《中英對照讀新聞》Better "facist than queer ", says Mussolini's granddaughter 「當法西斯主義者比當同性戀」好，墨索里尼的孫女說。

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Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Italy's WWII dictator and an ally of Silvio Berlusconi in upcoming legislative elections, said recently that she was proud to be a facist, and that in any case it was better than being "queer".

義大利二戰期間獨裁者的孫女、在即將舉行的立法機構選舉中是貝魯斯孔尼總理盟友的亞莉珊卓．墨索里尼最近說，她以身為法西斯主義者為榮，而且當法西斯主義者不管怎樣都比當「同性戀」好。

Campaigning ahead of legislative elections in April, Mussolini lashed out on national television at transsexual Vladimir Luxuria—a candidate for the Rifondazione Comunista party—after Luxuria repeatedly accussed her of being a facist.

在變性的「共產重建黨」候選人弗拉季米爾．蘭克休莉亞一再指控她是法西斯主義者之後，目前正為4月的立法機構選舉展開競選活動的墨索里尼，在國營電視台上狠批蘭克休莉亞。

"Yes, and proud of it!", sanpped Mussolini, adding that it "was better to be a facist than a queer." "He dresses like a woman and thinks he can say whatever comes into his head," she said, visibly angry.

「沒錯，而且很自豪！」墨索里尼沒好氣地說，還表示「當一個法西斯主義者比當一個同性戀好。」「他打扮得像個女人，以為他可以想到什麼就說什麼，」她面帶怒容地說。

Luxuria, who has received a lot of media attention, defends the rights of homosexuals and aims to be the first transsexual elected to Italy's national parliament.

最近吸引許多媒體注意的蘭克休莉亞，捍衛同性戀者的權利，並志在成為第一位進入義大利全國議會的變性人。

She was also the object of pointed barb made by Italian Justice Minister Roberto Catelli, a member of the extreme-right Ligue du Nord party. He asked on a national TV programme recently whether he should address the transsexual as "he or she."

她也是義大利司法部長羅貝托．卡特里的尖刻毒舌評論的對象。卡特里是極右派「北方聯盟」黨成員。他最近在一個全國性電視節目上問說：他應該稱蘭克休莉亞「他還是她」。

新聞辭典

queer︰名詞，侮辱性俚語，指「同性戀」；作形容詞時，也帶有鄙視意味，指「同性戀的」。本字經常被譯為「酷兒」，是意在顛覆其原本負面意涵的正面譯法。

snap：動詞，不高興地說。

pointed barb：尖刻毒舌評論。pointed，形容詞，一般指「尖頭突出的」，但也可指「尖刻的」。barb，名詞，一般指「鐵刺網或魚鉤上的刺」，但也可指「傷人的言論」。