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智慧人生篇章 第9期:奴隶制的逆袭

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 　　Monsters, unfortunately, sometimes refuse to stay dead. Diseases once eradicated1 can creep back and strike at the most vulnerable in countries least equipped to deal with them. And slavery itself blights2 many lives today. It's prohibited, of course, under any number of international agreements, but it mutates into different forms, and the end result is the same - human beings being treated merely as exploitable assets.So people who've agreed to be trafficked across continents in the hope of a new beginning find they're trapped in a nightmare of forced labour, brutal3 conditions, and minimal4 reward. Women and children, especially, are kidnapped into prostitution. Whole communities are in subjection as bonded5 labourers, unable to free themselves from often quite small debts incurred6 by previous generations. More than a hundred million children are reckoned to be required to do work which harms them. And on it goes.

　　不幸的是，妖魔鬼怪总会死灰复燃。曾经根除的疾病又开始在最缺乏防御手段的国家、最脆弱的人群中肆虐。现在，奴隶制毁掉了很多人的生活。所有国际条约都是禁止奴隶制的，但它已幻化成其他形式，但万变不离其宗 -- 把人当剥削工具。那些怀揣梦想，远涉重洋开始新生活的人们，最后发现自己陷入了一个噩梦，劳务繁重，环境恶劣，收入微薄。尤其是妇女和小孩，甚至被迫卖淫。整个群体被迫成了廉价劳工，即便是父辈一点微不足道的债务都能让他们不得翻身。据估计，超过1亿儿童被迫从事有害的工作。而这还在继续。

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1 eradicated 527fe74fc13c68501cfd202231063f4a     
画着根的
参考例句：
  • Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
  • The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。
2 blights dfc4191d6f7a4377123865e38fb444b0     
使凋萎( blight的第三人称单数 )； 使颓丧； 损害； 妨害
参考例句：
  • The crops suffered from frequent blights. 农作物经常遭受病虫害。
  • New England was accustomed to didacticism in its literature, and unmitigated didacticism blights the novel. 新英格兰习惯于在文学里说教，可是一味说教，小说就要完蛋。
3 brutal bSFyb     
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
参考例句：
  • She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
  • They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
4 minimal ODjx6     
adj.尽可能少的，最小的
参考例句：
  • They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
  • I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。
5 bonded 2xpzkP     
n.有担保的，保税的，粘合的
参考例句：
  • The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee.威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
  • This adhesive must be applied to both surfaces which are to be bonded together.要粘接的两个面都必须涂上这种黏合剂。
6 incurred a782097e79bccb0f289640bab05f0f6c     
[医]招致的，遭受的； incur的过去式
参考例句：
  • She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚，使父亲震怒。
  • We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。

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