罗琳回应艾玛·沃特森

近日，《哈利·波特》作者J.K.罗琳在社交媒体发文回应艾玛·沃特森（Emma Watson）此前对她的批评。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What can be inferred about Rowling's stance toward reconciliation with Watson and Radcliffe?

A. She remains open to reconciliation if they apologize

B. She considers their past association irrelevant to the present conflict

C. She views their support for gender identity movements as a betrayal of women's rights too serious to forgive

D. She believes the media exaggerated their disagreements

无注释原文：

'She is ignorant of how ignorant she is': JK Rowling responds to Emma Watson rift

From: The Guardian

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to Emma Watson's recent remarks about their rift over transgender rights, saying the actor is “ignorant of how ignorant she is”.

Rowling's post comes after a podcast interview with Watson, in which the latter said: “I really don't believe that … holding the love and support and views that I have, mean[s] that I can't and don't treasure Jo and the person that I had personal experiences with.”

In a lengthy post, Rowling writes: “Emma Watson and her co-stars have every right to embrace gender identity ideology. Such beliefs are legally protected, and I wouldn't want to see any of them threatened with loss of work, or violence, or death, because of them.”

She adds: “However, Emma and Dan [Radcliffe] in particular have both made it clear over the last few years that they think our former professional association gives them a particular right – nay, obligation – to critique me and my views in public.”

Watson, along with Harry Potter co-stars Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, has previously taken issue with the author's gender critical beliefs. She responded to Rowling's essay about the need for single-sex spaces due to the threat of violence against women by tweeting in 2020: “Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren't who they say they are.” And Watson pointedly said “I'm here for all of the witches” in a speech at the 2022 Bafta film awards.

In her post, Rowling says she has “repeatedly declined invitations” to comment on Watson's views, as she “didn't want her to be hounded as the result of anything I said”, and describes a note she was given from Watson, following her 2022 Baftas remarks. “This was back when the death, rape and torture threats against me were at their peak, at a time when my personal security measures had had to be tightened considerably and I was constantly worried for my family's safety. Emma had just publicly poured more petrol on the flames, yet thought a one line expression of concern from her would reassure me of her fundamental sympathy and kindness.”

Rowling added: “Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is … I wasn't a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous. I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women's rights in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated means to women and girls without her privileges.”

Rowling had earlier indicated that she was unprepared to forgive Watson and Radcliffe for having “cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women's hard-won rights”.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

'She is ignorant of how ignorant she is': JK Rowling responds to Emma Watson rift

From: The Guardian

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to Emma Watson's recent remarks about their rift over transgender rights, saying the actor is “ignorant of how ignorant she is”.

《哈利·波特》作者J.K.罗琳（JK Rowling）回应了艾玛·沃特森（Emma Watson）近期关于跨性别权利问题的言论，称对方“根本没意识到自己有多无知”。

1）表示“（地面或岩石上的）裂缝，裂口”，英文解释为“a large crack in the ground or in rock”举个🌰： The stream had cut a deep rift in the rock. 溪流在岩石上冲刷出一条很深的沟。

2）表示“（人际关系的）裂痕；分歧，不和”，英文解释为“a serious disagreement that separates two people who have been friends and stops their friendship continuing”

🎬电影《塞尔玛》（Selma）中的台词提到：and I apologize that our efforts have caused a rift between y'all. 我们做的一切给你们制造了矛盾 我需要道歉。

ignorant /ˈɪɡ.nər.ənt/ 1）表示“（对某事物）不了解的；无知的；愚昧的；无学识的”，英文解释为“lacking knowledge or information about sth; not educated”

2）表示“很无礼的；十分不懂规矩的”，英文解释为“with very bad manners”如：a rude, ignorant person 粗鲁无礼的人。

📺英剧《神探夏洛克》（Sherlock）中的台词提到：What's incredible, though, is how spectacularly ignorant he is about some things. 但令人难以置信的是，他对某些领域表现出的极端无知。

Rowling's post comes after a podcast interview with Watson, in which the latter said: “I really don't believe that … holding the love and support and views that I have, mean[s] that I can't and don't treasure Jo and the person that I had personal experiences with.”

罗琳是在沃特森接受播客访谈后回应的。沃特森在访谈中表示：“我始终认为，尽管我坚持自己的情感与立场，但这与我珍视和罗琳的私交、感念我们过往的情谊并不冲突。”

podcast /ˈpɒd.kɑːst/ 表示“播客”，英文解释为“A podcast is an audio file similar to a radio broadcast, that can be downloaded and listened to on a computer or iPod.”

In a lengthy post, Rowling writes: “Emma Watson and her co-stars have every right to embrace gender identity ideology. Such beliefs are legally protected, and I wouldn't want to see any of them threatened with loss of work, or violence, or death, because of them.”

