VOA常速英语2019--美国向伊朗施压促进女性平等

In October, for the first time in 40 years, Iranian women were allowed into a sports stadium to watch their national team play.

今年10月，伊朗女性40年来首次获准进入体育场观看本国国家队比赛。

They were permitted to witness the soccer match against Cambodia, after FIFA, the international federation¹ governing football, or soccer, pressured Iran to abide² by its commitment to allow women access to international games, in accordance with FIFA’s anti-discrimination rules.

此前，国际足联向伊朗施压，要求其遵守承诺，根据国际足联的反歧视规定，允许女性参加国际比赛。

Iran’s acquiescence³ came after worldwide outrage⁴ at the death of Sahar Khodayari, who has come to be known as “Blue Girl.” She was arrested in March trying to enter Azadi stadium in Tehran and reportedly faced a prison sentence of six months. In September she committed suicide by setting herself on fire outside the courthouse.

伊朗的默许是在全世界对后来被称为“蓝色女孩”的萨哈·霍达亚里之死感到愤怒之后。今年3月，她在试图进入德黑兰阿扎迪体育场时被捕，据报道，她将面临6个月的监禁。9月，她在法院外自焚自杀。

Speaking to reporters, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook praised FIFA for its strong response to Iran’s prohibition⁵ against women in stadiums, showing that when the international community pressures Iran, its behavior can change.

美国负责伊朗事务的特别代表布莱恩·胡克对国际足联对伊朗禁止妇女在体育场活动的强烈反应表示赞赏。他说，这表明，当国际社会向伊朗施加压力时，伊朗的行为可以改变。

“FIFA stood up to the regime and drove up the cost of them continuing to deny women from attending soccer games. . .Pressure works. It works with this regime.”

“国际足联奋起反抗当局，提高了他们继续拒绝女性参加足球比赛的成本……压力起作用了。它适用于这种体制。”

Observers have noted⁶ that the regime’s yielding to FIFA’s demand that Iranian women be allowed to watch international soccer matches is a small step on a long and difficult continuum of Iranian women obtaining their rights.

观察人士指出，伊朗政府屈从于国际足联的要求，允许伊朗妇女观看国际足球比赛，这是伊朗妇女获得权利的漫长而艰难的连续过程中的一小步。

Iranian women suffer discrimination in many areas, including in the legal, employment, and domestic realms, while their defenders⁷ are subject to judicial⁸ harassment⁹, intimidation¹⁰, and imprisonment¹¹.

伊朗妇女在许多领域受到歧视，包括在法律、就业和家庭领域，而她们的辩护人则受到司法骚扰、恐吓和监禁。

Special Representative Hook noted the leadership role played by women in recent demonstrations¹² in Iran:

特别代表胡克注意到女性在最近伊朗示威中发挥的领导作用：

“When you look at the energy, sort of the protest movement in Iran, it’s with the women around the compulsory¹³ hijab and also around the soccer.”

“当你看到伊朗的抗议运动的能量时，你会发现女性围着头巾，围着足球。”

He emphasized that the United States’ policy of economic and diplomatic pressure on the Iranian regime to induce it to change its behavior is aimed at Iran’s leaders’ pragmatic side, which, he said, “Occasionally they will put on display when they think that they’re at risk. We saw that with FIFA” after the organization pressured Iran.

他强调，美国向伊朗政权施加经济和外交压力，迫使其改变其行为的政策是针对伊朗领导人的务实方面，他说，“偶尔，当他们认为自己处于危险之中时，他们会表现出来。我们在国际足联向伊朗施压后看到了这一点。”

Special Representative Hook emphasized that a “big pillar” of what the United States is doing in its approach to Iran “is standing¹⁴ with the Iranian people.”

特别代表胡克强调，美国在处理伊朗问题上的“一大支柱”是“与伊朗人民站在一起”。

1 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

2 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

3 acquiescence   

n.默许；顺从

参考例句：

• The chief inclined his head in sign of acquiescence.首领点点头表示允许。
• This is due to his acquiescence.这是因为他的默许。

4 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

5 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

9 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。

10 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

11 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

12 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

13 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

14 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。