Born a Crime天生有罪

作者--Trevor Noah特雷弗·诺亚

Story from a south African childhood.

一个来自南非童年的故事。

Immorality Act,1927

不道德法案1927年

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词汇:

morality(n)道德

immorality不道德

Prohibit(v) 禁止

illicit(adj)fei法的

carnal(adj)rou体的

intercourse(n)交际，xing交

enacted(v)制定，颁布，通过

majesty(n)陛下(对国王或女王的称呼)，君权，王权

senate(n)参议院

house of assembly众议院，议会下院

house of representitives众议院

assembly (n)议会，集会者，组装

union(n)工会，联邦

guilty(adj)有zui的

offence(n)违法行为，犯zui

liable(adj)有责任的，有义务的

conviction(n)定zui，判zui

imprisonment (n)监禁，关押

liable on conviction to imprisonment 一经定zui，可判处jian禁

exceeding(adj)/(adv)非常的/地，(v)超过

permit许可证，允许

原文

IMMORALITY ACT, 1927

To prohibit illicit carnal intercourse between Europeans and natives and other acts in relation thereto.

BE IT ENACTED by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, as follows:–

1. Any European male who has illicit carnal intercourse with a native female, and any native male who has illicit carnal intercourse with a European female . . . shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years.

2. Any native female who permits any European male to have illicit carnal intercourse with her and any European female who permits any native male to have illicit carnal intercourse with her shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four years....

不道德法案，1927

禁止欧洲人和当地人之间的fei法xing交

与此相关的其他行为。

由国王陛下、南非联邦参议院和众议院颁布如下：-

1. 任何与本土女性发生不正当xing交的欧洲男性，以及任何与欧洲女性发生不正当xing交的本土男性。  。  。 即属犯zui，一经定zui，可判处不超过五年的监禁。

2. 任何允许任何欧洲男性与其进行不正当性交的土著女性以及任何允许任何土著男性与其进行不正当xing交的欧洲女性均属犯zui, 一经定zui，可处以不超过 四年……

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