Upper-Intermediate - Harrassment on the Subway (D2253)

A: 你在干什么?!
nǐ zài gàn shénme?!
What are you doing?
B: 我又没干什么!你神经病啊!
wǒ yòu méi gàn shénme! nǐ shénjīngbìng a!
I'm not doing anything! You're crazy!
A: 你的手都放到她大腿上了!
nǐ de shǒu dōu fàngdào tā dàtuǐ shàng le!
You put your hand on that girl's thigh!
B: 神经病啊,我哪里放了啊?她自己都没吭声,轮得到你说啊。
shénjīngbìng a, wǒ nǎli fàng le a? tā zìjǐ dōu méi kēngshēng, lúndedào nǐ shuō a.
You're insane! I put my hand where?! She herself didn't say anything. This has nothing to do with you.
A: 我都看见了,姑娘你说!
wǒ dōu kànjiàn le, gūniang nǐ shuō!
I saw it. Miss, speak!
C: 我……我……
wǒ…… wǒ……
I... I...
B: 哼,看到吗!多管闲事,当心我告你诽谤!
hèng, kàndào ma! duō guǎn xiánshì, dāngxīn wǒ gào nǐ fěibàng!
Ha, you see! Meddling in other people's business, be careful I don't report you for slander!
A: 你别跑,我视频都拍下来了!警察同志,这个人性骚扰!
nǐ bié pǎo, wǒ shìpín dōu pāixiàlai le! jǐngchá tóngzhì, zhè ge rén xìngsāorǎo!
Don't run. I've videotaped the whole thing. Police officer, this man committed sexual harassment!
B: 我没有!没有!
wǒ méiyǒu! méiyǒu!
I didn't! I didn't!
D: 怎么回事啊?
zěnmehuíshì a?
What's going on?
A: 你别怕,我有视频做证据。
nǐ bié pà, wǒ yǒu shìpín zuò zhèngjù.
Don't worry. I've got a video to prove it.
C: 他……他骚扰我!
tā…… tā sāorǎo wǒ!
He... He sexually harassed me!
D: 那都跟我回所里一趟。
nà dōu gēn wǒ huí suǒ lǐ yī tàng.
Then would you all please come to the station with me.
D: 笔录都做好了,你们可以走了。小姐,你们今天的表现非常好!对于这种性骚扰一定要勇敢地说出来!
bǐlù dōu zuò hǎo le, nǐmen kěyǐ zǒu le. xiǎojie, nǐmen jīntiān de biǎoxiàn fēicháng hǎo! duìyú zhèzhǒng xìngsāorǎo yīdìng yào yǒnggǎn de shuōchūlái!
The paperwork's all done. You can go. Ladies, your actions today were great! For this type of sexual harassment one needs to have the courage to speak out!
C: 今天真是多亏了你,要不是你拔刀相助,我都不敢站出来。
jīntiān zhēn shì duōkuī le nǐ, yàobùshì nǐ bádāoxiāngzhù, wǒ dōu bùgǎn zhànchūlai.
Today is really all thanks to you. If you didn't get involved, I wouldn't have had the courage to stand up.
A: 没事儿,对付这种色狼就是要大声喊出来,否则他们就更加嚣张。
méishìr, duìfu zhèzhǒng sèláng jiùshì yào dàshēng hǎnchūlái, fǒuzé tāmen jiù gèngjiā xiāozhāng.
No problem. Dealing with these perverts requires speaking up loudly, otherwise they will get even more bold.
D: 对,现在夏天了,这类性骚扰案件越来越多。很多女性怕尴尬,往往都保持沉默,这样只会让更多的人受害。微博上那个骚扰视频,由于受害人不愿意报警,虽然有证据,我们警察也无可奈何。
duì, xiànzài xiàtiān le, zhèlèi xìngsāorǎo ànjiàn yuèláiyuèduō. hěn duō nǚxìng pà gāngà, wǎngwǎng dōu bǎochí chénmò, zhèyàng zhǐ huì ràng gèngduō de rén shòuhài. wēibó shàng nàge sāorǎo shìpín, yóuyú shòuhàirén bù yuànyì bàojǐng, suīrán yǒu zhèngjù, wǒmen jǐngchá yě wúkěnàihé.
Right. It's summertime now and there are more and more of these kind of sexual harassment cases. Many women fear the embarrassment and often remain silent. This can only make for more victims. On Weibo there was a video of harassment and the victim wasn't willing to report it. Although there was proof, the police were powerless.
C: 嗯,万一下次遇到这种情况,我一定不再沉默!
ng4, wànyī xiàcì yùdào zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng, wǒ yīdìng bùzài chénmò!
Yeah, next time I encounter this kind of situation, I definitely won't be silent again.

Key Vocabulary

神经病 shénjīngbìng psycho, crazy person
吭声 kēngshēng to make a sound
轮得到 lúndedào to have to do with
多管闲事 duō guǎn xiánshì to meddle in someone else's business
诽谤 fěibàng slander
性骚扰 xìngsāorǎo sexual harassment
证据 zhèngjù evidence, proof
骚扰 sāorǎo to harass
suǒ police station
笔录 bǐlù report, record
勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave
多亏 duōkuī thanks to
拔刀相助 bádāoxiāngzhù to help the weak against iniquity, to be a vigilante
大声 dàshēng loud
色狼 sèláng pervert
嚣张 xiāozhāng arrogant
案件 ànjiàn case
尴尬 gāngà embarrassed
受害 shòuhài to do harm to
受害人 shòuhàirén victim
报警 bàojǐng to report to the police
无可奈何 wúkěnàihé to be helpless, to have no alternative
沉默 chénmò to be silent

Supplementary Vocabulary

派出所 pàichūsuǒ police station
咸猪手 xiánzhūshǒu someone who commits sexual harassment
放肆 fàngsì impudent
无奈 wúnài helpless; but

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