《中英對照讀新聞》Bikini queen says aimed to show Pakistan as modern 比基尼女王稱目的在展現巴基斯坦的現代感

◎羅彥傑

A prize-winning bikini competition contestant who claimed to represent Pakistan, sparking some outrage in the Muslim country, says she wanted to project the nation as a modern one.

一名自稱代表巴基斯坦、比基尼競賽的得獎參賽者，聲稱她想展現這個國家是一個現代的國家，而在這個穆斯林國家激怒了一些人。

Officials in Pakistan, which does not hold beauty pageants, said they were investigating how Texas-based Mariyah Moten, 22, entered a "Miss Bikini" pageant in China last month as a Pakistani contestant.

巴基斯坦從不舉辦選美會。巴國官員說，他們正調查住在德州、22歲的瑪麗亞．摩珍是如何以巴基斯坦參賽者的身分參加上個月在中國舉行的一場「比基尼小姐」大賽。

Pakistan-born Moten, who holds an American passport, won a "Best in Media" title for being the most photographed and interviewed contestant.

出生於巴基斯坦、持美國護照的摩珍，因為是受到媒體拍照與訪問最多的參賽者，而贏得「最受媒體關注獎」。

"I have broken all the barriers, and in the coming years there will be other Pakistani contestants who will carry this title," Moten, described by Pakistani media as the country’s first bikini queen, told the Times of India newspaper.

「我打破了所有的障礙，在接下來數年還會有其他的巴基斯坦參賽者贏得這項頭銜，」被巴國媒體形容是該國首位比基尼女王的摩珍告訴印度時報。

Pakistani authorities said they might take up the issue with China, and might also withdraw from Moten privileges offered to people of Pakistani descent such as visa-free travel to Pakistan.

巴基斯坦當局說，他們可能向中國提出異議，而且可能撤銷給予摩珍的巴基斯坦後裔特權，諸如赴巴國旅遊免簽證等。

新聞辭典

to spark：點燃、觸發。例句：Fear of nuclear war sparked angry demonstrations.（對核戰的恐懼觸發了憤怒的示威。）

to project：此處當動詞，投射、展現。例句：The presidential candidate projects himself as a reformer.（這位總統候選人展現改革者的姿態。）

to take up the issue with： 提出異議。例句：The ambassador took up the issue with the host government.（大使向地主國政府提出異議。）