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» 世界上最奇怪的法律The world's weirdest laws作者:chen_lt 發(fā)布日期:2012-11-19 瀏覽:3831 譯文簡介:《365個快樂的理由》一書的作者理查德 哈伯最近又出了一本新書《蛋疼的法律》，該書涵蓋了250個世界上最瘋狂的法律。由朋克出版社出版，在這里我們挑選了一些對旅行者可能最有幫助的法律。 譯文來源:原創(chuàng)翻譯：龍騰網(wǎng) 翻譯：chen_lt 轉(zhuǎn)載請注明出處本貼論壇地址：正文翻譯:原創(chuàng)翻譯：龍騰網(wǎng) 翻譯：chen_lt 轉(zhuǎn)載請注明出處本貼論壇地址：From the author of 365 Reasons to be Cheerful, The Law is an Ass is Richard Happer’s latest book, which uncovers 250 of the world’s craziest laws. Published by Punk Publishing, here we pick out some of the most useful laws for travellers to bear in mind. 《365個快樂的理由》一書的作者理查德 哈伯最近又出了一本新書《蛋疼的法律》，該書涵蓋了250個世界上最瘋狂的法律。由朋克出版社出版，在這里我們挑選了一些對旅行者可能最有幫助的法律。1.A location to die forIf you fancy a spot of eternal life, forget the Holy Grail: just go and live in the remote Arctic town of Longyearbyen, where dying is against the law. Actually, this is because it was found that bodies didn’t decompose in the permafrost. The graveyard stopped accepting newcomers 70 years ago; so if you fall gravely ill there now, you will be hastily dispatched by plane to the mainland, where you can end your days without getting arrested.Picture: Alamy一個你死都想去的地方如果你想找一個可以讓你永生的地方，那么請你忘記圣杯吧：你要做的就是去遙遠(yuǎn)的北極城市朗伊爾城就夠了，因為在那里法律是不允許你死亡的。事實是，在那里你的尸體永遠(yuǎn)也不會腐爛，因為那里全是凍土。那兒的墓地在70年前就已經(jīng)拒絕接收任何的新成員了；所以如果你現(xiàn)在位于那個地方而又剛好生了很重的病的話，那么你將會被飛機遣送回大陸，而在大陸上你可以安全的度過你最后的日子而不用被逮捕。 2.I arrest chew in the name of the lawEver thought that chewing gum could land you in jail? Well, in Si
微民網(wǎng)pore, it has been completely illegal since 1992. The only exception is nicotine gum, but even then smokers can only get it from a pharmacy with a prescription. Chewing gum is legal in New York, of course, but cinema owners there must chisel all gum off the undersides of their auditorium seats every month. Makes trodden-in popcorn seem positively pleasant.Picture: Alamy我以法律的名義逮捕了口香糖你以前有沒有想過吃口香糖也會讓你進監(jiān)獄？在新加坡，從1992年開始吃口香糖就是一種違法的行為了。唯一的例外是尼古丁口香糖，但是即使是吸煙者也只能憑處方才能從藥店買到這種口香糖。而在紐約，吃口香糖當(dāng)然是合法的，但是電影院的老板們每個月不得不從那些座椅下面清除掉那些粘在上面的口香糖。所以電影院老板肯定更愿意你吃爆米花。3.The indelicate delicacyThe people of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia simply love the durian fruit, which looks a little like a cross between a pineapple and a porcupine. However, many local authorities have completely banned the consumption of this delicacy from buses, subways, hotels and airports. Is this yet another outrageous infringement of civil liberties? Well, since the durian is said to smell like a mixture of "pig-droppings, turpentine and onions", maybe not, on this occasion.Picture: Alamy下流的美味來自文萊、印度尼西亞和馬來西亞的人們都很喜歡吃榴蓮，這種水果看起來很像菠蘿和豪豬的結(jié)合體。但是當(dāng)?shù)卣冀谷藗冊诠卉嚿�、地鐵、酒店以及機場里食用這種水果。政府的這種行為是不是嚴(yán)重干涉了人們的自由？可是據(jù)說這種水果的味道有點像豬的糞便、松脂以及洋蔥味道的結(jié)合體，所以從這個角度來看的話，政府的行為其實也不過分。4.Where’s that dessert trolleyWhen dining at a restaurant in Denmark, you don’t have to pay for your food unless, by your own opinion, you are ‘full’ at the end of your meal. A wafer-thin mint, sir?Picture: Alamy那個甜品車到哪去了在丹麥的這家飯店里面吃飯是不用錢的，但是餐后如果你自己覺得很飽的話就得付錢。先生，要來一片薄荷嗎？]