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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Ex-film star Bardot may seek Russian nationality 前影星芭杜可能會尋求俄羅斯國籍
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Former French screen goddess Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to follow Gerard Depardieu in asking for a Russian passport, in protest not at tax hikes, but at the treatment of two circus elephants.
前法國大銀幕女神碧姬．芭杜週五威脅要追隨（影帝）傑哈．德巴狄厄的腳步尋求取得俄羅斯護照，但不是要抗議大增稅，而是要讓兩頭馬戲團大象獲得治療。
The animals, named Baby and Nepal and owned by a touring circus, are thought to be carrying tuberculosis and were ordered to be put down by a court in Lyon, southern France, on Friday as a precautionary measure.
這兩頭名喚寶貝與尼泊爾、為一家巡迴馬戲團所有的大象，據信罹患結核病，週五已被南法里昂的一個法庭下令安樂死，以防萬一。
Bardot’s threat comes a day after fellow actor Depardieu caused a storm in France by becoming a Russian citizen in protest at high tax rates proposed by the Socialist government, which he accuses of penalizing success.
芭杜語出此一威脅的前一天，男星德巴狄厄才因成為俄羅斯公民而在法國引發軒然大波。德巴狄厄此舉出於抗議社會黨政府提議的調高（富人）稅率，他指控該政策意在懲罰成功。
"If those in power are cowardly and impudent enough to kill the elephants... then I have decided I will ask for Russian nationality to get out of this country which has become nothing more than an animal cemetery," Bardot said in a statement. （Reuters）
「倘若當權者都懦弱與厚顏無恥到要殺大象……那我決定要爭取俄羅斯國籍，以便離開這個不過是個動物墳場的國家，」芭杜在聲明中如是說。（路透）
新聞辭典
hike：名詞，突然的增加或上升，如price hike，價格陡升。
put down：片語，讓動物安樂死。例句：The dog is so old and can’t move around anymore, we probably have to put him down.（這隻狗很老又無法四處行走，我們恐怕得讓牠安樂死。）
nothing more than：片語，只有；不過是。例句：Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.（成功只不過是一些逐日勤練的簡單紀律，失敗則只不過是一些每日重複的錯誤判斷。）
