双语：没有比基尼的玛雅族选美大赛

　　没有比基尼的玛雅族选美大赛

　　All tradition, no bikinis for Mayan beauty queens

　　Pretty young women sashay across stage, thoughtfully answer questions and perform dances but the Rabin Ajaw pageant, which picks Guatemala's Maya Indian beauty queen, is no typical beauty contest.

　　在选美大赛上，人们看惯了参赛佳丽摇摆着穿过舞台，机智地回答提问，自信地展现才艺……然而，危地马拉近日举行的玛雅印地安人选美大赛绝非一场普通的选美赛。

　　Instead of bikinis and high heels, the 78 female contestants dress in traditional Mayan knee or calf-length skirts, headdresses and shawls embroidered with flowers and animals. Parading on a stage that was covered in pine needles, some contestants carried woven baskets or ceremonial candles from their home regions. Others bore corn stalks, carved gourds, fresh fish or a copy of the Popol Vuh, the Mayan holy book.

　　大赛上，人们看不见比基尼和高跟鞋，只见参赛选手身着传统的玛雅族及膝长裙，佩戴着绣满花朵和动物图案的头巾和披肩，走在铺满松针的舞台上。一些选手拎着手工编织的竹篮或捧着仪式上用的蜡烛，还一些选手则拿着玉米棒、雕花的葫芦、鲜鱼或是玛雅人的圣经《Popol vuh》。最后，选手将用家乡话进行演讲比赛。

　　During a four-day festival in the city of Coban that ended Sunday with a traditional feast of turkey leg soup and spicy chili, the girls gave speeches in their native languages for judges to select one Rabin Ajaw, or 'daughter of the king.'

　　危地马拉的科万市刚刚结束了为期4天的Rabin Ajaw节。在这个玛雅族传统节日上，人们要喝火鸡腿汤、吃红辣椒，年轻的女子还可以参加隆重的玛雅族选美大赛。

　　The judging is based on contestants' knowledge of Mayan culture and the beauty of their costumes. Some used the stage at the often solemn six-hour pageant to highlight racism against indigenous groups, which account for more than half of Guatemala's population but suffer the highest levels of poverty and have little access to political power.

　　选美大赛中，评委的评判基于选手对玛雅文化的了解和服装打扮的漂亮程度。最后，冠军得主将被称为“Rabin Ajaw”，即为“国王的女儿”。

　　This year's winner, Mariana Sales Jacinto, 21, spoke in her native Mam language about environmental damage caused by international companies that exploit resources on lands traditionally used for agriculture. Jacinto won $1,000 and a trip to south Florida to visit a community of Guatemalans in exile who left during country's civil war.

　　今年的冠军头衔被21岁的女孩马里亚纳摘得。马里亚纳的演讲内容是国际公司对耕地能源的开采所造成的环境破坏。马里亚纳也因此赢得了1000美元的奖金和前往美国弗罗里达州南部的一次旅行。