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《中英對照讀新聞》Britain lifts 'no smile' rule for child passport pics 英國解除兒童護照相片「不得微笑」的規定
◎羅彥傑
A rule obliging British parents to undertake the near-impossible task of making their babies adopt a "neutral" expression on passport photographs has been dropped after thousands of pictures were rejected, a report said.
一項要求英國父母必須進行幾近不可能的任務—讓小嬰兒在護照相片上擺出「面無表情」的規定,在數以千計的相片被駁回後已遭廢除,一篇報導說。
In less than three months last year, more than 15,000 applications for children's passports were turned down because the applicants’ expressions were deemed irregular, The Daily Telegraph reported.
去年在不到3個月內,超過15000件兒童護照申請案遭到拒絕,因為申請者的表情被認定不合格,每日電訊報報導。
They fell foul of a rule insisting photographs show all applicants looking straight ahead with a neutral expression, their mouth closed and eyes open—difficult enough for parents to enforce on a young child, let alone a baby.
它們違反了一項規定,該規定要求相片須顯示所有申請者向前直視,面無表情,嘴巴緊閉,眼睛睜開—父母硬要小孩子這麼做都已經很困難了,遑論是小嬰兒。
Between September 12 and November 26 last year 15,441 child passport applications were rejected, according to the figures.
根據數據,在去年9月12日至11月26日之間,共有15441件兒童護照申請案被駁回。
One parent had a photo rejected because her daughter's mouth was open, while another was told that her 11-week-old baby's face was too shiny and was advised to use make-up.
一名家長被退件,是因為照片中她女兒的嘴巴打開,另一名家長則是被告知,她11周大的小嬰兒臉太亮了,還被建議上點妝。
新聞辭典
neutral︰形容詞,中性的、沒有變化的。a neutral expression 即指面無表情。例句︰He spoke words of praise in a neutral voice.(他以不帶感情的聲音說讚美的話。)
fall foul of︰片語,違背∼。例句︰The company fell foul of anti-trust law in Europe.(這家公司違反了歐洲的反托辣斯法。)
let alone︰片語,指遑論、更不用說。例句︰I have not even read the first chapter, let alone finished the book.(我連第一章都沒看,更別說讀完全書了。)
make-up︰名詞,化妝。
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