5.Catch-22 customsIf you ever suffer at the rubber-gloved hands of a suspicious and painfully overzealous British customs officer, don’t be tempted to take him or her to court no matter how innocent you are. Section 268 of the Customs Laws Consolidation Act 1876 rules that no action can be brought against such an official without one month’s notice. While Section 272 of the same Act insists that any action must be started within one month of the incident.Picture: Alam6.Fat fightersYou are forbidden to be fat in Japan. Although their country already has one of the world’s lowest obesity rates (less than 5 per cent, in contrast to the USA’s 35 per cent), that didn’t stop Japanese lawmakers from setting a maximum waistline size in 2009. Every man aged 40 and over must not have a waist measuring 80cm or above, every woman, 90cm or above. And this from the land that brought us sumo wrestling…Picture: Alamy肥胖戰(zhàn)士在日本，法律不允許人們肥胖。雖然日本這個國家已經(jīng)是目前世界上肥胖率最低的國家(低于5%，而美國卻達(dá)到了35%)，雖然如此，日本的立法者還是在2009年的時候制定了一個最大腰圍標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：40歲或者以上的
男人其腰圍不能超過80cm，而相應(yīng)年齡的
女人則不能超過90cm。而就是這個國家給我們帶來了相撲表演。。。7.Thai him upThailand may tolerate many exotic sexual shenanigans, but it is still illegal to leave your house there if you are not wearing underwear. And you can’t drive your car if you’re not wearing a shirt, not matter what’s going on in your trousers. Nor should you step on any of the nation’s currency. And don’t even think of insulting the king you could get 15 years in jail.Picture: Alamy泰國是一個可以容忍很多性惡作劇的國家，但是，如果你沒有穿內(nèi)褲就離開家的話，就會被認(rèn)為是犯法的。而如果不穿襯衫的話，你是不能開車的，而你想穿什么褲子都沒問題。你也不能用腳去踩泰國的貨幣。你更加不應(yīng)該做的事情是侵犯國王——否則你會得到15年的刑期。8.Barefaced CheekIf you’re on a safari in Kenya and your guide suddenly removes all of his clothes before wandering off towards the wildlife, do resist the temptation to do the same. While it’s completely legal for Kenyan citizens to streak across the Masai Mara, it is illegal for foreigners to do so. It’s also deeply inadvisable for at least 147 other reasons.Picture: Alamy厚顏無恥的行為如果你在肯尼亞的大草原上旅行，這時候?qū)в慰赡軙蝗婚g全身脫光光，然后大搖大擺的朝野生動物們走去，看到此情此景，你千萬要忍住，不要模仿導(dǎo)游的行為。對肯尼亞人來說，這種做法完全是合法的行為，他們可以全身赤裸的在馬賽馬拉大草原上晃蕩，但是如果外國人也這么做的話，那就是違法的了。除此之外，還有147個理由可以阻止你這么做。9.I wonder what that teddy was doing thereIn Denmark, you legally have to check under your car for children who may be sleeping there before you start the engine. But don’t panic too much if you forget and get thrown in jail for running over some catnapping kids in Denmark it is not against the law to escape from prison.Picture: Alamy我在想那個泰迪熊在那邊干什么在丹麥，在開車之前，你必須在發(fā)動引擎之前先檢查一下看看車底下有沒有小孩躲在下面。但是即使你忘了檢查，并且還把正在你車底下睡覺的小孩給碾了過去而進了監(jiān)獄，那你也不用太緊張——在丹麥，從監(jiān)獄里逃跑并不違法。10.Not feeling very flushYou must plan your movements very carefully in Switzerland. Flushing the toilet after 10pm in an apartment building is illegal there. The Government curiously considered noise pollution to be more anti-social than olfactory pollution. Not sure we agree with them on that one. Anyway, whether you relieve yourself and leave the flat humming, or you just wait until morning, the choice is completely yours.Picture: Alamy在瑞士，你得好好的安排的你的日�；顒印Ｔ诠⒋髽抢�，如果在10點以后你還在沖馬桶的話就會被當(dāng)作是違法的行為。和嗅覺污染比起來，瑞士政府認(rèn)為噪音污染對社會的影響更大。不能肯定在這一點上我們會同意瑞士政府的觀點。但是無論如何，你可以去別的地方解決你的內(nèi)急，或者你也可以等到天亮再解決，總之選擇的權(quán)力在你的手中。