A new UK passport design was launched Tuesday with tougher security measures - but immediately sparked a sexism row.

英國新版護(hù)照的設(shè)計(jì)圖周二(11月3日)發(fā)布，安全措施更嚴(yán)格，卻立刻引發(fā)了一場性別歧視“口水戰(zhàn)。

Officials say it will be the 'most secure passport ever issued in the UK' and contains innovative features to make it more difficult for fraudsters to forge copies.

政府官員說這將是“英國發(fā)行的史上最安全護(hù)照，其應(yīng)用的創(chuàng)新特性將使造假者更難以偽造護(hù)照。

These include printing using UV and infrared light, inks and watermarks and using a single sheet of paper for the personal details and a page adjoined to the back cover to prevent it being tampered with.

這些創(chuàng)新特性包括在印刷過程中使用紫外線、紅外線、墨水和水印，個(gè)人詳細(xì)信息頁與護(hù)照封底相連的那頁共用一張紙，以防篡改。

But the Passport Office was hit by accusations of sexism as the passport features SEVEN men and only TWO women.

但是英國護(hù)照辦公室(Passport Office)卻受到性別歧視的指控，原因是護(hù)照上體現(xiàn)了七名男性，而女性只有兩名。

賈爾斯·吉爾伯特•斯科特爵士、利物浦大教堂、巴特西發(fā)電站和K2型紅色電話亭

The seven men featured are:

登上護(hù)照的七個(gè)男性人物分別是：

- John Constable, the painter of the Hay Wain

畫家約翰•康斯特布爾(John Constable)，作品《干草車》(Hay Wain)

- John Harrison, the inventor of the marine timekeeper

航海計(jì)時(shí)器的發(fā)明者約翰•哈里森(John Harrison)

- Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect

建筑師賈爾斯·吉爾伯特•斯科特爵士(Sir Giles Gilbert Scott)

- Charles Babbage, the inventor of the computer

計(jì)算機(jī)的發(fā)明者查爾斯•巴貝奇(Charles Babbage)

- William Shakespeare, the playwright, who appears in a new high-security watermark

劇作家威廉•莎士比亞(William Shakespeare)，他的形象以更安全的新型水印制作

- Antony Gormley and Anish Kapoor, the sculptors

雕塑家安東尼•葛姆雷(Antony Gormley)和安尼施·卡普爾(Anish Kapoor)

The two women featured are:

兩個(gè)女性人物是：

- Elisabeth Scott, the architect

建筑師伊麗莎白•斯科特(Elisabeth Scott)

- Ada Lovelace, the early computer programmer

計(jì)算機(jī)程序員先驅(qū)阿達(dá)•洛夫萊斯(Ada Lovelace)

查爾斯•巴貝奇和阿達(dá)•洛夫萊斯、巴貝奇的分析機(jī)、洛夫萊斯的代碼、URL地址、現(xiàn)代電腦和布萊奇利地圖

Labour MP Emily Thornberry tweeted: "Here we go again - new UK #passport has 7 men featured and just 2 women. #weexist"

工黨議員埃米利•索恩伯里(Emily Thornberry)發(fā)推文道：“又來了——英國新版護(hù)照上印有七個(gè)男性，但只有兩個(gè)女性。#我們存在

But Mark Thomson, director general of the Passport Office, defended the design.

但是護(hù)照辦公室主任馬克•湯姆森(Mark Thomson)發(fā)聲為這一設(shè)計(jì)辯護(hù)。

He said: "It wasn't something where we said let's set out to only have two women.

他說：“護(hù)照上只放兩名女性并非我們一開始就決定好的事情。

"In trying to celebrate the UK's creativity we tried to get a range of locations and things around the country to celebrate our triumphs over the years, so there we are."

“為了展現(xiàn)英國的創(chuàng)造力，我們?cè)谌珖秶鷥?nèi)尋找一系列地點(diǎn)和事物來慶祝過往的成就，這就是我們得出的結(jié)果。

Asked about the omission of female icons such as Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters, he said: "Whenever we do these things there is always someone who wants their favourite rock band or icon in the book.

被問及為何女性偶像簡•奧斯汀和勃朗特姐妹等人沒有入選，他說：“每當(dāng)我們做這類事情的時(shí)候，總有人希望將他們最愛的搖滾樂隊(duì)或偶像列入其中。

"We've got 16 pages, a very finite space. We like to feel we've got a good representative view celebrating some real icons of the UK- Shakespeare, Constable and of course Elisabeth Scott herself."

