印度集体童婚 7岁女童嫁16岁男孩

 　　According to a local photojournalist, more than 20 children, aged¹ between 7-16 years old, were married in front of their village community, in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, on May.

　　据当地摄影记者报道，5月份，有超过20个7-16岁的孩子在拉贾斯坦吉申格尔当地村庄结婚。

　　Shocking pictures have emerged of a mass children's wedding in India showing brides as young as seven years old dressed in the traditional red wedding sari as they were forced to marry boys of 16.

　　令人震惊儿童集体婚礼的照片已经公之于众。照片中展示了只有7岁的新娘们穿着传统的红色结婚服饰——纱丽，被迫嫁给16岁的男孩。

　　More than 20 children, aged between 7-16 years old, were married in front of their village community, in Kishangarh, Rajasthan.

　　超过20个7-16岁的孩子，在拉贾斯坦吉申格尔当地村庄前举行婚礼。

　　The youngsters were secretly photographed when they were on their way to a temple for the wedding ceremony last month.

　　这些照片秘密拍摄于上个月孩子们前往寺庙举行婚礼仪式的路上。

　　Local photojournalist, Shankar Puri, found out about the ceremony and attended but he couldn't do anything to help, as he feared for his safety if the huge number of families found out.

　　当地摄影记者尚卡尔?普里发现并且也参加了婚礼。但是他什么都不能做，因为他害怕一旦被众多家人发现，他就自身难保了。

　　Shankar said: "I was tipped off about the weddings that very morning. I informed the police immediately and then I rushed to the venue². When I arrived it looked like a village fair. Hordes³ of men and women in their best clothes had gathered to witness the marriages of innocent children. They were singing songs and celebrating and laughing and giggling⁴. It was really disheartening. They had no idea that what they were doing was so wrong."

　　尚卡尔说：“我那天早上很早就得到了婚礼的消息。我立刻通知了警察，然后赶往现场。我到那里的时候，那儿看起来像是个乡村集市。成群结队的男人和女人，穿着他们最好的衣服，亲眼见证那些无辜海通的婚礼。他们唱着歌来庆祝，笑个不停。场面令人十分沮丧。他们不知道他们做的事是犯了大错。”

　　Shankar said local police arrived but were unable to do anything to stop the weddings.

　　尚卡尔说到场的警察也没法停止婚礼的进行。

　　He added: "The police couldn't do anything as they were outnumbered by the relatives. If they had done anything the villagers would've beaten them. Even the law of the land didn't have enough power to stop these child marriages taking place."

　　他补充说：“警察什么都做不了，因为亲戚们的人数比他们要多得多。如果他们做出点什么，村民可能会打他们。甚至当地法律也不足以阻止童婚的发生。”

　　Child marriage is an age-old custom in India and is still practiced by a majority of people both in rural and urban Rajasthan.

　　童婚在印度是个古老的习俗，至今拉贾斯坦城市和农村的大部分人仍然沿袭这一习俗。

　　Even though it is illegal and despite efforts by women's rights organisation⁵ and NGOs, the devastating⁶ tradition continues.

　　尽管这是违法的，与妇女权利组织和非政府组织作出的努力相反，这一可怕的习俗仍然延续了下来。

　　Kriti Bharti, a child right activist⁷ who has stopped 124 child marriages and annulled⁸ seven, said fighting the custom involves a lot of risk.

　　儿童权利活动家，克里特?巴蒂阻止过124起童婚，取消过7起，声称和这一习俗抗争意味着许多风险。

　　She said: "Stopping child marriage is a challenge as parents change the venue the night before or postpone⁹ the wedding. By the time we reach the spot, children are already married off. We are trying every bit to educate people about the harms of an early marriage, but it will take a lot of time before this custom is stopped altogether in India."

　　她说：“阻止童婚是项挑战，因为父母们会在婚礼前夜转移场地或是推迟婚礼。当我们到达现场的时候，孩子们已经结婚了。我们竭尽全力教育人们早婚的危害，但是要完全在印度消除这一习俗需要很长时间。”

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

3 hordes   

n.移动着的一大群( horde的名词复数 )；部落

参考例句：

• There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. 夏天这里总有成群结队的游客。
• Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. 大群记者在会堂外争抢位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 giggling   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

6 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

7 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

8 annulled   

v.宣告无效( annul的过去式和过去分词 )；取消；使消失；抹去

参考例句：

• Their marriage was annulled after just six months. 他们的婚姻仅过半年就宣告取消。
• Many laws made by the former regime have been annulled. 前政权制定的许多法律被宣布无效。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。