11.Pricey passportsYou’re a British citizen, you pay upwards of ￡77.50 for your passport, it has a valid picture of you in it so it’s yours, right? Well, maybe. According to the text on the leaflet it belongs to Her Majesty’s Government. But in 1955, Earl Jowitt, a former solicitor-general and attorney-general, pointed out that ‘the Government’ couldn’t own anything because there is no such legal entity. No one since has been able to clarify the matter. So who gets the ￡77.50?Picture: Alamy價格高昂的護照你是一個英國市民，然后你付77.5英鎊來獲得你的護照，在護照里有你的一張照片——所以這張護照肯定是你的，是吧？嗯，或許吧。根據(jù)護照上的一段說明書的說法，這個護照是屬于英國政府的。但是在1955年的時候，喬伊特伯爵(英國前副檢察長和首席檢察官)卻指出“政府”無法擁有任何東西，因為根本就不存在這個法律實體。從那以后，就再也沒有人澄清過這件事情。所以到底是誰獲得了這77.5英鎊？12.G.I. NoIf you’re one of those spirited sorts who relaxes by re-enacting battles, you might want to think twice about taking a Caribbean holiday it’s against the law to wear camouflage clothing in Trinidad and Tobago. Apparently this is to prevent people from imitating military and other officials, and you could be detained and have your kit confiscated. That is, of course, if they can find you.Picture: Alamy軍用品，不行如果你是那種精力充沛的人，都要通過玩戰(zhàn)斗對抗來放松的話，那么在去加勒比海度假之前你可能要三思——在特立尼達(dá)和多巴哥，穿著迷彩服是一種違法行為。很顯然，這是為了禁止人們模仿軍方官員以及其他的官員，如果你穿著迷彩服的話，將會被拘留并且你的裝備還會被沒收。當(dāng)然那也得在他們找得到你的情況下。13.Out of this worldAccording to the brilliantly named ‘The Outer Space Act 1986’, the Secretary of State is permitted to use ‘reasonable force’ to prevent an alien invasion of the UK as long as the aliens don’t possess a licence to invade. In which case, they can operate their ‘space objects’ in perfect legality. This is the sort of law that truly made Britain great.Picture: Alamy異常了得根據(jù)“1986外太空法案”的規(guī)定，如果外星人沒有持有侵略證的話，那么國務(wù)大臣就有權(quán)利使用“適當(dāng)?shù)牧α俊眮碜柚雇庑侨巳肭钟�。在外星人入侵的情況下，英國就可以完全合法的使用自己的“太空武器”了。而正是這種法律才讓英國在過去如此的強大。14.Drunken DisordersDrinking a lot is confusing enough without having to remember a myriad of boozing bylaws. For example, in St Louis you can’t drink beer while sitting on a city street, but in Chicago you can be arrested for drinking standing up anywhere in the city. You cannot be served wine in a teacup in Topeka, Kansas; while in Cleveland, no more than one person may sip from a whisky bottle. Saskatchewan in Canada at least has the rights of the drinker at its civic heart it is against the law to drink water in beer parlours there.Picture: Alamy酒后騷亂雖然我們不用太在意酒桌上眾多的喝酒禁忌，但是想喝多點還真不是一件容易的事情。舉個例子，在圣路易斯市，當(dāng)你坐在城市的街道上時是不允許喝啤酒的，但是在芝加哥，不管是在這個城市的哪個角落，只要你站著喝酒警察就可以逮捕你。在堪薩斯州的托皮卡市，是不允許用茶杯來盛酒的；而在克利夫蘭市，是不允許用威士忌的酒瓶直接喝的。加拿大的薩斯喀徹溫省的做法就更絕了——在啤酒酒吧里面喝水是違法的。15.Czech your changeIf you’re in Prague and your taxi driver ups the meter setting beyond the standard rate of ‘level 1’, watch out. If he turns it up to ‘level 2’ he might just be ripping you off par for the tourist course. But if he cranks it up all the way to ‘level 3’ then it’s time to panic. This is the official Government-sanctioned rate that must be used for all taxi rides following a nuclear explosion.Picture: Alamy假設(shè)你現(xiàn)在在布拉格，如果的士司機把計時器表盤調(diào)到標(biāo)準(zhǔn)“水平1” 以外去的話，那你就要小心了。如果司機把標(biāo)準(zhǔn)調(diào)到“水平2”的話，他這時候可能就是在敲詐你了——“水平2”是為旅游路線設(shè)計的，費用較高。但是如果司機把標(biāo)準(zhǔn)升到“水平3”的話，這時候你要感到恐懼才對。因為“水平3”是政府制定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，而這種標(biāo)準(zhǔn)只有在核爆炸的情況下才會被應(yīng)用。16.Find a copy of the Law Is An Ass at Amazon priced at ￡9.99. Or find out more at Punk Publishing趕緊在亞馬孫上找找定價只有9.99英鎊的《蛋疼的法律》吧�；蛘咴谂罂顺霭嫔缇W(wǎng)站上找到更多內(nèi)容
