斯威士兰禁止女性穿超短裙
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Women in Swaziland risk arrest if they wear mini-skirts or tops which expose part of their stomach, a police spokeswoman has said. 

斯威士兰一名女警察发言人称,穿超短裙或暴露腹部上衣的女性将面临被逮捕危险。
 
Wendy Hleta said police would enforce an 1889 law which bans "immoral1" dressing2 if they receive a complaint. 
 
She also said women in the deeply conservative kingdom make it easier for rapists by wearing mini-skirts. 
 
Last month, police reportedly blocked women in mini-skirts marching against rape3 in the second city, Manzini. 
 
However, the colonial-era law does not apply to traditional costumes worn by women during ceremonies like the annual reed dance, where the monarch4 may choose a new wife.
 
In 2000, the government introduced a law requiring school girls aged5 10 years old and above to wear knee-length skirts to curb6 promiscuity7 as part of attempts to halt the spread of Aids.
 
The country has a population of more than 1.2 million and one of the highest HIV/Aids rates in the world.
 
'Undressing people with their eyes'
 
Ms Hleta said the 1889 law had not been enforced recently, but police wanted to alert women about its existence after receiving complaints from some men in Manzini about women wearing mini-skirts.
 
Anyone arrested and guilty of "immorality8" under the Crimes Act of 1889 could receive a fine of up to $10 or a jail-term of up to six months if they failed to pay the fine, she said.
 
Women should be careful about wearing revealing clothes, the police spokeswoman said.
 
"We do not encourage that women should be harmed, but at the same time people should note acceptable conduct of behaviour," Ms Hleta is quoted by the privately9 owned Times of Swaziland newspaper as saying. 
 
"The act of the rapist is made easy because it would be easy to remove the half-cloth worn by the women," she said. 
 
Women who wear "skimpy clothes" also draw unnecessary attention to themselves, Ms Hleta said. 
 
"I have read from the social networks that men and even other women have a tendency of 'undressing people with their eyes'. That becomes easier when the clothes are hugging or are more revealing," Ms Hleta is quoted as saying. 
 
However, the law excluded exposure of the body due to breast feeding and wearing cultural regalia, she said.
 
Swaziland is a patriarchal society, ruled by sub-Saharan Africa's only absolute monarch, King Mswati III. 
 
He has 13 wives and is often accused of leading a flamboyant10 lifestyle. 
 
But in a move that was widely welcomed by rights groups, Swaziland's Ellinah Wamukoya was last month consecrated11 as the first woman bishop12 in Africa by the Anglican church.


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1 immoral waCx8     
adj.不道德的,淫荡的,荒淫的,有伤风化的
参考例句:
  • She was questioned about his immoral conduct toward her.她被询问过有关他对她的不道德行为的情况。
  • It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。
2 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
参考例句:
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
3 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸
参考例句:
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
4 monarch l6lzj     
n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
参考例句:
  • The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
  • I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
5 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
参考例句:
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
6 curb LmRyy     
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
参考例句:
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
7 promiscuity nRtxp     
n.混杂,混乱;(男女的)乱交
参考例句:
  • Promiscuity went unpunished, divorce was permitted. 乱交挨不着惩罚,离婚办得成手续。 来自英汉文学
  • There is also no doubt that she falls into promiscuity at last. 同时无疑她最后也堕入性乱。 来自互联网
8 immorality 877727a0158f319a192e0d1770817c46     
n. 不道德, 无道义
参考例句:
  • All the churchmen have preached against immorality. 所有牧师都讲道反对不道德的行为。
  • Where the European sees immorality and lawlessness, strict law rules in reality. 在欧洲人视为不道德和无规则的地方,事实上都盛行着一种严格的规则。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
9 privately IkpzwT     
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
参考例句:
  • Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
  • The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
10 flamboyant QjKxl     
adj.火焰般的,华丽的,炫耀的
参考例句:
  • His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.他的衣着在这种严肃场合太浮夸了。
  • The King's flamboyant lifestyle is well known.国王的奢华生活方式是人尽皆知的。
11 consecrated consecrated     
adj.神圣的,被视为神圣的v.把…奉为神圣,给…祝圣( consecrate的过去式和过去分词 );奉献
参考例句:
  • The church was consecrated in 1853. 这座教堂于1853年祝圣。
  • They consecrated a temple to their god. 他们把庙奉献给神。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 bishop AtNzd     
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
参考例句:
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
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