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好萊塢性騷擾醜聞一發不可收拾,從影劇大老到資深影帝都遭控訴,甚至延燒政治圈,掀起一股漣漪效應(ripple effect)。勇於在社群網站上發聲的無名英雄「我亦是」(me too)因而被《時代》雜誌選為年度風雲人物!
【醜聞漣漪淺談】
ripple effect 漣漪效應
A:The sex scandals in Hollywood really created ripple effect throughout other industries.
(好萊塢的性醜聞案已在其他產業引起漣漪效應。)
B:Yeah, lots of victims have come forward claiming to be either sexually harassed or assaulted.
(對啊!許多受害者已經出面聲稱被性騷擾或性侵。)
mogul 大老、大亨
A:It all started with the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is now in the wind.
(始作俑者是好萊塢影劇大亨溫斯坦,現在他人不知道跑到哪去了。)
B:I heard he had abused his power to subdue his victims.
(我聽說他過去長期濫用職權逼受害者就範。)
whistle blower 吹哨人、揭密者
A:Thanks to the courageous whistle blowers, many sexual predators can no longer victimize people.
(多虧這些勇敢的揭密者,許多性掠奪者無法再次加害他人。)
B:However, for the victims, what is done can't be undone.
(但是對於受害者來說,一切不可重來。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to collapse:崩壞
2. perpetrator:加害者
3. accusation:控訴
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