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India’s top police official apologized Wednesday for saying, "If you can’t prevent rape, you enjoy it," a remark that has outraged women across the country.

印度高階警官週三為了「若你不能防止性侵，那就享受它」的言論道歉，這段評論已經惹惱全國女性。

Central Bureau of Investigation chief Ranjit Sinha made the remark Tuesday during a conference about illegal sports betting and the need to legalize gambling. The CBI, the country’s premier investigative agency, is India’s equivalent of the FBI.

中央調查局局長辛哈週二在一場非法運動博弈與賭博合法化會議上發表該言論。中央調查局是印度首要調查機構，如同聯邦調查局。

Sinha said at the conference that if the state could not stop gambling, it could at least make some revenue by legalizing it.

辛哈在會議上說，如果國家不能遏阻賭博，那至少可以透過合法化從中獲利。

"If you cannot enforce the ban on betting, it is like saying, ’If you can’t prevent rape, you enjoy it,’" he said.

「如果你不能落實賭博禁令，就好像是『你不能防止性侵，那就享受它』」，他說。

The remarks have caused outrage across India, which in the past year has been roiled by widespread protests following the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi.

這段言論已經激起全印度公憤，在過去一年來，對新德里一名23歲女性在公車上遭輪暴致死所引發的普遍抗議已經撼動印度。

On Wednesday, Sinha said that his comments had been taken out of context and misinterpreted, and that he was sorry if he had caused hurt.

週三，辛哈說，他的評論被斷章取義和誤解，還說如果他造成傷害，那他很抱歉。

Communist Party of India leader Brinda Karat said Sinha’s comments were offensive to women everywhere.

印度共產黨領袖卡拉特表示，辛哈的言論冒犯所有女性。

"It is sickening that a man who is in charge of several rape investigations should use such an analogy," Karat told reporters. "He should be prosecuted for degrading and insulting women."(AP)

「令人作嘔的是，負責數起性侵調查案的人竟使用這種類比」，卡拉特向記者說，「他應該被以貶抑、侮辱女性起訴」。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

gambling：名詞，賭博。例句：They strongly disapprove of gambling.（他們強力反對賭博。）

misinterpret：動詞，誤解。例句：You misinterpreted me.（你誤解我了。）

degrade：動詞，降級、矮化。例句：He was degraded for disobeying orders.（他因為不服從命令被降級。）

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