VOA常速英语2023 伊朗强制妇女戴面纱

伊朗强制妇女戴面纱

　　An Iranian city prosecutor¹ has announced an agreement between the city's judiciary, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps² and the so-called morality police to form a special force to deal with women who refused to comply with compulsory³ veils.

　　伊朗一名城市检察官宣布该市司法机构、伊斯兰革命卫队和所谓的道德警察之间达成协议，成立一支特殊部队，处理拒绝戴面纱的妇女。

　　Mohammad Mousavian, the city prosecutor of Isfahan, announced the agreement in a ceremony on Saturday.

　　伊斯法罕市检察官穆罕默德·穆萨维安在周六的一个仪式上宣布了这一协议。

　　He said severe action will be taken against trade unions if they don't compel their employees to wear a hijab.

　　他说，如果工会不强迫员工戴头巾，将对工会采取严厉行动。

　　They could be punished also for serving female customers who don't wear a hijab.

　　他们还可能因服务不戴头巾的女性顾客而受到惩罚。

　　Many women in Iran have publicly opposed the mandatory⁴ hijabs since the death last September of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died while in the custody⁵ of the morality police.

　　去年9月，22岁的库尔德妇女马赫萨·阿米尼在被道德警察拘留时死亡，自那以来，许多伊朗妇女公开反对强制佩戴头巾。

　　Amini had been detained for allegedly violating the hijab rule.

　　阿米尼因涉嫌违反头巾制度而被拘留。

　　Gas prices continued to rise around the United States this past week.

　　过去一周，美国各地的天然气价格继续上涨。

　　AP correspondent Julie Walker has more.

　　美联社记者朱莉·沃克报道。

　　The national average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.68 on Friday, up 2 cents from last week, according to AAA.

　　根据美国汽车协会的数据，周五，一加仑普通汽油的全国平均价格为3.68美元，比上周上涨了2美分。

　　But drivers were paying $4.12 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.

　　但一年前的这个时候，司机平均每加仑需支付4.12美元。

　　In New Jersey⁶, the average price for a gallon of regular jumped 8 cents in a week to 3.52.

　　在新泽西州，一加仑普通汽油的平均价格在一周内上涨了8美分，达到3.52美元。

　　Again drivers were paying $4.08 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.

　　一年前的这个时候，司机平均每加仑需支付4.08美元。

　　Oil prices fell this week amid ongoing⁷ market concerns that future interest rate increases could tip the economy into a recession, a move analysts⁸ say will likely lead to reduced oil demand and prices in the near future.

　　在市场持续担忧未来加息可能会使经济陷入衰退时，本周油价下跌了，分析人士说，此举可能会在不久的将来导致石油需求和价格的下降。

　　I'm Julie Walker.

　　我是朱莉·沃克。

　　Police are enforcing a curfew in a community on the southern fringes of Jamaica's capital after gunmen fired on people boarding a public minibus, wounding seven people including three children.

　　牙买加首都南部边缘的一个社区正在实施宵禁，原因是持枪分子向一辆公共小巴上的人开枪，造成7人受伤，其中包括3名儿童。

　　The Jamaican Constabulary Force gave no information Saturday on the conditions of the wounded.

　　牙买加警察部队在周六没有透露伤者的情况。

　　Marissa Melton, VOA News.

　　美国之音新闻，玛丽莎·梅尔顿报道。

1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

6 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。