韩国基督徒抗议同性恋游行

韩国基督徒抗议同性恋游行

SEOUL— The U.S. Supreme¹ Court decision mandating² marriage equality nationwide has energized³ gay rights supporters around the world. Gay rights remain a highly contentious⁴ issue in a key U.S. ally, South Korea, where police did a deft⁵ job Sunday of preventing potential clashes between Christian⁶ protesters and gay activists⁸.

A massive police presence and physical barriers kept thousands of Christian activists from accessing a gay pride festival Sunday near Seoul City Hall.

周日，大批警察和路障使得数千名基督徒抗议者无法接近首尔市政厅附近的同性恋骄傲游行。

But just outside the perimeter⁹, they beat the drums of condemnation¹⁰. Church groups held signs blaming homosexuality for the spread of AIDS, and saying gay love and gay marriage have no place in Korea.

但在路障之外，这些抗议者敲着谴责的鼓声，教堂组织举着谴责同性恋导致艾滋病传播的标语，称同性恋和同性婚姻在韩国没有立足之地。

“When something is wrong you must tell them that it is wrong. You cannot just keep your distance, or try to hide it,” said pastor¹¹ Joy Kim. “You need to tell them with no uncertainty¹² that if they live this way, their small pleasures with cause your family and your nation to suffer.”

“如果什么事情做错了，你就必须告诉他们哪里错了，你不能敬而远之，或者试图掩盖这件事。你需要斩钉截铁地告诉他们，如果他们一意孤行，那么他们的一点小欢乐会给家庭和国家带来痛苦。”

But once inside the heavily guarded perimeter, a festive¹³ mood prevailed at the pride festival.

但一旦进入安保重重的路障内，欢乐的情绪弥漫在骄傲游行中。

Visitors got a chance to snap a photo with likenesses of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at an exhibition booth sponsored by the United States Embassy.

在美国使馆赞助的展览厅里，参观者有机会与巴拉克·奥巴马总统和第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马的肖像合影。

“We see this as part of our policy on global human rights. The fact that we are here supporting a Korean festival which has been around for 16 years, with about a dozen other embassies - I think we all really just want to show that we are supportive of LGBT human rights here in Korea,” said U.S. diplomat¹⁴ Anthony Tranchini.

“我们认为这是我们全球人权政策的一部分，事实上我们和其他使馆来这里是为了支持已经举行了16年的韩国游行，我们希望让大家明白我们是支持韩国的LGBT人权的。”

Sunday’s event culminated¹⁵ in a march around the local area by tens of thousands of gay rights supporters.

周日，成千上万名同性恋支持者聚集在一个地点时，这次活动达到了高潮。

Despite some occasional taunting¹⁶ across the barricades¹⁷, the clashes many feared never happened - something many credit to the crowd control proficiency¹⁸ of the South Korean police force.

尽管路障两边会不时地相互嘲弄，但冲突可能永远不会发生，这要归功于韩国警方的人群控制能力。

Meanwhile, gay activists remained dismissive of the Christian groups’ hardline approach to same-sex issues.

同时，同性恋活动人士仍对基督教组织在同性恋问题上的强硬立场表示不屑一顾。

“They say that they know the Bible. They say that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is bad, but what they are showing is not love. So this is hypocrisy¹⁹. This is the epitome²⁰ of hypocrisy. This is the epitome of hate,” said activist⁷ Gabriel.

“他们说他们很熟悉圣经，他们说圣经认为同性恋是不好的，但他们表现出的不是爱，这很虚伪，这就是虚伪的典范，这是仇恨的典范。”

 

For now, the mood is upbeat, but South Korean gay activists know they have ahead of them a long uphill struggle to achieve the kind of breakthrough the recent Supreme Court decision gave their counterparts in the United States.

就目前来说，人们很乐观，但韩国同性恋活动人士知道，他们需要进行漫长的斗争，才能实现最近美国最高法院就本国同性恋判决这样的突破。

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 mandating   

托管（mandate的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Current requirements mandating that committees keep minutes are too general. 目前对委员会要保持详细记录的指令性要求，还是太过一般化了。
• Mandating that workers who quit without permission forfeit a month's wages. 规定工人私自离岗将受到罚没一个月工资的处罚。

3 energized   

v.给予…精力，能量( energize的过去式和过去分词 )；使通电

参考例句：

• We are energized by love if we put our energy into loving. 如果我们付出能量去表现爱意，爱就会使我们充满活力。 来自辞典例句
• I am completely energized and feeling terrific. 我充满了活力，感觉非常好。 来自辞典例句

4 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

5 deft   

adj.灵巧的，熟练的（a deft hand 能手）

参考例句：

• The pianist has deft fingers.钢琴家有灵巧的双手。
• This bird,sharp of eye and deft of beak,can accurately peck the flying insects in the air.这只鸟眼疾嘴快，能准确地把空中的飞虫啄住。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

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 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

10 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

11 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

12 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

13 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

14 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

15 culminated   

v.达到极点( culminate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers 一场造成两名警察死亡的枪战
• The gala culminated in a firework display. 晚会以大放烟火告终。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 taunting   

嘲讽( taunt的现在分词 )； 嘲弄； 辱骂； 奚落

参考例句：

• She wagged a finger under his nose in a taunting gesture. 她当着他的面嘲弄地摇晃着手指。
• His taunting inclination subdued for a moment by the old man's grief and wildness. 老人的悲伤和狂乱使他那嘲弄的意图暂时收敛起来。

17 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

18 proficiency   

n.精通，熟练，精练

参考例句：

• He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺，技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
• How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何？

19 hypocrisy   

n.伪善，虚伪

参考例句：

• He railed against hypocrisy and greed.他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
• He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.他指责了报纸在报道该新闻时的虚伪。

20 epitome   

n.典型，梗概

参考例句：

• He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
• This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。