印度旅游部長馬赫什(shen)·沙(sha)瑪（圖片來源：路透(tou)社）

　　India's tourism minister is furiously backpedaling after suggesting that women who visit India shouldn't wear skirts for their own safety.

　　印度旅(lv)游部長日前建議前往印度的(de)女(nv)性為了自身安全不要穿裙子，但是(shi)他隨后連忙澄(cheng)清。

　　Mahesh Sharma made the comments over the weekend while promoting a welcome kit that will be handed out to tourists when they arrive in India.

　　上周末，馬赫(he)什·沙瑪在宣傳入境游客將會拿到的歡迎(ying)禮(li)包時做(zuo)出“不要穿裙(qun)子”的評論。

　　"There's a card in there listing the do's and don'ts. Basic things like, 'Don't go out at night alone.' 'Don't wear skirts.'"

　　“歡迎禮包里有(you)一張卡片(pian)，上面列了注意事(shi)項。基本的提醒(xing)有(you)：‘晚上不要(yao)單(dan)獨外出’、‘不要(yao)穿(chuan)裙(qun)子’。”

　　The outrage was immediate. And for good reason.

　　這立(li)刻引(yin)起了印度人民的憤怒，而(er)且合情合理(li)。

　　A string of sexual assaults against foreign women has sullied India's reputation.

　　印度的(de)聲譽因(yin)為一系列外國女性(xing)被性(xing)侵的(de)案件而受損。

　　The country has amended its laws to broaden the definition of rape to include any form of penetration; it lists out strict punishments not only for rape but also for sexual assault, voyeurism and stalking.

　　印度修(xiu)訂了法律，擴大了強(qiang)(qiang)奸(jian)的定義(yi)，把(ba)任何(he)形式的性交都(dou)列為強(qiang)(qiang)奸(jian)。修(xiu)正后的法律也列出(chu)了對于強(qiang)(qiang)奸(jian)、性侵、窺陰癖和跟蹤罪的嚴懲方式。

　　But still, every high-profile case -- and there have been several -- brings the question to the forefront again: Is India doing enough to protect women? Is it creating a strong enough deterrent for crimes against women?

　　但是多起引人矚目(mu)的(de)案件仍然帶來質疑：保護(hu)女性(xing)，印度做到位(wei)了么？有(you)(you)沒有(you)(you)強(qiang)有(you)(you)力(li)的(de)措施遏制所有(you)(you)針對女性(xing)的(de)犯(fan)罪？

　　Backlash

　　民眾反應強烈

　　For one thing, India is ill-equipped to process not just sexual assaults and rape, but all kinds of crime. It has a shortage of forensic laboratories; one of the worst police-to-citizens ratios in the world, and far fewer lawyers and judges than it needs to process cases.

　　首先，印度不僅僅在處理性侵(qin)和(he)強奸案件(jian)上能(neng)力(li)欠(qian)缺，在各(ge)類案件(jian)處理上都能(neng)力(li)不足(zu)。該(gai)國缺少(shao)法醫檢(jian)驗室(shi)；警察和(he)公民人數(shu)比(bi)是世界上最低的幾個國家(jia)之一；處理案件(jian)所需的律師和(he)法官人數(shu)也遠(yuan)遠(yuan)不夠。

　　Critics lambasted the minister, saying his comments put the onus on women, rather than on a government that ought to do a better job of improving security.

　　批評人士痛斥(chi)旅游部長，認為(wei)他將安全(quan)責(ze)任推到(dao)了女性身(shen)上，而不是政府(fu)。政府(fu)應該為(wei)提(ti)高安全(quan)性做(zuo)出更(geng)多(duo)的努力。

　　"Sir please give us bad women a lecture on Indian Culture. We are getting outta control N need to be harnessed!" said Sapna Moto Bhavnani, in one of many similar tweets taking the minister to task.

　　推(tui)特上有許(xu)多(duo)人批評這(zhe)位部(bu)長。薩普(pu)納 莫(mo)托 巴夫南尼寫(xie)道：“先生(sheng)，請給我們這(zhe)些‘壞女(nv)人’上一節印度(du)文化(hua)課。我們已經失去控制了，現在(zai)需要你來治(zhi)理一下(xia)。”

　　Backpedal

　　澄清

　　On Monday, Sharma tried to clarify what he meant.

　　周一，沙(sha)瑪試圖澄清他的意思。

　　"I am a father of two daughters...I would never tell women what they should wear or not," he told reporters.

　　他對記(ji)者說(shuo)：“我是(shi)兩個(ge)女孩的父親。我永遠不會(hui)告訴女性她們應該或不應該穿什么。”

　　"Such a ban is unimaginable, but it is not a crime to be cautious. Different countries issue advisories from time to time, but I never said change anyone's way of dressing."

　　“這樣的(de)禁令(ling)是難(nan)以想(xiang)象的(de)，但謹慎一點總沒有錯。各國(guo)時不(bu)時都會發布安(an)全建議，但我(wo)從(cong)未說過要改變任(ren)何(he)人穿衣的(de)方式。”

　　This isn't the first time, however, that Sharma has stoked controversy with his comments on how to ensure the safety of women.

　　不過，這已經(jing)不是沙(sha)瑪第一(yi)次因為(wei)就(jiu)如何確保女性安全發(fa)表意見而引(yin)發(fa)爭(zheng)論了。

　　Last year he said Indian women shouldn't go out at night.

　　去年他說印度(du)女人晚上不應(ying)該出門(men)。

　　"Girls wanting a night out may be all right elsewhere but it is not part of Indian culture," he said.

　　他說：“其他國家女孩晚上想要出去(qu)是可以的，但是在印度，這(zhe)是不行的。”

　　By the way, the pamphlet that Sharma referred to makes no mention of skirts.

　　順便說一句，沙瑪提(ti)到的安(an)全手冊上并沒有提(ti)到裙子。

　　英文來源：CNN

　　翻譯：王慧雯（中國日報(bao)網愛(ai)新(xin)聞(wen)iNews譯者）

　　編審：Helen/yaning