罗琳在长文中表示：“艾玛·沃特森及其合作演员完全有权拥护性别认同理念。这种立场受法律保护，我不希望他们因此遭遇失业、暴力或死亡威胁。”

ideology /ˌaɪ.diˈɒl.ə.dʒi/ 表示“思想（体系）；思想意识；意识形态”，英文解释为“a set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party, or organization is based”

She adds: “However, Emma and Dan [Radcliffe] in particular have both made it clear over the last few years that they think our former professional association gives them a particular right – nay, obligation – to critique me and my views in public.”

她还写道：“不过，尤其是艾玛和丹[拉德克利夫]，在过去几年里明确表示，他们认为我们过去的合作关系赋予他们一种特别的权利——甚至成为一种责任——去公开批评我和我的观点。”

nay /neɪ/ 表示“不仅如此，而且”，英文解释为“used to introduce a second and more extreme phrase in a sentence when the first phrase was not strong enough”举个🌰：It is my pleasure, nay privilege, to introduce tonight's guest speaker. 我很高兴，也很荣幸介绍今晚的特别演讲嘉宾。

obligation /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ 表示“义务；责任；职责”，英文解释为“the fact that you are obliged to do something”举个🌰：If you have not signed a contract, you are under no obligation to (= it is not necessary to) pay them any money. 如果你没有签合同，你就没有义务付给他们钱。

📍词根“-lig-”来自拉丁语“ligare”，意味着“绑定，约束”。前缀“ob-”通常表示“向前”或“对面”，在这里加强了绑定的感觉。想象你看到一个人被一份重要文件“绑定”，这份文件代表了他的职责。近义词：duty（职责），同根词：obligatory（义务的），常用短语：fulfill an obligation（履行义务）。

critique /krɪˈtiːk/ 表示“评论（书、戏剧、电影等）”，英文解释为“to give an opinion or judgment about a piece or work, book, film, etc.”举个🌰：Students take turns critiquing each other's work. 学生们轮流评论彼此的作品。

Watson, along with Harry Potter co-stars Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, has previously taken issue with the author's gender critical beliefs. She responded to Rowling's essay about the need for single-sex spaces due to the threat of violence against women by tweeting in 2020: “Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren't who they say they are.” And Watson pointedly said “I'm here for all of the witches” in a speech at the 2022 Bafta film awards.

沃特森与《哈利·波特》中的合作演员拉德克利夫和鲁伯特·格林特此前都对罗琳的“性别批判”观点提出过异议。她在2020年回应罗琳关于因女性面临暴力威胁而需要单一性别空间的文章时发推文称：“跨性别者就是他们自我认同的样子，他们理应生活在一个不被质疑、不被否认身份的世界。”而在2022年的英国电影学院奖颁奖典礼上，沃特森还特意说：“我为所有女巫而来。”

take issue with sb/sth表示“对…持强烈异议，很不赞同”，英文解释为“to disagree strongly”举个🌰：I took issue with him over his interpretation of the instructions. 我不赞同他对命令的理解。

pointedly /ˈpɔɪn.tɪd.li/ 表示“（通常用来表示批评或不满）显然地”，英文解释为“in a very obvious way, usually to express criticism or disapproval”举个🌰：He pointedly ignored her after the show. 那场演出后，很明显他不理她了。

In her post, Rowling says she has “repeatedly declined invitations” to comment on Watson's views, as she “didn't want her to be hounded as the result of anything I said”, and describes a note she was given from Watson, following her 2022 Baftas remarks. “This was back when the death, rape and torture threats against me were at their peak, at a time when my personal security measures had had to be tightened considerably and I was constantly worried for my family's safety. Emma had just publicly poured more petrol on the flames, yet thought a one line expression of concern from her would reassure me of her fundamental sympathy and kindness.”

罗琳在文中表示，她“屡次拒绝回应”沃特森的立场，因为她“不希望沃特森因此遭受攻击”。她还提到，沃特森在2022年英国电影学院奖上发言后递给过她一张纸条。“那时候，对我发出的死亡、强奸、酷刑威胁达到顶峰，我不得不大幅提升个人安保措施，也一直担心家人的安危。艾玛刚刚在公开场合火上浇油，却觉得一句简短的关切就能让我相信她的同情与善意。”

hound /haʊnd/ 作动词，表示“追赶；（不停地）烦扰”，英文解释为“to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them”举个🌰：The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her. 记者们不停地烦扰她。

📍hound sb out/from 表示“逼迫（某人）离开”，英文解释为“to force someone to leave a job or a place”举个🌰：He claims he was hounded out of his job by a group of students who disapproved of his views. 他声称自己是被一群与他观点不合的学生逼迫离职的。

这是一个在英国英语中尤其常见和流行的习语，pour (more) petrol on the flames的字面意思是“往火焰上浇（更多）汽油”，其引申义和中文里的“火上浇油”完全对应。在美式英语中，有一个完全对应的、更常用的习语是add fuel to the fire（给火添加燃料），两者可以互换，只是pour petrol on the flames在英国、澳大利亚等英联邦国家更常见，而add fuel to the fire在全球英语语境中都通用。

reassure /ˌriː.əˈʃɔːr/ 表示“使安心；使打消疑虑；安慰”，英文解释为“to comfort someone and stop them from worrying”举个🌰：I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces. 踏进大学的第一天我很紧张，但是当我看到那么多友善的面孔，心里感到踏实多了。

📍词根“re-”表示“再次”，“assure”意味着“确保”，整体表示“再次确保”某人感到安心。近义词：comfort（安慰），同根词：assurance（保证），常用短语：reassure someone about something（就某事安慰某人）

Rowling added: “Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is … I wasn't a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous. I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women's rights in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated means to women and girls without her privileges.”

