男人因带鲨鱼面具而违反了奥地利禁面纱法律
Man in shark head costume falls foul of Austria anti-veil law
男人因带鲨鱼面具而违反了奥地利禁面纱法律
男人因带鲨鱼面具而违反了奥地利禁面纱法律
A man in a shark costume has fallen foul of an anti-burka law that recently came into force in Austria.
一个穿着鲨鱼穿着的人触犯了最近在奥地利生效的禁面纱法。
Designed to ban the full-face Islamic veil, the law says people's faces must be visible from hairline to chin.
为了禁止伊斯兰全脸面纱,法律规定人们的面孔必须从发际到下巴可以看见。
The man in the shark mask was advertising a business in central Vienna and the business was fined.
一个戴着鲨鱼面具的人在维也纳市中心做广告,这家生意也因此而被处以罚款。
Street musicians in animal masks have also been given official warnings. Police have called for the controversial new law to be clarified.
带动物面具的街头音乐家也接到官方警告。警方已经发出呼吁,要求澄清这项有争议的新法律。
The company that had employed the man in a shark costume posted a picture of him on Facebook and announced the fine, saying officers had forced the man to take the costume head off. "Life isn't easy," they wrote.
聘用穿鲨鱼套服的人的这家公司在Facebook上发了一张他的照片,宣布受到了警察的罚款,该公司说警官们强迫这个人把服装头饰摘掉。”生活真不容易,”他们写道。
His costume reportedly came to the attention of police after a member of the public reported him for breaking the law.
据报道,在一名公众举报他触犯法律后,他的装束引起了警方的注意。
Full-face burka-style veils are banned in several European countries.
在几个欧洲国家,全脸长袍式的面纱被法律禁止。
In January Austria's ruling coalition agreed to prohibit full-face veils (niqab and burka) in public spaces such as courts and schools. It said it was considering a more general ban on state employees wearing the headscarf and other religious symbols.
1月,奥地利执政联盟同意禁止在法院和学校等公共场所带全面纱(面纱和长袍)。政府表示,正在考虑对戴头巾和其他宗教标志的州雇员实施更全面的禁令。
The measures were seen as an attempt to counter the rise of the far-right Freedom Party, which almost won the presidency in December 2016.
这些措施被视为是来对付对极右自由党的崛起,后者在2016年12月几乎赢得了总统席位。
An Algerian billionaire wearing a Halloween mask has led a protest outside the Austrian interior ministry in Vienna, promising to pay the fines of any women who are prosecuted for wearing the niqab or burka.
一个戴着万圣节面具的阿尔及利亚亿万富翁,在维也纳的奥地利内政部外,带头进行抗议。他承诺为妇女支付任何因佩带面纱或长袍而被起诉导致的罚金。
重点单词汇总
costume:装扮、戏装;
veil:面纱
foul:违反规则,犯规
hairline to chin:发际线到下巴
mask:面具
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