访谈录 2013-10-08&10-10 道格拉斯探狱中儿子遭拒 为儿争人权

 A very public plea center stage at the Emmys by Michael Douglas, saying he wants to see his son. Cameron Douglas is behind bars right now for dealing¹ drugs, and his father used his Emmy win to speak out against the American prison system. ABC’s Cecelia Vega has the story. 

 

(And the only reason that I’m saying this) From one of the funniest acceptance speeches on stage, (You’re at the bottom or the top,) to one of the most personal moments back stage, Michael Douglas fresh up his best lead actor Emmy win for playing Liberace made a frustrated² plea to see his son Cameron, serving a 9.5-year federal prison sentence for drugs. 

 

Obviously at first, I was certainly disappointed with my son. But it reached a point now I’m very, very disappointed with the system.

 

At 34, Cameron is Douglas’ oldest child and has a long-running battle with addiction³. He’s serving time in Maryland for distribution and possession and he also pleaded guilty to possessing drugs while behind bars. Prison officials would not say whether Cameron is in solitary⁴ confinement⁵, and therefore not allowed family visits. But his famous father wouldn’t hold back at Sunday’s award show. 

 

He spent almost 2 years in solitary confinement and right now I’ve been told that I cannot see him for 2 years, it’s over a year now, and I’m questioning the system.

 

Hollywood watchers call it classic Michael Douglas, 

 

He really does want to see his son, he’s somebody who’s not shy about making known what he wants and hopefully pursuing that.

 

It’s not the first time the actor has talked publicly about what he considers to be an excessive sentence for a non-violent drug offender⁶; he also talked openly about it to Elizabeth Vargas earlier this year. 

 

You did say recently in an interview that you thought that he was getting punished a little bit because of his last name. 

 

He received the longest sentence in the history of the American penal⁷ system for having drugs that in prison. And his case was a minor⁸ slip, so we are trying to understand how they justified⁹ it. 

 

One father hoping to make a difference, (Hoping that I’ll be able to, they’ll allow me to see him soon.), a father with a very public stage. 

 

For good morning America, Cecilia Vega, ABC news, los Angeles.  

 

I do wish him the best. Cameron Douglas is due to be released from prison in 2018. 

 

[In reply to some people’s questions: 

Cheek kissing(in French called Bisous) is very common in Southern, Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean¹⁰, the Middle East and Latin America. It is not as common in English-speaking Canada and the United States, Asia and Northern Europe. However, there are some exceptions in North America, including ethnic¹¹ neighborhoods, such as Italian, French, or Hispanic neighborhoods, as well as Quebec, Louisiana and Miami.

贴面礼在南欧、中欧和东欧、地中海、中东、拉美都很普遍。在加拿大、美国、亚洲、北欧讲英文的国家则并不常见。但是，北美也有个别例外，比如意大利裔、法裔、西班牙裔等种族聚居区、魁北克（加拿大讲法语的省）、路易斯安那州、迈阿密（大量西班牙裔人种）等。

 

Depending on the local culture, cheek kissing may be considered appropriate among family members as well as friends and acquaintances: a man and a woman, two women, or two men. The last is socially accepted in many cultures where cheek kissing is prevalent, with exceptions, particularly in portions of Latin America.

按不同地域文化，贴面礼适用于家庭成员、朋友和熟人之间：男女之间、两女、两男之间均可。流行贴面礼的很多文化群体都接受男人之间行贴面礼，但也有例外，尤其是拉美的部分地区。]

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

4 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

5 confinement   

n.幽禁，拘留，监禁；分娩；限制，局限

参考例句：

• He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
• The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。

6 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

7 penal   

adj.刑罚的；刑法上的

参考例句：

• I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
• He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。

8 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

9 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

10 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

11 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。