社交生活篇：投诉歧视(1)

A: Hello, is this the Legal Advice Line?

B: You are in the right department. What can I do for you?

A: I think that the landlord where I am trying to rent an apartment may be discriminating¹ against me.

B: Discrimination is a pretty broad term. What type, specifically?

A: I have a feeling that he will not consider my application because of my race.

B: Are you sure that race was the issue? What makes you feel this way?

A: When he saw me in person, he seemed bothered by me although I seemed to be under consideration when I e-mailed him.

B: Do you have any proof that he would not rent to you because of your race?

A: I didn’t see one person in that whole building who wasn’t the same race as the manager.

B: It is difficult to prove racial discrimination, but you may file a formal complaint in our office.

1 discriminating   

a.有辨别能力的

参考例句：

• Due caution should be exercised in discriminating between the two. 在区别这两者时应该相当谨慎。
• Many businesses are accused of discriminating against women. 许多企业被控有歧视妇女的做法。