《中英對照讀新聞》Sex harassment affects most US college students 性騷擾影響多數美國大學生

◎ 張其賢

Nearly two-thirds of US college students are affected by sexual harassment--ranging from offensive jokes and gestures to touching and grabbing, according to a study released recently.

根據最近公布的一項研究，近三分之二的美國大學生受到性騷擾影響--性騷擾的種類從冒犯人的笑話和姿勢動作，到碰觸和抓都有。

Men are more likely to harass than women, but women and men are equally likely to be harassed on U.S. campuses, according to a report by the American Association of University Women.

根據這份由「美國大學女性協會」公布的報告，在美國校園裡，男性比女性更有可能去性騷擾他人，但是女性和男性同樣可能受到性騷擾。

Researchers found that 62 percent of college students experienced sexual harassment, and 32 percent of college students said they were victims of physical harassment.

研究人員發現，六成二的大學生經歷過性騷擾，三成二的大學生說他們遭受過身體上的性騷擾。

"The primary form of harassment that we're seeing is actually non-contact： it tends to be remarks, gestures and jokes," Elena Silva, the report's co-author, said in a telephone interview. "But the fact that one-third of college students are experiencing some form of physical harassment is certainly a concern."

「我們所看到的性騷擾首要形式，其實是非接觸式的：它傾向於是言語、姿勢動作和笑話，」這份報告的作者之一愛琳娜．希爾瓦在接受電話訪問時說。「但是，有三分之一的大學生受到某種形式的身體性騷擾，這項事實肯定值得關切。」

Common types of physical harassment include being touched, grabbed or pinched in a sexual way, or intentionally brushing up against someone in a sexual way.

常見的身體上的性騷擾，其種類包括被人以帶有性暗示的方式碰觸、抓、或捏，或是以帶有性暗示的方式故意擦碰某人。

新聞辭典

sexual harassment：名詞，性騷擾。

gesture：名詞，手勢；姿勢；肢體動作。例句：He made faces and gestures at that girl.（他向那個女孩做鬼臉和比手勢。）

brush up against ：片語，輕輕擦到。在此片語中，brush指「輕輕擦到」。例句：The bicycle just brushed me as it passed.（這輛腳踏車經過時輕擦到我。）