听前想一想
“压迫、反抗”用英语怎么说?
因为疫情已经很久没有旅游了,只能在视频网站上过过眼瘾,直到看到这么一幕,让我又是震撼,又是心疼……
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被禁锢的脖子
泰国一个村落里有个风俗,女孩从五岁开始就要戴上笨重的铜圈,随着年龄增长不断叠加,最后加起来大约22斤。
Thailand /ˈtaɪlænd/ n. 泰国
cumbersome / ˈkʌmbəsəm / adj. 笨重的
The cumbersome collars made their necks unable to move.
那沉重的项圈让她们的脖子动弹不得。
她们余生只有三次机会摘下铜圈:结婚、分娩和死亡。
For the rest of their lives, they only have three chances to take off the copper rings: marriage, childbirth and death.
take off 取下
childbirth /ˈtʃʌɪl(d)bəːθ/ n. 分娩
长期固定的脖子脆弱至极,甚至无法支撑头颅,连仰望天空都是奢求。
Their long-term fixed necks are so fragile that can't even support their heads. It is a luxury for them to look up at the sky.
long-term /ˌlɒŋ ˈtɜːm/ adj. 长期的
fixed / fɪkst/ adj. 固定的
fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ adj. 脆弱的
被压迫的命运
很多好奇的人都想来亲眼看看这奇葩的风俗,这就为当地旅游业带来了巨大的利润。
tremendous /trəˈmendəs/ adj. 巨大的
profit /ˈprɒfɪt/ n. 利润
Making this money requires them to pay a tremendous price.
赚这些钱需要她们付出巨大的代价。
Profit drives them to take great risks.
利润驱使她们铤而走险。
这一族人本就是从缅甸逃难到泰国的难民,收入难以保证。
These people came to Thailand from Myanmar and became refugees, so their income could not be guaranteed.
refugee /ˌrefjuˈdʒiː/ n. 难民
guarantee /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ v. 确保
但只要穿上民族服饰、佩戴项圈,女人们每月就可以收到20元的额外补贴。
However, as long as they wear national costumes and the collars, women can receive extra 20 yuan every month.
as long as 只要
national costumes 民族服装
所以,她们就这样接受了自己的命运。
They accepted their fate.
被打破的牢笼
但哪里有压迫哪里就有反抗!有个叫马贾的当地女孩,第一个勇敢地取下了项圈。
when there is oppression, there will be resistance. A local girl named Ma Jia became the first one to take off the collars bravely.
oppression /əˈpreʃn/ n. 压迫
resistance /rɪˈzɪstəns/ n. 反抗
bravely /ˈbreɪvli/ adj. 勇敢地
她自学拍摄剪辑,将村子里的故事拍成了纪录片,想让更多人了解她们的困境。
She taught herself to shoot and edit videos, documented the story of their village, so that more people can know about their plight.
shoot / ʃuːt/ v. 拍摄
document /ˈdɒkjumənt/ v. 记录
plight /plaɪt/ n. 困境
妹妹也在她的影响下,直接拒绝了铜项圈和传统民族服饰。
And her younger sister, influenced by her spirit, directly rejected the copper collars and traditional national costumes.
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ n. 精神
reject /rɪˈdʒekt/ v. 拒绝,摒弃
尽管失去了一些收入,但她们觉得很自由,仿佛人生才刚刚开始。
Although lost some income, they felt free, as if their life had just begun.
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