报告称约1/3日本职业女性遭遇性骚扰

AS IT IS 2016-03-02 Third of Japanese Working Women Report Harassment¹ 报告称约1/3日本职业女性遭遇性骚扰

A Japanese government study reports almost one-third of women say they have been sexually harassed² at work.

The women said they had suffered from unwanted physical contact, insulting comments and other harassment.

It is the first government study of the sexual harassment of Japanese women at work. It was released Tuesday.

Researchers said more than 9,600 women employees answered questions by mail or online. They said 18 percent of the women who were asked to take part in the study agreed to do so.

29 percent of those who answered said they suffered sexual harassment at work.

54 percent of that group said their face, body or age was discussed.

40 percent said they suffered unwanted touching³.

38 percent were asked sexually related questions.

27 percent were asked to eat a meal together or go on a date.

Researchers said they also reported receiving many complaints from pregnant women who said they were bullied⁴ into quitting their jobs.

In many Japanese companies, women and men are treated differently. Gender⁵ roles remain traditional in Japan, observers say.

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harassment – n. the annoying or bothering (of someone) in a constant or repeated way

date – n. an occasion when two people who have or might have a romantic relationship do an activity together

bully⁶ – v. to cause (someone) to do something by making threats or insults or by using force (usually + into)

gender – n. the state of being male or female

1 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

2 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

3 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

4 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

6 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。