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[J-176] Sexual Harassment? 性骚扰？
Susan is a newcomer to America. She has not known English very well. One day she was selecting clothes in a store. “Is it for girl or boy?” she asked, pointing to a garment. “Unisex!” the black shop-boy replied emphatically. This reply, however, made Susan feel she was being harassed, since she mistook it for “You need sex.” While she was getting angry for it, the shop-boy added, “U-N-I-sex!” But this additional explanation only made Susan cry out instantly, “You dirty pig, call your manager to me! What are you telling me?!” Do you know? She thought she had heard “You and I sex!”
[译注]
舒忍是刚到美国的人，她还不太懂英文。有一天，她在店里挑着衣服。「它是给男孩或女孩的？」她问了，而指向一件衣服。「男女通用！」那黑皮肤的男店员强调地回答。可是，这个回答使舒忍觉得她正在被骚扰，因为她把它误以为「你需要性行为。」正当她为此而生气时，那男店员补说:「U-N-I 性！」但是他这个补充说明只有让舒忍立刻叫出来：「你这肮脏的猪，叫经理到我这里来吧！你在跟我讲什么啊？！」你知道吗？她以为她听到了「你和我性行为！」
注：1. 故事中，“Unisex”被听成“You need sex”而“U-N-I-sex”被听成“You and I sex”。 2. sexual harassment ( 性骚扰 )，mistake A for B (把 A 误认为 B)。
[复习填充]
Susan is a new______ to America. She has not known English very well. One day she was s________ clothes in a store. “Is it for girl or boy?” she asked, pointing ___ a garment. “U______!” the black shop-boy replied emphatically. This reply, however, made Susan feel she was being h________, since she mistook it ____ “You need sex.” While she was getting angry for it, the shop-boy a______, “U-N-I-sex!” But this additional explanation only made Susan cry out in_______, “You dirty pig, call your manager to me! What are you t______ me?!” Do you know? She thought she ____ heard “You and I sex!”
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