红色表示重点词汇
蓝色表示句子主干
带着问题听讲解
Q1: 你能找出文中一对形容社会性质的反义词吗？
Q2: 文中有两个表示“引起、引发”的动词，分别是哪两个呢？
Q3: 为什么爱尔兰社会对这次审判如此愤慨？
Defense lawyer suggests a thong equals consent—and Ireland erupts
A criminal trial in Ireland, in which the lawyer of a man accused of rape cited the lacy underwear worn by a woman as a sign of her consent, has ignited outrage across the country and beyond.
During the closing argument, the defense lawyer asked the jury to consider the underwear worn by the 17-year-old woman at the time prosecutors said she was raped in a muddy alleyway by a 27-year-old man.
“Does the evidence out-rule the possibility that she was attracted to the defendant and was open to meeting someone and being with someone?” the lawyer asked, according to The Irish Times. “You have to look at the way she was dressed. She was wearing a thong with a lace front.”
The man was acquitted, and the case immediately drew calls for accountability and sparked a national dialogue about consent and victim blaming. Hundreds of women and men with posters and lace underwear in hand protested in five cities across the country on Wednesday.
“My issue isn’t just the barrister; it’s the system that allows it,” said Mary Crilly, director of the Cork Sexual Violence Center and one of the speakers at the protests.
Women also poured out their frustration on social media, where they posted photos of colorful underwear with the hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent.
For decades, Ireland was a socially conservative society ruled by the norms of the Roman Catholic Church, and women’s rights often took a back seat. In recent years, socially liberal policies have begun to flourish. But as
women’s status in society changes, the laws have not always kept pace.
辩护律师提出穿丁字裤相当于同意性行为，爱尔兰一片哗然
爱尔兰的一次刑事审判中，一名男子被指控强奸一名女性，而他的律师将该女性穿着的蕾丝内裤作为她同意发生性行为的证据。这起审判已经在该国内外引发了愤慨。
在结案陈词中，辩护律师要求陪审团考虑这名 17 岁女性在事发时所穿内裤。公诉人称，当时，这名 27 岁的男性在一个泥泞的巷子里强暴了她。
“这则证据有没有排除她对被告有好感，以及她愿意与他人约会并发展恋人关系的可能性？”根据《爱尔兰时报》的报道，该律师问道。“你一定要注意她的衣着。她那时穿着一条正面有蕾丝的丁字裤。”
这名男性被宣判无罪，但是这起案件马上引发了公众对追究事件责任的呼吁，并触发了一场全国范围内对“同意进行性行为”和“指责受害者”的讨论。周三，数百名男女在爱尔兰的五座城市举着海报和蕾丝内裤参与了抗议。
爱尔兰女性也在社交媒体上宣泄她们的不满。她们发布了彩色内裤的照片，并且带上了 #这不是同意# 的话题。
爱尔兰科克市性暴力救助中心的负责人、该抗议的演讲者之一玛丽·克丽里说：“我的担忧不仅仅在于辩护律师，而在于允许这种审判产生的制度。”
在过去的几十年间，因受到罗马天主教教会规范的约束，爱尔兰社会曾是保守的，而女性权利常常置于次要地位。最近几年，开放的社会政策开始涌现。但是，在妇女的社会地位产生变化的同时，法律并不一定总能跟上步伐。