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Sri Lanka will deport a British tourist for having a tattoo on her arm of the Buddha seated on a lotus flower. Naomi Coleman, 37, was arrested at Sri Lanka's international airport on Monday. She is currently at acentre in the airport waiting for a flight back to the U.K. Airport officials told Ms Coleman that her tattoo was disrespectful to Sri Lankan culture. A police spokesman said she was arrested for "hurting others'religious feelings". Most Sri Lankans are Buddhist and have deep respect for images and statues of Buddha.They would think anyone with a Buddha tattoo is culturally insensitive. Coleman said she practised Buddhism and did not think her tattoo would upset anyone.
This is not the first time that tourists have got in trouble for misunderstanding Sri Lankan culture. Another Briton was deported last year because he spoke disrespectfully when passport officials asked him abouta Buddha tattoo on his arm. According to the BBC, three French tourists got prison sentences for kissing aBuddha statue. Britain's Independent newspaper reports that in 2010, R&B star Akon was told he could not get a visa to visit Sri Lanka because of a video for his song Sexy Chick. The video showed a pool party in front of a statue of Buddha. A British government website warns people who visit Sri Lanka not to pose forphotos in front of statues of the Buddha.
中文翻译
斯里兰卡将一名英国游客驱逐出境,原因是她的右臂上印有一尊坐在荷花上的佛像
。37岁的科尔曼周一在斯里兰卡国际机场遭到拘捕 。目前,她正在等待返回英国的飞机 。机场官方人员告诉科尔曼女士说她的纹身是对斯里兰卡文化的不敬 。警方发言人称由于她损害了他国宗教信仰而遭到拘捕 。绝大部分的斯里兰卡人都是佛教徒,并对佛教形象有着虔诚的尊敬 。他们认为那些把佛像当纹身的人都没有有重视文化的意义 。科尔曼说她也信奉佛教,她不认为她的纹身会遭到他人的反对 。由于对斯里兰卡文化的误解,这已经不是第一次有乘客陷入麻烦当中了
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重点讲解
1.lotus flower 荷花
The first is the lotus flower. She is the boy’s first love.
一个是白莲花,那是男孩的初恋,冰清玉洁,美丽如梦
。2.be arrested for 因..拘捕
The writer of this article should be arrested for not checking his facts.
这篇文章的作者应当因不检查他的事实而被逮捕
。3.be disrespectful to 无理
I don't want to be disrespectful to Hodgson because he gave everything he could.
我不想对霍奇森无礼,因为他已经尽力了
。4.get in trouble 陷入麻烦
He told Obama that his daughter was missing school to attend the event and that he hoped she didn't get introuble.
他告诉奥巴马,他的女儿为参加这个活动没去上学,并希望她别为此惹上麻烦
。听力题目
1.Where on the woman's body was the tattoo?
a) her lower back
b) her arm
c) her upper back
d) her ankle
2.Where are Sri Lankan authorities sending the woman to?
a) India
b) prison
c) the U.K.
d) a temple
3.What did a police spokesman say she hurt?
a) a prison guard
b) her finger
c) a passport official
d) religious feelings
4.What do most Sri Lankans have a deep respect for?
a) tourists
b) images and statues of Buddha
c) the police
d) trees
5.What did the woman practise?
a) Buddhism
b) Sinhalese
c) meditation
d) yoga
6.What is the nationality of a man who was deported last year?
a) British
b) Indian
c) Hungarian
d) Uruguayan
7.What did tourists from France get prison sentences for?
a) their tattoos
b) shouting at passport officers
c) doing graffiti
d) kissing a Buddha statue
8.When was the pop star Akon denied a tourist visa to Sri Lanka?
a) 2008
b) 2009
c) 2010
d) 2011
9.What did Akon's video show in front of a statue of Buddha?
a) an Apple computer
b) a naked body
c) chickens
d) a party
10.What did a website advise tourists not to do in front of Buddha statues?
a) eat or drink
b) pose for photos
c) wear shorts
d) dance
听力答案
1.b
2.c
3.d
4.b
5.a
6.a
7.d
8.c
9.d
10.b