Sexual harassment(性騷擾)

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Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. All circumstances are taken into consideration when deciding if sexual harassment has occurred. This includes the nature and frequency of the advances and the conditions under which the offender made them. If you've been the victim of sexual harassment, you should immediately notify your supervisor. If your supervisor is the harasser, you should go to the supervisor's superior. If your company has a grievance procedure for sexual harassment claims, you should use it. An employee can also file a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC. This process is the same as with other types of discrimination. It includes the right to sue in federal court. Both federal and state civil rights laws were enacted to protect citizens from sexual harassment from their employers. If you feel you have been the subject of sexual harassment and it has caused you to be terminated or otherwise treated unfairly by your employer, you may be able to file a lawsuit and recover damages. For more information on sexual harassment, you can contact your local EEOC office, your state's civil rights agency, or an attorney knowledgeable in the area of civil rights.
    翻譯:性騷擾指的是令人討厭的性示意,要求(提供)性服務(wù)或指其它本質(zhì)上的性行為例如用語言或肢體行為進(jìn)行騷擾。當(dāng)判斷是否發(fā)生性騷擾時,所有這些都是被考慮的因素,這包括性行為的本質(zhì)、性示意發(fā)生的次數(shù)以及侵犯者是在何種情況下所做的行為。如果你是性騷擾的受害者,你應(yīng)當(dāng)立即告知你的主管,如果你的主管本人就是騷擾者,你應(yīng)當(dāng)向主管的上司報告;如果你的公司有性騷擾舉報的申訴程序,你應(yīng)當(dāng)使用這一程序。雇員同樣可向"平等就業(yè)機會委員會"(縮寫為 EEOC)主張自己的權(quán)利,這與其它類型的因受到歧視而主張權(quán)力的程序是一樣的。它包括向聯(lián)邦法庭起訴的權(quán)利,聯(lián)邦與州(相關(guān)的)的民事權(quán)利法律的制定就是為了保護人們免受他們雇主的性騷擾。如果你認(rèn)為自己已成為了性騷擾的目標(biāo),并使你遭受雇主的解雇或是被不公平對待,你也許可以打官司并要求賠償。要想了解更多的有關(guān)(對付)性騷擾的信息,你可以與當(dāng)?shù)氐?平等就業(yè)機會委員會"、本州的民事權(quán)利代理機構(gòu)(通常應(yīng)指律所)或熟知民事權(quán)利領(lǐng)域的律師取得聯(lián)系。(筆者注:這些機構(gòu)都能給你提供幫助,在中國通常有婦聯(lián)、政府信訪辦、律師事務(wù)所、法院等機構(gòu)能提供幫助)
    1 harassment n.折磨
    2 define vt.定義, 詳細(xì)說明
    3 unwelcome adj.不受歡迎的, 討厭的
    4 advances n. 接近,友好的表示;求愛
    5 requests for 要求
    6 favors n.好感, 寵愛, 關(guān)切, 歡心, 好意, 喜愛
    vt.支持, 贊成, 照顧, 促成, 象, 喜歡, 證實, 賜予
    7 verbal adj.口頭的
    8 physical adj.身體的, 物質(zhì)的, 自然的, 物理的
    n.體格檢查
    9 conduct n.行為, 操行
    v.引導(dǎo), 管理, 為人, 傳導(dǎo)
    10 nature n.自然, 自然界, 大自然, 自然狀態(tài), 本性,天性, 種類
    11 circumstance n.環(huán)境, 詳情, 境況
    12 consideration n.體諒, 考慮, 需要考慮的事項, 報酬
    13 frequency n.頻率, 周率, 發(fā)生次數(shù)
    14 offender n.罪犯, 冒犯者
    15 victim n.受害人, 犧牲者, 犧牲品
    16 notify v.通報
    17 supervisor n.監(jiān)督人, 管理人, 檢查員, 督學(xué),主管人, [計](網(wǎng)絡(luò))超級用戶
    18 harasser
    19 grievance n.委屈, 冤情, 不平
    20 claim n.(根據(jù)權(quán)利提出)要求, 要求權(quán), 主張,要求而得到的東西
    vt.(根據(jù)權(quán)利)要求, 認(rèn)領(lǐng), 聲稱, 主張, 需要
    21 file n.文件, 檔案, 文件夾, 卷宗, 銼刀
    vt.把……歸檔, 提出(申請等), 銼, 琢磨
    vi.列隊行進(jìn), 用銼刀銼
    22 discrimination n.辨別, 區(qū)別, 識別力, 辨別力, 歧視
    23 enact vt.制定法律, 頒布, 扮演
    24 subject n.題目, 主題, 科目, 學(xué)科, 國民,
    [語法]主語
    adj.受他國統(tǒng)治的, 未獨立的, 受制于……的, 受……影響的,以……為條件的
    vt.使屈從于……,使隸屬
    25 terminate v.停止, 結(jié)束, 終止