Ingrid Betancourt is a Colombian-French politician and formerly the world’s most famous hostage. She was kidnapped in 2002 by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) while campaigning to be president. Her six years in captivity in the Colombian jungle attracted media attention worldwide. She was rescued in July 2008 in a daring operation by Colombian security forces.
英格麗德·貝當古是哥倫比亞法國籍政治家，曾是全球享有聲譽的人質。2002年競選總統期間，他遭到“哥倫比亞革命武裝力量”綁架。她被監禁在哥倫比亞叢林，六年牢獄生活也讓她受到全球關注。2008年7月，哥安全部隊在一次行動中將她解救。
Betancourt was born in Colombia’s capital Bogota in 1961. Her mother was a politician and former Miss Colombia. Her father was also a politician and was high up in UNESCO. Ingrid attended elite schools in France, England and Colombia. After graduating, she married a fellow student and they had two children. Her diplomat husband meant she traveled constantly and lived in different countries.
1961年，貝當古出生在哥首都波哥大。母親是政治家，也是前哥倫比亞小姐。父親也是政治家，并任聯合國教科文組織高官。貝當古曾在法國、英格蘭以及哥倫比亞的精英學校上學。畢業后與同窗結婚，并育有兩子。由于丈夫是外交官，貝當古經常奔走，并在不同國家生活。
Her political career began in 1990. She distributed condoms to the poor in her election campaign. Her motto was she would be like a condom against corruption. She was elected to government in 1994 and launched her Green Oxygen Party. Four years later she became a Senator. In February 2002, she ignored government warnings and tried to campaign in FARC-held territory.
她于1990年開啟政治生涯。她在競選期間向貧苦民眾分發避孕套。她的格言是要像避孕套一樣打擊腐敗。1994年，貝當古當選眾議員，并創建“綠色氧氣”政黨。四年后當選參議員。2002年2月，她不顧政府警告，擅自在“FARC”占領區域舉行競選活動。
The FARC had no plan to kidnap Betancourt. She walked straight into their hands. She became the FARC’s most valuable hostage. Her 2,321 days in captivity were full of reports about her ill health and wretched living conditions. A video released in 2007 showed her looking desperately frail. Following her daring rescue, she received the Legion of Honour from French President Sarkozy.
“FARC”此前沒有綁架貝當古計劃。是她自己送上門來。她成為了“FARC”最有價值人質。在2321天的監禁生活中，浮現了大量有關健康惡化，生活狀況艱苦等新聞。2007年，一段錄像顯示她極度虛弱。營救行動后，她獲得了法總統薩科齊頒發的榮譽軍團勛章。
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