“護(hù)照一共16頁，空間非常有限。我們覺得我們的選擇已經(jīng)很有代表性了，莎士比亞、康斯特布爾、當(dāng)然還有伊麗莎白•斯科特，這些人都是英國真正的標(biāo)志性人物。

伊麗莎白•斯科特、皇家莎士比亞劇院、伯恩茅斯碼頭劇院和伯恩茅斯地圖

The new passport also depicts scenes from famous landmarks including the London Underground, the Angel of the North, the Titanic Belfast and the Globe Theatre.

新版護(hù)照還描繪了英國的著名地標(biāo)景觀，包括倫敦地鐵(London Underground)、北方天使雕塑(Angel of the North)、貝爾法斯特泰坦尼克博物館(Titanic Belfast)和莎士比亞環(huán)球劇院(Globe Theatre)。

莎士比亞環(huán)球劇院內(nèi)外景、正在上演的戲劇、倫敦市地圖(無處不在的莎士比亞水印)

It will be rolled out in a phased approach with the first due to be in circulation from December 2023.

新版護(hù)照將分階段進(jìn)行推廣，第一批新護(hù)照將從2023年12月起開始流通。

Commercial passport producer and designer De La Rue says it has already made 28 million of the new documents.

商業(yè)護(hù)照生產(chǎn)設(shè)計(jì)商德納羅公司(De La Rue)表示該公司已經(jīng)制造了2800萬本新護(hù)照。

A new passport is released every five years to keep security features up to date and the theme for the latest version is 'Creative United Kingdom'.

英國每五年發(fā)布一次新護(hù)照，以保證安全性能與時(shí)俱進(jìn)，最新版護(hù)照的主題是“創(chuàng)意英國。

Representing all four countries in the UK, the new designs also incorporate the latest in printing technology to ensure the security of the document remains the top priority.

新的設(shè)計(jì)體現(xiàn)了聯(lián)合王國的四個(gè)成員國，同時(shí)結(jié)合了時(shí)下最新的印刷技術(shù)，確保將護(hù)照的安全性能放在第一位。

Vocabulary

row：爭吵

fraudster：造假者，行騙者

forge：偽造

UV：紫外線

infrared：紅外線的

tamper：篡改

finite：有限的

incorporate：吸收，加入

A new UK passport design was launched Tuesday with tougher security measures - but immediately sparked a sexism row.

英國新版護(hù)照的設(shè)計(jì)圖周二(11月3日)發(fā)布，安全措施更嚴(yán)格，卻立刻引發(fā)了一場性別歧視“口水戰(zhàn)。

Officials say it will be the 'most secure passport ever issued in the UK' and contains innovative features to make it more difficult for fraudsters to forge copies.

政府官員說這將是“英國發(fā)行的史上最安全護(hù)照，其應(yīng)用的創(chuàng)新特性將使造假者更難以偽造護(hù)照。

These include printing using UV and infrared light, inks and watermarks and using a single sheet of paper for the personal details and a page adjoined to the back cover to prevent it being tampered with.

這些創(chuàng)新特性包括在印刷過程中使用紫外線、紅外線、墨水和水印，個(gè)人詳細(xì)信息頁與護(hù)照封底相連的那頁共用一張紙，以防篡改。

But the Passport Office was hit by accusations of sexism as the passport features SEVEN men and only TWO women.

但是英國護(hù)照辦公室(Passport Office)卻受到性別歧視的指控，原因是護(hù)照上體現(xiàn)了七名男性，而女性只有兩名。

賈爾斯·吉爾伯特•斯科特爵士、利物浦大教堂、巴特西發(fā)電站和K2型紅色電話亭

The seven men featured are:

登上護(hù)照的七個(gè)男性人物分別是：

- John Constable, the painter of the Hay Wain

畫家約翰•康斯特布爾(John Constable)，作品《干草車》(Hay Wain)

- John Harrison, the inventor of the marine timekeeper

航海計(jì)時(shí)器的發(fā)明者約翰•哈里森(John Harrison)

- Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect

建筑師賈爾斯·吉爾伯特•斯科特爵士(Sir Giles Gilbert Scott)

- Charles Babbage, the inventor of the computer

計(jì)算機(jī)的發(fā)明者查爾斯•巴貝奇(Charles Babbage)

- William Shakespeare, the playwright, who appears in a new high-security watermark

劇作家威廉•莎士比亞(William Shakespeare)，他的形象以更安全的新型水印制作

- Antony Gormley and Anish Kapoor, the sculptors

雕塑家安東尼•葛姆雷(Antony Gormley)和安尼施·卡普爾(Anish Kapoor)

