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[其他] 《中英對照讀新聞》毛利族治療師出庭面對馬鈴薯性侵指控

《中英對照讀新聞》毛利族治療師出庭面對馬鈴薯性侵指控

《中英對照讀新聞》Maori healer in court on potato sex charge 毛利族治療師出庭面對馬鈴薯性侵指控

A woman has told a New Zealand court that a Maori tohunga (healer), who uses traditional indigenous practices to treat patients, sexually violated her with a potato.The 38-year-old widow said Christopher Tuaupiki told her to lie on a bed naked and rubbed a raw potato “in circular motions everywhere”.

一名婦人對一個紐西蘭法庭說,一個使用傳統民俗療法治療病人的毛利族tohunga(信仰治療師),以一顆馬鈴薯性侵犯她。這位三十八歲的寡婦說,克里斯多福•圖奧匹基叫她赤裸躺在床上,然後用一顆生的馬鈴薯「以圓形移動」的方式揉她的「每一處」。

She told the court she thought the treatment was normal because she was not familiar with Maori healing practices. She also told the court that Tuaupiki said the treatment was necessary to remove a curse on her which was responsible for her son claiming to see apparitions of his father, who killed himself, and his dead grandparents.

她告訴法庭,她以為這種療法是正常的,因為她對毛利人的療法並不熟悉。她也告訴法庭,圖奧匹基說,為了袪除加在她身上的一道詛咒,這項療法是必要的。這項詛咒導致她的兒子宣稱看到他自殺身亡的父親以及他死去的阿公阿媽的幽靈。

Dictionary-新聞辭典

traditional indigenous practice:傳統民俗療法

indigenous是土生土長的(並非外來的)、在地的,如 This plant is indigenous to Taiwan(這種植物是台灣土生土長的)。

healer:信仰治療師

heal是癒合、彌合、治癒,如to heal the wounds from the past(癒合過去造成的傷痕),或 Time heals all sorrow(時間可以治好一切傷痛)。healer通常指使用信仰療法為人治病的人。

curse:詛咒有名詞和動詞兩種用法,當名詞時,常見的用法有put/lay a curse on某人(對某人下詛咒)。當動詞時,是詛咒、咒罵,如I curse you(我詛咒你),The thief cursed the barking dog(小偷咒罵那隻吠叫的狗)。

apparition:幽靈 apparition 通常指靈異現象,但也可指幽靈或鬼影。

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