、自己振翅高飞的能力。我有勇气走自己的路，去寻求真实，无论多么艰难，也不会跳上那辆喧闹的幻想马车。（佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿）
I sincerely hope that every daughter in the world will be able to embrace bigger and more limitless dreams. (Jo Nam-joo, "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982")
由衷期盼世上每一个女儿，都可以怀抱更远大、更无限的梦想。（赵南柱《82年生的金智英》）
Just because I am penniless, obscure, mediocre-looking, and skinny, do I have no soul and no heart? ...... My heart is as full as yours! ...... I do not speak to you according to custom, or convention, or even in flesh and blood, but my soul speaks to yours, as if we were both passing through the grave and standing at God's feet, equal to each other - as it was meant to be! (Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre")
难道就因为我一贫如洗、默默无闻、长相平庸、个子瘦小，就没有灵魂，没有心肠了？……我的心灵跟你一样充实！……我不是根据习俗、常规，甚至也不是以血肉之躯同你说话，而是我的灵魂同你的灵魂在对话，就仿佛我们两人穿过坟墓，站在上帝脚下，彼此平等——本来就如此！（夏洛蒂·勃朗特《简爱》）
Girl under the blue sky, in your slender right hand there is a seed of golden apples. No one can see it, but you know it burns your palm to the bone. It is your dream, your expectation! Girl, hold on to your right hand, don't ever let it fly away! Believe in your hand, believe that it will grow into a singing golden apple tree in your hand. (Bi Shu Min, "Hold Your Right Hand Tight")
蓝天下的女孩儿，在你纤细的右手里，有一粒金苹果的种子。所有人都看不见它，唯有你清楚地知道它将你的手心炙得发疼。那是你的梦想，你的期望！女孩，握紧你的右手，千万别让它飞走！相信自己的手，相信它会在你的手里，长成一棵会唱歌的金苹果树。（毕淑敏《握紧你的右手）
Women's Day is not Goddess Day, it's not Queen's Day, it's just Women's Day, there is no other title, it's a celebration of every woman in the world who is blossoming, and once again, Happy Women's Day to you and me.
妇女节不是女神节，不是女王节，只是妇女节，没有其他的称谓，这是庆祝每一个世上正在绽放的女性，再一次祝你我妇女节快乐。
Author: Zhao Xiuran
Date: March 12, 2024
