[双语]还原一个真实的撒切尔夫人

　　玛格丽特·撒切尔(Margaret Thatcher，1925－2013)是英国*守党位女领袖，也是英国历史上位女首相，她连任三届，任期11年。若只以连续而单一的任期计算，则是自19世纪初叶利物浦伯爵以来任职时间*长的英国首相。2004年，在MORI的一个调查中，撒切尔的评价在20世纪英国首相中位列第四。

　　Margaret Hilda Thatcher was a British politician who was the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Conservative Party. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office。

　　A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism。

　　Thatcher became the first woman to serve as the opposition leader in the House of Commons. As party leader, Thatcher made history in May 1979, when she was appointed Britain''s first female prime minister。

　　Margaret Thatcher died on April 8, 2013, at the age of 87. Thatcher''s policies and actions continue to be debated by detractors and supporters alike, illustrating the indelible impression that she has left on Britain and nations worldwide。

　　If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing. 如果你一心为了讨喜，那你就要准备随时随地的屈就，并且你会一事无成。

　　I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph. 从政是因为有正邪之争，而我坚信邪不胜正。

　　If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman. 如果你需要信口开河、会说的人，得找个男人；如果你需要找具体做事儿的人，一定要找个女人！

　　Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope。凡是有不和的地方，我们要为和谐而努力；凡是有谬误的地方，我们要为真理而努力；凡是有疑虑的地方，我们要为信任而努力；凡是有绝望的地方，我们要为希望而努力。

　　Pennies don’t fall from heaven — they have to be earned here on Earth。钱不会从天上掉下来，必须脚踏实地去挣。

　　We want a society where people are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. This is what we mean by a moral society; not a society where the state is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the state。我们想要一个人民可以自由的选择、犯错、持有宽容及同情心的社会。这就是我们所谓的道德社会；不是一个国家要负所有责任，而没有人须要为国家负责的社会。

　　Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren''t。做大人物就像做淑女一样。如果你告诉人们你是，那就说明你不是。

　　Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country。了解持家难处的女性，较易明白治国之难处。

　　突破性别、阶层的重重阻碍，从一个食品杂货商的女儿变成英国历史上位女首相，这看上去只有在电影里才能出现的故事，却是撒切尔夫人的亲身经历。尽管人们对她的评价不一，但她一生的拼搏向上的精神却值得每一个人学习。

　　铁娘子：坚固柔情The Iron Lady (2011)

　　导演： 菲利达·劳埃德

　　主演： 梅丽尔·斯特里普 吉姆·布劳德本特 奥莉薇娅·柯尔曼

　　An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene。

　　影片重点聚焦1982年马岛战争期间撒切尔夫人度过的17天，这17天也是她整个政治生涯的转折点。马岛战争是1982年4月到6月间，英国和阿根廷为争夺福克兰群岛的主权而爆发的一场局部战争。这场战争以英国获胜而告终，撒切尔夫人的支持率也成倍增加，并在来年成功赢得了连任。