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進入《中英對照讀新聞》No more saggy pants for Arkansas school children 阿肯色學生不能再穿垮褲
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Arkansas students who love their sagging pants should soon leave them at home.
愛穿垮褲的阿肯色學生，應該不久後就要把這些褲子留在家裡。
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe recently signed a bill that bans students from wearing clothing that exposes "underwear, buttocks or the breast of a female."
阿肯色州長麥克．畢比最近簽署一項法令，禁止學生穿著露出「內衣褲、臀部或者女性胸部」的服裝。
Arkansas educators have long complained about the drooping attire, such as young men wearing saggy jeans that expose the top of colorful boxer shorts.
阿肯色的教育人員對於頹廢的衣著打扮抱怨已久，例如年輕人穿著露出四角褲彩色褲頭的鬆垮牛仔褲。
"We feel the bill can improve the learning environment in schools," said Donna Morey, president of the Arkansas Education Association.
「我們覺得這項法令能改善學校的學習環境」，阿肯色教育協會主席莫瑞說。
One concern of the General Assembly was that "student competition over the manner in which clothing is worn could lead to violence and injuries during school hours," according to the legislation. Lawmakers also said that students should learn to dress in a way that is acceptable in the workplace as they prepare to enter it.
州議會關切的其中一點是，「學生互相比較穿著方式，有可能導致在校時間發生暴力和受傷」，根據這份法案。議員還說，在學生們準備進入職場之際，應該學習適合職場的衣著打扮。
Josh Cunningham, a research analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures, said that he was unaware of any other state with a ban of baggy pants in schools, although some cities have been successful in enacting such laws.
全美州議會聯合會研究員喬許．康寧漢說，就他所知，沒有其他州立法禁止在校內穿垮褲，儘管有些城市已成功實施這類法令。
《新聞辭典》
sagging pants, baggy pants：名詞，都有「垮褲」的意思。saggy：鬆弛、下垂的；baggy：寬鬆的。 例句：Wearing sagging pants is a popular clothing style of hip-hop artists in the early 1990s.（穿垮褲是九○年代嘻哈藝人很流行的穿著風格。）
drooping：形容詞，下垂的、（意志）消沈的。原形為 droop，動詞。例句：He sighed deeply and his head drooped as he heard the bad news.（他一聽到這個壞消息，就垂著頭深深地嘆氣。）
attire：名詞，服飾、穿著打扮。Appropriate attire that enhances your professional image is a plus for job interview.（強化你專業形象的合宜穿著，對應徵面試有加分作用。）
