TED演讲:一位性工作者的诉求(2)

 Maybe you've thought about them, too.  也许你们会有共鸣。

In this talk, I'll take you through the four main legal approaches 在我的演讲中，我将介绍全世界主流的四种与性工作者相关的

applied¹ to sex work throughout the world, and explain why they don't work; 法律手段，并且解释为什么它们没有作用。

why prohibiting the sex industry actually exacerbates² every harm that sex workers are vulnerable to. 为什么禁止色情行业实际上让本来脆弱的性工作者雪上加霜。

Then I'm going tell you about what we, as sex workers, actually want.  然后我将告诉大家作为性工作者，我们真正渴望什么。

The first approach is full criminalization.  第一种法律手段是完全刑事化。

Half the world, including Russia, South Africa and most of the US, 地球上的半数国家，包括俄罗斯、南非和大部分的美国，

regulates sex work by criminalizing everyone involved.  宣布所有从事性工作的人，

So that's seller, buyer and third parties.  包括卖春者，买春者和第三方是违法的。

Lawmakers in these countries apparently³ hope that the fear of getting arrested will deter⁴ people from selling sex. 这些国家的立法者显然希望被捕的恐惧会遏制人们卖淫的想法。

But if you're forced to choose between obeying the law and feeding yourself or your family, 但是如果你必须要在遵守法律和养家糊口中选择一个，

you're going to do the work anyway, and take the risk. 你还是会选择铤而走险去卖淫的。

Criminalization is a trap.  刑事化是一个陷阱。

It's hard to get a conventional job when you have a criminal record.  如果你有了犯罪记录，就很难找到传统的工作。

Potential employers won't hire you.  招聘方不会雇佣你。

Assuming you still need money, you'll stay in the more flexible, informal economy. 假设你仍然需要钱，你的经济状况仍然是脆弱的，不正规的。

The law forces you to keep selling sex, which is the exact opposite of its intended effect. 法律不仅没有阻止你，反而强迫了你去继续卖淫。

Being criminalized leaves you exposed to mistreatment by the state itself.  卖淫活动的刑事化导致卖淫者会受到国家本身的不公平对待。

In many places you may be coerced⁵ into paying a bribe  很多情况下你不得不用贿赂

or even into having sex with a police officer to avoid arrest. 甚至与警察官员性交易的方式来避免被逮捕。

Police and prison guards in Cambodia, for example,  比如说，柬埔寨的警察和监狱看守

have been documented subjecting sex workers to what can only be described as torture: 曾经被记录使用折磨的手段对待性工作者：

threats at gunpoint, beatings, electric shocks, rape⁶ and denial of food. 用枪恐吓她们，殴打，电击，强奸她们，甚至让她们绝食。

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 exacerbates   

n.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的名词复数 )v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Stripping the land in these ways allows faster surface runoff and exacerbates flooding. 这些做法终将使土地裸露、地表径流加快，从而加重了洪水的威胁。 来自辞典例句
• This policy exacerbates the gap between rich and poor. 这项政策加剧了贫富差距。 来自互联网

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

5 coerced   

v.迫使做( coerce的过去式和过去分词 )；强迫；（以武力、惩罚、威胁等手段）控制；支配

参考例句：

• They were coerced into negotiating a settlement. 他们被迫通过谈判解决。
• He was coerced into making a confession. 他被迫招供。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 rape   

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。