India's tourism minister is furiously backpedaling after suggesting that women who visit India shouldn't wear skirts for their own safety.

印度旅游部长日前建议前往印度的女性为了自身安全不要穿裙子，但是他随后连忙澄清。

Mahesh Sharma made the comments over the weekend while promoting a welcome kit that will be handed out to tourists when they arrive in India.

上周末，马赫什•沙玛在宣传入境游客将会拿到的欢迎礼包时做出“不要穿裙子”的评论。

"There's a card in there listing the do's and don'ts. Basic things like, 'Don't go out at night alone.' 'Don't wear skirts.'"

“欢迎礼包里有一张卡片，上面列了注意事项。基本的提醒有：‘晚上不要单独外出’、‘不要穿裙子’。”

The outrage was immediate. And for good reason.

这立刻引起了印度人民的愤怒，而且合情合理。

A string of sexual assaults against foreign women has sullied India's reputation.

印度的声誉因为一系列外国女性被性侵的案件而受损。

The country has amended its laws to broaden the definition of rape to include any form of penetration; it lists out strict punishments not only for rape but also for sexual assault, voyeurism and stalking.

印度修订了法律，扩大了强奸的定义，把任何形式的性交都列为强奸。修正后的法律也列出了对于强奸、性侵、窥阴癖和跟踪罪的严惩方式。

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