新奇事件簿 德国设女性专列

A train operator in Germany is launching a women and children only service on its trains. The initiative for the segregated¹ carriages is an attempt to help women feel safer. There will be two specialised compartments² on all of the company's trains that run between the cities of Leipzig and Chemnitz. The carriages will be located next to the one in which the train conductor is situated³. The new carriages are causing quite a stir in Germany. Some people on social media are suggesting the move is a reaction to an increase in reported incidents of sexual harassment⁴ and assault in Germany. Rail executives stress this is not the case, but is instead a new policy aimed at increasing security for women and children.

德国某铁路运营商开通女性儿童专列。隔离式车厢将让女性更有安全感。两节专用车厢将用于莱比锡与开姆尼茨之间线路。车厢紧邻列车调度室。“专车”随即在德国引发热议。近期，德国性侵案频发，网友在社交媒体中表示，此举是应对性骚扰所采取的行动。铁路行政部门表示，此举与性侵案无关，但“新政”旨在增加妇女儿童安全感。

The use of women-only carriages on trains is not new. There have been dedicated⁵ cars on trains in many other countries for decades. In Japan, such carriages were first introduced in 1912. Last year there was a call from Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition⁶ party to the government in Britain, to re-introduce such carriages. British trains used to have 'Ladies Only' carriages up until 1977. Mr Corbyn's comments resulted in a backlash from female politicians. His colleague Yvette Cooper observed that while sexual harassment and violence against women was a serious issue, women-only carriages were not the answer. Cooper said the move would be, "turning the clock back and not tackling the problem".

女性专列并不罕见。在许多国家，女性专列已运行十多年。1912年，日本率先设立女性专车。去年，英国反对党工党领导人柯尔宾表示，呼吁政府重新设立女性专列。1977年以前，英国列车曾设“女性专车”。此言论遭女政客的强烈反对。同样来自反对党工党的库珀表示，虽然针对女性性骚扰，暴力事件极为严重，但设女性专车不是解决办法。库珀称此举将背道而驰，且不利于问题解决。

1 segregated   

分开的； 被隔离的

参考例句：

• a culture in which women are segregated from men 妇女受到隔离歧视的文化
• The doctor segregated the child sick with scarlet fever. 大夫把患猩红热的孩子隔离起来。

2 compartments   

n.间隔( compartment的名词复数 )；（列车车厢的）隔间；（家具或设备等的）分隔间；隔层

参考例句：

• Your pencil box has several compartments. 你的铅笔盒有好几个格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The first-class compartments are in front. 头等车室在前头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

4 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

5 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。