罗琳补充道：“和那些一直在财富和名声庇护下成长的人一样，艾玛几乎没有真正的生活体验，她对自己的无知浑然不觉……我十四岁时并不是千万富翁，而是在贫困中写下了那本令艾玛成名的书。因此，我深知，艾玛如此积极参与对女性权利的践踏，对没有她那样特权的女性和女孩来说意味着什么。”

cushion /ˈkʊʃ.ən/ 作名词，1）表示“垫子；座垫；靠垫”，英文解释为“a bag made of cloth, plastic, or leather that is filled with soft material, often has an attractive cover, and is used especially on chairs for sitting or leaning on”

2）表示“起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物”，英文解释为“something that makes the effects of a bad situation less severe”举个🌰：You should aim to build up a cushion of money in case of emergencies. 你应该尽量留一些应急的钱。

作动词，表示“对（某事物的影响或力量）起缓冲作用”，英文解释为“to make the effect or force of something softer”举个🌰：The soft grass cushioned his fall. 柔软的草地减缓了他摔落时的冲力。

uncushioned的核心意思是“没有缓冲或保护的”。这个词由三部分构成：

un-：否定前缀，表示“不，没有，无”。

cushion：名词是“垫子”，作动词时意为“缓冲，减轻（冲击），保护”。

-ed：后缀，使其成为形容词。

💎cushion cut diamond中文称为“枕形切割钻石”或“垫形切割钻石”。这种切割方式的钻石外观像枕头或垫子，通常是方形或矩形，但四个角是圆润的。它结合了古典的柔和轮廓和现代钻石切割的光彩。枕形切割拥有较大的刻面，这能增加其光彩（火彩和闪光）。传统的枕形切割可能更注重展现钻石的“碎冰”般效果，而现代改良的枕形切割则通过优化比例来增强亮度。

💎除了Cushion Cut 枕形/垫形切割，还有Round Brilliant Cut 圆形明亮式切割，Princess Cut 公主方切割，Emerald Cut 祖母绿切割，Oval Cut 椭圆形切割……

trash /træʃ/ 作动词，1）表示“严重破坏；拆毁”，英文解释为“to cause a lot of damage to something”举个🌰：Two guys got in a fight and trashed the bar. 这些人一气之下把酒吧砸了个稀巴烂。

2）表示“猛烈批评，痛斥”，英文解释为“to criticize something or someone severely”举个🌰：The boss completely trashed her work, in front of everyone. 老板当着众人的面把她的工作批得一无是处。

Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is.

📍主句：Emma has so little experience of real life (that) she's ignorant of how ignorant she is. 艾玛对真实生活的经验如此之少，以至于她对自己的无知都一无所知。

📍从句（说明背景）：Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, 就像其他那些从未经历过没有财富与名声作为缓冲的成年生活的人一样...

📍这个从句包含了“双重否定”结构：

- 第一重否定：never (从未)

- 第二重否定：un- (在 uncushioned 中，表示“没有”)

这个结构是：never... uncushioned by...

📍uncushioned by wealth and fame = 没有财富名声作为缓冲的（生活），在前面加上 “never”，never experienced... uncushioned life = 从未经历过“没有缓冲”的生活。逻辑上，两次否定会相互抵消，变成一个肯定：“从未”+“没有缓冲”=一直都有缓冲，所以，people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame的实际意思就是：“那些成年生活一直都有财富和名声作为缓冲的人”。

Rowling had earlier indicated that she was unprepared to forgive Watson and Radcliffe for having “cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women's hard-won rights”.

罗琳此前表态称，她无法原谅沃特森和拉德克利夫，因为他们“选择迎合一个试图侵蚀女性来之不易权利的运动”。

cosy up (to sb)表示“（处于谋私的目的）与…交好”，英文解释为“to be very friendly to someone with the hope of getting an advantage”举个🌰：Opponents say he has a record of cosying up to polluters and accepting their campaign donations. 他的对手说他一贯与造成污染的企业关系密切并且收受他们的竞选献金。

erode /ɪˈrəʊd/ 表示“降低，削弱”，英文解释为“If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases.”举个🌰：Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits. 金融市场的竞争降低了利润。

还可以指“（气候）侵蚀，腐蚀；（岩石、土壤）风化”等，英文解释为“if the weather erodes rock or soil, or if rock or soil erodes, its surface is gradually destroyed”

hard-won /ˌhɑːdˈwʌn/ 表示“辛苦得到的，来之不易的”，英文解释为“If something is hard-won, it was only achieved after a lot of effort.”如：a hard-won battle 艰难获胜的战役。

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