[學測指考必備時事焦點] 首爾市長之死看南韓社會問題

1. On the surface, Park certainly had an impressive resume. The 64-year-old former human rights lawyer had represented the victim in the first sexual assault case in South Korean history, before a shift to politics saw him serve as Seoul mayor for nine years.

(從表面上看，朴元淳無疑擁有令人印象深刻的履歷。 這位64歲的前人權律師曾在韓國歷史上的第一起性侵犯案件中代表受害人，後來轉向政治，使他擔任首爾市市長已有9年之久。)

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assault (n.) 侵犯；施暴

• 同義字：violence, attack
• 補充用法：人＋beV charged with sexual assault 某人被控性侵害

2.But this week, his legacy was called into question. Local media reported Thursday that Park had himself been accused of sexual harassment, with police later confirming that a complaint had been lodged, although they didn’t specify the nature of the claim.

(但是這週，他的美名受到了質疑。 當地媒體週四報導說，朴元淳本人被指控性騷擾，後來警方證實已提出申訴，儘管他們沒有說明申訴的性質。)

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harassment (n.) 騷擾

• 補充用法：sexual harassment 性騷擾

3.Park’s death prompted mixed reactions in the South Korean capital. The country’s government-funded news agency showed mourners outside the hospital where Park’s body lies crying.

(朴元淳的死在韓國首都引發了不同的反應。 該國政府資助的新聞機構報導哀悼者聚集在朴元淳遺體所在的醫院外面哭泣。)

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mourner (n.) 哀悼者；送葬者

• 同義字：lamenter,  griever

4.But others are angry that a court will never hear the allegations against Park. Under South Korean law, when a suspect dies, open investigations are closed as the prosecutors have no ground to make an indictment.

(但是其他人為法院永遠不會聽到針對朴元淳的指控感到生氣。 根據韓國法律，當嫌疑人死亡時，公開調查將關閉，因為檢察官沒有理由提出起訴。)

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allegation  (n.) （未經證實的）指責，指控

• 同義字：accusation, charge
• 補充用法：allegation about/against 人 針對（某人）的指控

indictment (n.) 起訴書；公訴書

• 同義字：accusation, charge

5.Park’s death comes as South Korea confronts traditional domestic perceptions of sexual assault — notably a reckoning against what some see as a misogynist culture.

(朴元淳之死正值韓國面對傳統的國內性侵害觀念之時-尤其是在對某些人認為是一種厭惡女性文化的推論中。)

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confront (v.) 面對，面臨

• 同義字：face, meet

reckoning (n.) 推測、推論

• 同義字：computation, calculation

misogynist (adj.) 厭惡女人的；(n.) 厭惡女人者

• 同義字：sexist