新奇事件簿 男子控告女子大学

A man has filed a lawsuit¹ against an all-women's university in Japan after they rejected his application to join the university because he is male. The unnamed man claims Fukuoka Women's University is discriminating² against him based on his gender³. He also claims the university's policy of admitting female-only students is unconstitutional. The Japanese constitution states that all citizens have an equal right to education. He wants the university to accept his application to study and pay him 660,000 yen⁴ in damages for the anguish⁵ caused by the rejection⁶. It is the first time in Japan that someone is suing a national or public women's university over its constitutionality.

一名男性控告一所日本女子大学，称由于他是男性，学校拒绝了他的申请。这位没有留下名字的男子称日本福冈女子大学对他进行性别歧视。他还说学校只招收女子的规定是违反法律的。日本法律规定所有公民有享有教育的权利。他希望学校能够接受他的申请，并提出学校赔偿他赔偿金，价值66万日元，作为由于拒绝所带来的后果。这是日本第一次就法律问题向公立女子学校提出诉讼。

The man believes he has a good case. He said the women's university was one of his only options to pursue a career as a dietician. He said: "If my application is rejected, the path to become a dietitian⁷ would be narrow as I will be forced to go to a university [far away]." The man's lawyer said women-only universities are anachronistic⁸ in today's world. He said: "In the past, women's universities had the role of giving preferential treatment to women who had fewer opportunities for education, but that role is no longer necessary." A university official said: "We have a 91-year history of promoting women's education. We are determined⁹ to continue to provide education to prepare women for leadership roles."

这名男子相信他将获胜。他说女子学校是他成为营养师的唯一选择。他说：“如果我没有得到录取，那么我成为营养师的道路将会渺茫，我将被迫去很远的学校上学。”这名男子的律师说女子学校是与现代社会不符的。他说：“在过去，女子学校是给那些无法受到教育的女性提供的，但是今天这样的学校是没有必要的。”学校官员说：“我们学校有91年的历史。我们的宗旨就是把女性培养到领导及的水准。”

1 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

2 discriminating   

a.有辨别能力的

参考例句：

• Due caution should be exercised in discriminating between the two. 在区别这两者时应该相当谨慎。
• Many businesses are accused of discriminating against women. 许多企业被控有歧视妇女的做法。

3 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

4 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

5 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

6 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

7 dietitian   

n.营养学家

参考例句：

• You can seek the advice of a nutritionist or dietitian.你可以征求营养师或饮食专家的意见。
• I have no doubt she would make a good dietitian.毫无疑问她会成为优秀的营养学家。

8 anachronistic   

adj.时代错误的

参考例句：

• In remembering historic events,the mistake you tend to make is anachronistic.在记历史事件时，你容易犯的错误是时代错误。
• English public schools are anachronistic.英国的公立学校已经落伍过时了。

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。