wén huà
文化
hái shì
还是
cán rěn
残忍
？
shì jiè
世界
rú hé
如何
jié shù
结束
nǚ xìng gē lǐ
女性割礼
Culture or Cruelty? How the World is Ending Female Genital Mutilation
zài在yī xiē一些guó jiā国家 ，nǚ hái女孩huì会jīng lì经历yī zhǒng一种jiào zuò叫做nǚ xìng gē lǐ女性割礼de的chuán tǒng传统 。
In some countries, girls undergo a tradition called female genital mutilation.
zhè zhǒng这种zuò fǎ做法huì会shāng hài伤害nǚ hái女孩de的shēn tǐ身体hé和xīn lǐ心理 ，méi yǒu没有rèn hé任何jiàn kāng健康hǎo chù好处 。
This practice harms girls' bodies and minds and has no health benefits.
hěn很duō多rén人yǐ wéi以为zhè zhǒng这种zuò fǎ做法zǎo jiù早就jié shù结束le了 ，dàn但xiàn zài现在hái yǒu还有hěn很duō多guó jiā国家zài在jìn xíng进行 。
Many people think this practice ended long ago, but it still happens in many countries today.
fēi zhōu非洲de的yī xiē一些guó jiā国家 ，bǐ rú比如suǒ mǎ lǐ索马里 、jǐ nèi yà几内亚hé和mǎ lǐ马里 ，nǚ xìng gē lǐ女性割礼fēi cháng非常pǔ biàn普遍 。
In some African countries, like Somalia, Guinea, and Mali, female genital mutilation is very common.
yà zhōu亚洲hé和zhōng dōng中东de的yī xiē一些dì fāng地方yě也yǒu有zhè zhǒng这种qíng kuàng情况 。
Some parts of Asia and the Middle East also have this practice.
hěn很duō多nǚ hái女孩zài在hěn很xiǎo小de的shí hòu时候jiù就bèi被gē lǐ割礼 ，yǒu有de的shèn zhì甚至hái还bù不dǒng懂fā shēng发生le了shén me什么 。
Many girls are mutilated at a very young age, some without even understanding what is happening.
suī rán虽然yǒu xiē有些guó jiā国家yǐ jīng已经jìn zhǐ禁止nǚ xìng gē lǐ女性割礼 ，dàn但yīn wèi因为chuán tǒng传统hé和shè huì社会yā lì压力 ，zhè zhǒng这种zuò fǎ做法hái还zài在jì xù继续 。
Although some countries have banned female genital mutilation, the practice continues due to tradition and social pressure.
nǚ xìng gē lǐ女性割礼huì会ràng让nǚ hái女孩gǎn dào感到téng tòng疼痛 ，hái还kě néng可能dài lái带来yī shēng一生de的jiàn kāng健康wèn tí问题 。
Female genital mutilation causes pain and can lead to lifelong health problems for girls.
hěn很duō多rén人hé和zǔ zhī组织zhèng zài正在nǔ lì努力ràng让zhè zhǒng这种zuò fǎ做法xiāo shī消失 ，yǒu xiē有些guó jiā国家yǐ jīng已经qǔ dé取得le了jìn bù进步 ，bǐ rú比如kěn ní yà肯尼亚hé和āi sāi é bǐ yà埃塞俄比亚 ，nǚ xìng gē lǐ女性割礼de的rén shù人数jiǎn shǎo减少le了 。
Many people and organizations are working hard to end this practice, and some countries have made progress, such as Kenya and Ethiopia, where the number of cases has decreased.
wǒ men我们yào要bǎo hù保护nǚ hái女孩de的jiàn kāng健康hé和quán lì权利 ，ràng让měi gè每个nǚ hái女孩dōu都néng能ān quán安全 、kuài lè快乐dì地chéng zhǎng成长 。
We must protect girls' health and rights so that every girl can grow up safe and happy.