慢速英语短文听力 种族歧视(在线收听

Don't Be a Racist

种族歧视

Ray called up the newspaper reporter. "You wrote about a bank robbery. You described the bank robber," he said. "Why did you describe him?" The reporter said, "We want the public to help find him. If someone sees him, they can call the police." Ray said, "But why didn't you tell us his race? You said he was about 35 and about 5 feet 7 inches. But you didn't tell us his race. That would help a lot." "Our lawyers say we can't. It's racist," said the reporter. "The robber can sue us for being racist." "Well, don't report his age, either," said Ray. "That's ageist. Don't report his height. That's 'heightist.' Don't report his sex. That's sexist." "That doesn't leave much to report," said the reporter. "Just report this," said Ray. "'A human being robbed a bank. Please look for a human being who looks like he or she robbed a bank.

雷给新闻报记者打电话。他说:“你们报道了抢劫银行一案。你们对劫匪进行了描述。你们为什么要对他进行描述?”记者称:“我们希望能够通过社会来找寻他。如果有人看见了他,他们就能够报警。”雷称:“但是你们为什么不告诉我他的种族?你们说他大约有35岁,个头约为五尺七寸。但是你们并没有提及他的种族。那将会非常有帮助。记者称:“我们的律师说不能。那是种族主义者。劫匪能够状告我们种族偏见。雷说:“那么也别报道他的年龄了。那是年龄歧视。别报道他的身高了。那是身高歧视。还有性别。那是性别歧视。记者称:“没有什么可以报道的了。”雷说:“只报道这个。有人抢劫银行。请注意那些看上去像是抢过银行的他或她。

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