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Published: Jan 07, 2021 06:28 PM
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stalk/ 跟踪/ (ɡēn zōnɡ)

A: Did you know that secretly stalking someone is considered a type of harassment?

你知道暗地里跟踪别人算是一种骚扰行为吗?

(nǐ zhīdào àndìlǐ  ɡēnzōnɡ biérén suàn shì yīzhǒnɡ sāorǎo xínɡwéi ma?)

B: Yup. I once saw a documentary in which a public camera happened to film a man following a woman to the front door of her home. The woman went inside just a second before that guy pushed open her door. It was really scary.

是的,我曾经看过一个纪录片,有公共摄像头无意间拍下了一位男子尾随一位女士一直到她家门口。那名女士进屋关上门和那名男子推开她的门仅仅只差一秒钟。十分惊险。

(shìde,wǒ cénɡjīnɡ kànɡuò yīɡè jìlùpiàn, yǒu ɡōnɡɡònɡshèxiànɡtóu wúyìjiān pāixiàle yīwèi nánzǐ wěisuí yīwèinǚshì yīzhídàotā jiāménkǒu.nàmínɡ nǚshì jìnwūɡuānshànɡmén hé nàmínɡ nánzǐ tuīkāitādemén jǐnjǐn zhīchà yīmiǎo zhōnɡ.shífēn jīnɡxiǎn.)

A: It sounds really frightening. There seem to be many ways to stalk someone, like secretly checking their phone to get their location is also very immoral behavior. 

听起来都让人害怕。跟踪的方式似乎有很多种,偷偷查别人的手机以获取定位也算是一种很不道德的行为。

(tīnɡqǐlái dōurànɡ rénhàipà.ɡēnzōnɡ de fānɡshì sìhū yǒuhěnduō zhǒnɡ, tōutōu chá biéréndeshǒujī yǐhuòqǔdìnɡwèi yěsuànshì yīzhǒnɡ hěnbùdàodé de xínɡwéi.)

B: Besides stalking someone, there are also similar immoral behaviors that could make one guilty of invading another's privacy. Like installing a pinhole camera in a hotel.

除了跟踪,还有很多类似的不道德行为可能构成侵犯他人隐私的罪名。像是在酒店安装针孔摄像头。

(chú leɡēnzōnɡ, háiyǒu hěnduō lèisì de bùdàodé xínɡwéi kěnénɡ ɡòuchénɡ qīnfàn tārén yǐnsīdezuìmínɡ.xiànɡshìzài jiǔdiàn ānzhuānɡ zhēnkǒnɡ shèxiànɡ

tóu.)

Illustrations: Liu Xidan/GT