Raz-M Mother Teresa : Mother to Many
Mother Teresa
(Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910-97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India 特蕾莎修女
ceremony
(a set of) formal acts, often fixed and traditional, performed on important social or religious occasions 典禮;儀式
monastery
a building in which monks live and worship 修道院;寺院;隱修院
convent
a building in which nuns (= members of a female religious order) live 女修道院
Senegal
a country in west Africa 塞內加爾
nun
a member of a female religious group that lives in a convent 修女
missionary
a person who has been sent to a foreign country to teach their religion to the people who live there 傳教士 She was also interested in missionaries who worked with poor or needy people on behalf of the church
vow
a serious promise or decision 誓言;誓約 Nuns are women who take vows committing their lives to their religion
charity
a system of giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home, or any organization that has the purpose of providing money or helping in this way 慈善事業;慈善組織,慈善機構
slum
a very poor and crowded area, especially of a city(尤指城市中的)貧民窟,棚戶區
commitment
a willingness to give your time and energy to something that you believe in, or a promise or firm decision to do something 忠誠;投入;奉獻;承諾,保證,諾言 To show their commitment to God
yearly
every year or once every year 每年(的);一年一次(的)The award is given yearly to people who work to promote peace or better the lives of others
injured
hurt or physically harmed 受傷的 A Catholic nun nurses an injured girl
Nobel Peace Prize
one of the five Nobel Prizes created by the Norwegian industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature 諾貝爾獎
needy
poor and not having enough food, clothes 貧窮的,缺乏生活必需品的
Jain
relating to Jainism 耆那教 A jain nun prays at the foot of a statue in India
Roman Catholic
relating to the Roman Catholic Church 天主教徒/天主教的
on behalf of somebody
representing 代表(某人);作為(某人)的代表;代替(某人) instead of someone, or as their representative
inspiration
someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something 給人以靈感的人(或物)Her kindness was an inspiration to Agnes who wanted to help people
Buddhist
someone who believes in Buddhism 佛教徒
saint
someone who is given the title 'saint' by the Christian Church after they have died, because they have been very good or holy (基督教教會,尤指天主教教會正式追封的)聖徒,聖者;聖徒頭銜 Pope Francis declared her a saint
meditation
the act of giving your attention to only one thing, either as a religious activity or as a way of becoming calm and relaxed 沉思,冥想 Others spend their lives in a form of prayer called meditation
religion
the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship 宗教信仰;宗教
Calcutta
the former name of Kolkata, a city and port in eastern India on the Hooghly River and capital of West Bengal state 加爾各答
Myanmar
the official name of Burma , a country in Southeast Asia 緬甸
principal
the person in charge of a school(中小學或學院的)校長
declare
to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially 宣佈;聲明;公佈
promote
to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something 促進;促銷,推銷;推廣
ease
to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful 減輕;減低;緩解 She received the award because she had eased great suffering for so many
extraordinary
very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange 非凡的;特別的;意想不到的;令人驚奇的
Do ordinary things with extraordinary love
以大爱做小事