2019年双语新闻 爱好没有性别之分 男孩也可以跳芭蕾!

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Passion has no gender¹

爱好没有性别之分 男孩也可以跳芭蕾！

Gender roles and expectations have changed quickly in recent years. We learn them from a young age, but each generation seems to have a different opinion about what it means to be a boy or a girl. This can lead to misunderstandings, as young people are held to standards made in the past.

社会对于性别的角色与期待近年来变化得很快。我们从小就开始学习这些，但每代人对男孩和女孩的含义都似乎有着不同的看法。而这会带来一些误解，因为年轻人都受限于过去制定的准则。

Even royalty² is subject to these gender roles. Prince George of the British royal family has chosen to take ballet lessons at school. Ballet is a traditionally unmanly activity.

哪怕是王室成员也会受到这些性别角色的影响。英国王室的乔治小王子在学校选修了芭蕾课。但芭蕾却并非是传统意义上的男性活动。

On Aug 22, ABC's Good Morning America host Lara Spencer appeared to laugh at the 6-year-old, saying: "The future king of England will ... take on religious studies, computer programming, poetry and ballet."

8月22日，美国广播公司《早安美国》节目主持人劳拉·斯宾塞似乎就嘲笑了6岁的小王子，称：“这位英格兰未来的国王将会学习宗教研究、计算机编程、诗歌以及芭蕾。”

Emphasizing the word "ballet", the audience, as well as Spencer, burst into laughter.

在强调了“芭蕾”一词后，观众和斯宾塞都爆发出了一阵笑声。

Following her comments, many were upset about Spencer criticizing the young prince on TV for enjoying a stereotypically³ female activity.

这样的评论一出，许多人都对斯宾塞感到不满，认为她公然在电视上批评小王子喜欢人们固有观念里“女孩子的活动”。

Among her critics was US dancer Brian Friedman, who wrote on social media: "Growing up as a dancer, I was bullied⁴. She is teaching the world that it is OK to laugh at boys for dancing."

美国舞者布莱恩·弗里德曼是站出来指责斯宾塞言论的一员，他在社交媒体上如此写道：“身为一名舞者，在成长历程中我备受欺凌。她传递了一种信息：嘲笑那些跳舞的男孩子完全没问题。”

Today, as more girls are participating in traditionally male activities, like sports, more boys are doing activities that were stereotypically female. Writing for Quartz⁵, Alexandra Ossola said, "They don't have to stay within the traditional bounds of masculinity or femininity."

如今，随着越来越多的女孩参与到了体育等传统男性活动中，越来越多的男孩也开始参加过去观念里被认为女性化的活动。为“石英”网站供稿的亚历山德拉·奥索拉表示：“人们无需受限于传统意义上的阳刚之气或者女性气质。”

Ballet in particular has become a way in which boys and men are exploring new meaning of masculinity and sexuality. "I hope to be part of a generation that can change the boundaries of ... ballet ... a generation that says we're going to represent everyone," US dancer Preston Chamblee told The New York Times.

尤其是芭蕾，它已经成为了男性探索男子气概以及自身性别新含义的一种方式。“我希望能够成为改变芭蕾界限的一代人……这代人能够代表我们所有人，”美国舞者普勒斯顿·钱布利在接受《纽约时报》采访时表示。

Spencer said sorry on Aug 24. "From ballet to anything one wants to explore in life, I say go for it. I fully⁶ believe we should all be free to pursue our passions. Go climb your mountain and love every minute of it," she said.

斯宾塞已于8月24日致歉。“从芭蕾到人们一生中想要探索的一切事物，我想说‘去做吧’。我真切地认为我们大家都应该追逐自己的激情。去攀登高峰，并享受每分每秒，”她如此表示。

1 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。

2 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

3 stereotypically   

adv.带有成见地(stereotype的副词形式)

参考例句：

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 quartz   

n.石英

参考例句：

• There is a great deal quartz in those mountains.那些山里蕴藏着大量石英。
• The quartz watch keeps good time.石英表走时准。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。