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There's no limit to the number of times a person or organization can be nominated.
個人和組織沒有被提名的次數限制。
In fact, Jane Addams, recognized as the founder of social work in the United States, was nominated 91 times before finally being awarded the prize.
事實上，簡·亞當斯作為美國社會服務的奠基人在被提名了91次后才終于被授予了該獎項。
The absence of a laureate can also be symbolic.
獲獎者的缺席也具有象征意義。
The 1948 decision not to award the prize following the death of Mahatma Gandhi has been interpreted as an attempt to respectfully honor the so-called missing laureate.
在圣雄甘地死后的1948年，和平獎沒有頒布，這被認為是向所謂空缺獲獎人表達敬意。
As with the other Nobel Prizes, the Peace Prize can't be awarded posthumously.
和其它的諾貝爾獎項一樣，和平獎不能授予已逝之人。
The secret selection process takes almost a year, and is carried out by the five appointed members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee who are forbidden from having any official political function in Norway.
保密選舉的進程幾乎要花一年的時間，由五人組成的挪威諾貝爾委員會來負責評選，他們被禁止在挪威擔任任何官方政治工作。
Starting with a large pool of nominations, exceeding 300 in recent years, they access each candidate's work and create a short list.
從一大堆提名開始，近些年來甚至超過300名，他們尋訪每個候選人的作為并確立最終候選人名單。
Finally, the chairman of the Nobel Committee publicly announces the laureate in October.
最終，諾貝爾委員會的主席將于10月公開宣布獲獎者名單。
The awards ceremony takes place on December 10th, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
授獎儀式將在十二月十日舉行，也就是阿弗雷德·諾貝爾的逝世紀念日。
The prize itself includes a gold medal inscribed with the Latin words, "Pro pace et fraternitate gentium," or "For the peace and brotherhood of men," as well as a diploma and a large cash prize.
獎項包括一塊刻著拉丁文“ Pro pace et fraternizzate pentium”，也就是“為了和平與人類的兄弟情誼”的金牌，還有獲獎證書和一大筆獎金。
Recently, it's been 8 million Swedish kronor, or roughly a million US dollars, which is split in the case of multiple laureates.
最近它已經達到800萬瑞典克朗之多，約合100萬美元，在多個獲獎者共獲一獎的情況下，這些錢會被平分。
And while laureates can use the prize money as they choose, in recent years, many have donated it to humanitarian or social causes.
盡管獲獎者可以隨意支配獎金，但近年來，許多人都將它捐獻給了人道主義或社會事業。
For many years, the Nobel Peace Prize was predominately awarded to European and North American men.
許多年來，諾貝爾和平獎絕大多數都被頒發給了歐洲人和北美人。
But in recent years, significant changes have been taking place, making the prize more global than ever.
但是近年來發生了巨大的改變，讓此獎變得不同以往的國際化了。
23 organizations and 103 individuals, that's 87 men and 16 women, have made up the 126 Nobel Peace Prize laureates in history.
23個組織和103位個人（其中包括87位男性、16位女性），構成了史上126名諾貝爾和平獎獲獎者。
They include Desmond Tutu for his nonviolent campaign against apartheid in South Africa,
他們中包括在南非用非暴力活動抵抗種族歧視的德斯蒙德·圖圖，
Jody Williams for her campaign to ban and clear anti-personnel mines,
進行取締和清除反人類地雷活動的喬迪·威廉姆斯，
Rigoberta Menchu Tum for her work for social justice and reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples,
在對土著人民權利尊重的前提下致力于社會公正和調和工作的里戈韋塔·門楚·圖姆。
Martti Ahtisaari for his efforts to resolve international conflicts in Namibia, Kosovo, and Indonesia, and Aung San Suu Kyi for her nonviolent struggle for democracy and human rights in Myanmar.
化解納米比亞、科索沃和印度尼西亞國際沖突的馬爾蒂·阿赫蒂薩里，還有在緬甸為民主和人權做非暴力斗爭的昂山素季。
They're just a few examples of the people who have inspired us, challenged us, and demonstrated through their actions that there are many paths to peace.
他們只是激勵我們、鞭策我們的一小部分例子，用行動證明了通往和平的道路有很多很多。
