peddle['pɛdl]: vt. 散播
As bizarre as the new law may seem, it has actually been enforced in the Moreno neighborhood of Binalonan since 2017. Multiple residents there have been fined 500 pesos and forced to spend an afternoon collecting trash as punishment for gossiping in public. Apparently, no one has ever been sanctioned for a second offence, as nobody wants to be seen as a gossipmonger.
尽管这项新法令看起来很奇葩,但其实从2017年开始就在比纳洛南镇的莫雷诺社区实施了。该社区的多名居民曾因在公共场合散播流言被罚款500比索并捡一下午垃圾。显然,没有人因为再犯而受罚,毕竟谁也不想被看成长舌人。
sanction['sæŋkʃən]: vt. 制裁,处罚
gossipmonger['ɡɒsɪp,mʌŋɡə]: n. 爱说闲话的人,饶舌人
The crackdown on gossip and rumor spreading is being rolled out just in time for summer, which is reportedly the worst time of the year for such behavior, as heat forces locals to gather in the shade and talk about all sorts of things, like who’s been cheating on their spouse, or who has been racking up debt.
这项打击流言蜚语的活动正好赶在夏天启动,据称夏天是流言最盛的时候,因为暑热迫使当地居民聚在阴凉处聊各种八卦,比如谁出轨了,或谁欠债了。
rack up: 积累
"It’s such a waste of time,” Mayor Guico said. “You’d think people would have something better to do. Banning gossip is our way of improving the quality of life in our town.”
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