新奇事件簿 游客因佛像纹身而驱逐出境

Sri Lanka will deport¹ a British tourist for having a tattoo² on her arm of the Buddha³ seated on a lotus flower. Naomi Coleman, 37, was arrested at Sri Lanka's international airport on Monday. She is currently at acentre in the airport waiting for a flight back to the U.K. Airport officials told Ms Coleman that her tattoo was disrespectful to Sri Lankan culture. A police spokesman said she was arrested for "hurting others'religious feelings". Most Sri Lankans are Buddhist⁵ and have deep respect for images and statues of Buddha.They would think anyone with a Buddha tattoo is culturally insensitive. Coleman said she practised Buddhism⁶ and did not think her tattoo would upset anyone.

斯里兰卡将一名英国游客驱逐出境，原因是她的右臂上印有一尊坐在荷花上的佛像。37岁的科尔曼周一在斯里兰卡国际机场遭到拘捕。目前，她正在等待返回英国的飞机。机场官方人员告诉科尔曼女士说她的纹身是对斯里兰卡文化的不敬。警方发言人称由于她损害了他国宗教信仰而遭到拘捕。绝大部分的斯里兰卡人都是佛教徒，并对佛教形象有着虔诚的尊敬。他们认为那些把佛像当纹身的人都没有有重视文化的意义。科尔曼说她也信奉佛教，她不认为她的纹身会遭到他人的反对。

This is not the first time that tourists have got in trouble for misunderstanding Sri Lankan culture. Another Briton was deported⁷ last year because he spoke⁴ disrespectfully when passport officials asked him abouta Buddha tattoo on his arm. According to the BBC, three French tourists got prison sentences for kissing aBuddha statue. Britain's Independent newspaper reports that in 2010, R&B star Akon was told he could not get a visa to visit Sri Lanka because of a video for his song Sexy Chick. The video showed a pool party in front of a statue of Buddha. A British government website warns people who visit Sri Lanka not to pose forphotos in front of statues of the Buddha.

由于对斯里兰卡文化的误解，这已经不是第一次有乘客陷入麻烦当中了。去年也有一位遭到驱逐的英国人，原因是当护照人员询问他胳臂上的佛像纹身时，他显示出了不敬的态度。根据BBC的报道，有三名法国游客因为亲吻佛像而遭到牢狱之灾。英国独立报报道称在2010年，说唱歌星阿肯无法得到去斯里兰卡的护照，原因是Sexy Chick歌曲的MV。MV中显示的是在佛像前方举办了水池聚会。英国政府的官网也对前往斯里兰卡度假的公民提出了警告，告诉他们不要在佛像面前照相。

1 deport   

vt.驱逐出境

参考例句：

• We deport aliens who slip across our borders.我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。
• More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。

2 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

3 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

6 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

7 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》