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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Tehran to launch women-only taxi company 德黑蘭將成立女性專用計程車公司
◎魏國金
Iran will launch a women-only taxi company in Tehran aimed at women who feel uncomfortable riding in close proximity with members of the opposite sex, a newspaper reported.
一家報紙報導，伊朗將在德黑蘭成立一家女性專用計程車公司，服務那些對於與異性並肩乘坐感到不舒服的女性。
"The Ladies’ Safe Trips" taxi company, due to open for business in the next few weeks, will be the first such private sector firm in the capital. Similar taxi lines have been operating in some provincial cities for several years.
預定在數週後開業的「女士安全之行」計程車公司，將是首都第一家此類民營公司。在一些地方城市，類似的計程車業者已營運多年。
The company will only employ female drivers who will wear uniforms and must be married. Mansoureh Sarkheil, a driver for the company, told the newspaper： "My main motivation for driving in this company is to create security for other women who always have to sit stressfully in taxis."
該公司將只雇用女性駕駛，她們將穿著制服，並且必須已婚。該公司駕駛孟絲瑞．莎赫爾告訴這家報紙說︰「我為這家公司擔任駕駛的主要動機是，為其他坐計程車向來備感壓力的女性，創造安全。」
Due to Islamic rules, men and women travel in separate sections in public transportation systems like buses. But in the shared taxis that abound in most cities, women and men are often forced to squash together in cramped conditions, something that many Iranian women find stressful and awkward.
依照伊斯蘭法規，在巴士等大眾運輸系統內，男人與女人分區而坐。然而在多數城市滿街跑的共乘計程車內，女人與男人往往被迫一起擠在狹窄的空間裡，這讓許多伊朗女性感到壓力與尷尬。
新聞辭典
proximity：名詞，接近、鄰近。in close proximity to…非常接近…。in the proximity of a theater，在一家戲院附近。
line：可指行業、興趣、擅長。What is your line？（你從事哪一行？）
awkward：棘手的、笨拙的、難堪的。She is still awkward with chopsticks.（她用筷子還不熟練。）
