A woman who rescued a two-year-old boy who had been cast out by his own community for being a "witch-child" has been recognised in an international list of the most inspiring people of the year.
一名女子因为拯救了一名两岁的小男孩而成为感动全球年度人物，男孩被所在的社会群体当作“巫童”抛弃。
Anja Ringgren Lovén, a Danish care worker who adopted the young Nigerian boy back in February, beat the likes of Pope Francis and Barack Obama to top the list of 100 inspiring individuals compiled by German-language Ooom Magazine.
An image of Ms Lovén giving two-year-old Hope some water was shared around the world, and served to highlight the work she was doing to help orphan children in Nigeria.
Before he was rescued by Ms Lovén and her husband David, Hope had been cast out by his own family on the basis of rural superstition, forced to live on the street where he contracted a number of illnesses including worms.
Speaking today about the experience, she said: "He was the size of a little baby, my whole body froze."
"I became a mother myself 20 months ago and I was thinking of my own son when I saw the boy. For me it was clear at that moment that I would fight with all my strength for him to survive."
"Anja Ringgren Lovén is a beacon of hope and the most inspiring person of the year 2016," said Georg Kindel, OOOM's editor-in-chief, who led the jury that chose the list. "When she saw the starving child, she acted like a human being and became an inspiration for millions. Her sustained efforts to help the abandoned children of Nigeria gives us hope and encourages us to follow suit."
相关单词：orphan
orphan解释：n.孤儿；adj.无父母的
orphan例句：
He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。
相关单词：superstition
superstition解释：n.迷信，迷信行为
superstition例句：
It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.认为黑猫不吉祥是一种很普遍的迷信。
Superstition results from ignorance.迷信产生于无知。
相关单词：beacon
beacon解释：n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔
beacon例句：
The b
The only light over the deep black sea was the b
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