The two women featured are:

兩個(gè)女性人物是：

- Elisabeth Scott, the architect

建筑師伊麗莎白•斯科特(Elisabeth Scott)

- Ada Lovelace, the early computer programmer

計(jì)算機(jī)程序員先驅(qū)阿達(dá)•洛夫萊斯(Ada Lovelace)

查爾斯•巴貝奇和阿達(dá)•洛夫萊斯、巴貝奇的分析機(jī)、洛夫萊斯的代碼、URL地址、現(xiàn)代電腦和布萊奇利地圖

Labour MP Emily Thornberry tweeted: "Here we go again - new UK #passport has 7 men featured and just 2 women. #weexist"

工黨議員埃米利•索恩伯里(Emily Thornberry)發(fā)推文道：“又來了——英國新版護(hù)照上印有七個(gè)男性，但只有兩個(gè)女性。#我們存在

But Mark Thomson, director general of the Passport Office, defended the design.

但是護(hù)照辦公室主任馬克•湯姆森(Mark Thomson)發(fā)聲為這一設(shè)計(jì)辯護(hù)。

He said: "It wasn't something where we said let's set out to only have two women.

他說：“護(hù)照上只放兩名女性并非我們一開始就決定好的事情。

"In trying to celebrate the UK's creativity we tried to get a range of locations and things around the country to celebrate our triumphs over the years, so there we are."

“為了展現(xiàn)英國的創(chuàng)造力，我們?cè)谌珖秶鷥?nèi)尋找一系列地點(diǎn)和事物來慶祝過往的成就，這就是我們得出的結(jié)果。

Asked about the omission of female icons such as Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters, he said: "Whenever we do these things there is always someone who wants their favourite rock band or icon in the book.

被問及為何女性偶像簡•奧斯汀和勃朗特姐妹等人沒有入選，他說：“每當(dāng)我們做這類事情的時(shí)候，總有人希望將他們最愛的搖滾樂隊(duì)或偶像列入其中。

"We've got 16 pages, a very finite space. We like to feel we've got a good representative view celebrating some real icons of the UK- Shakespeare, Constable and of course Elisabeth Scott herself."

“護(hù)照一共16頁，空間非常有限。我們覺得我們的選擇已經(jīng)很有代表性了，莎士比亞、康斯特布爾、當(dāng)然還有伊麗莎白•斯科特，這些人都是英國真正的標(biāo)志性人物。

伊麗莎白•斯科特、皇家莎士比亞劇院、伯恩茅斯碼頭劇院和伯恩茅斯地圖

The new passport also depicts scenes from famous landmarks including the London Underground, the Angel of the North, the Titanic Belfast and the Globe Theatre.

新版護(hù)照還描繪了英國的著名地標(biāo)景觀，包括倫敦地鐵(London Underground)、北方天使雕塑(Angel of the North)、貝爾法斯特泰坦尼克博物館(Titanic Belfast)和莎士比亞環(huán)球劇院(Globe Theatre)。

莎士比亞環(huán)球劇院內(nèi)外景、正在上演的戲劇、倫敦市地圖(無處不在的莎士比亞水印)

It will be rolled out in a phased approach with the first due to be in circulation from December 2023.

新版護(hù)照將分階段進(jìn)行推廣，第一批新護(hù)照將從2023年12月起開始流通。

Commercial passport producer and designer De La Rue says it has already made 28 million of the new documents.

商業(yè)護(hù)照生產(chǎn)設(shè)計(jì)商德納羅公司(De La Rue)表示該公司已經(jīng)制造了2800萬本新護(hù)照。

A new passport is released every five years to keep security features up to date and the theme for the latest version is 'Creative United Kingdom'.

英國每五年發(fā)布一次新護(hù)照，以保證安全性能與時(shí)俱進(jìn)，最新版護(hù)照的主題是“創(chuàng)意英國。

Representing all four countries in the UK, the new designs also incorporate the latest in printing technology to ensure the security of the document remains the top priority.

新的設(shè)計(jì)體現(xiàn)了聯(lián)合王國的四個(gè)成員國，同時(shí)結(jié)合了時(shí)下最新的印刷技術(shù)，確保將護(hù)照的安全性能放在第一位。

Vocabulary

row：爭吵

fraudster：造假者，行騙者

forge：偽造

UV：紫外線

infrared：紅外線的

tamper：篡改

finite：有限的

incorporate：吸收，加入