2011年1月12日 星期三

2011/1/8 Woman's Hour Listening Notes

C1: Prostitutions should be legalised or not? 嫖妓在英國該合法化嗎?
(1) sex workers 性工作者
(2)Cinderella issue 未獲重視的議題
(3) criminalise the clients of the prostitutes 
(4) decriminalise (v.) 除罪化
(5) brothel (n.) 妓院

C2: sustainability and consumerism (永續性與消費主義)
Our human relationship with stuff has always been complex, and none more so than in the present era of throwaway consumerism. Shopping can be a chore, a pleasure or a luxury, but is now a necessity. Knowing whether what we are buying is good for us or the earth has become an ever more present concern. And worrying about where the stuff we have used goes when we have finished with it, has led to transform our recycling and waste habits. Julie Hill has worked for environmental organisations for 25 years. Her book, The Secret Life of Stuff, suggests a future where we control our waste from the outset - sofas are leased rather than bought and discarded, food is grown at home, and manufacturers are legislated to make their very creation process environmentally sound.
preach for austerity

C3: go to prison without appeal
Jane talks to the inspiration behind the new Hilary Swank film Conviction - out this Friday. Betty Anne Waters was convinced that her brother Kenny was innocent of murder when he was sentenced to life in prison in 1983. When appeals against Kenny's convictions failed, and funds for lawyers dwindled, Betty Anne decided to go to college and law school to get the qualifications so she could fight for his release.

 C4:
Making the bed so your guests can lie in it. You’re round at a friend’s house. You’ve enjoyed a terrific dinner party, and after lots of merriment it’s time to lay your head. Upon inspection, however, you realise the sheets have not been changed from the last person to sleep there! Does this prompt disgust – or are you sympathetic to the strains of hosting? Jan Etherington and Lowri Turner, along with Jane, guide us through the politics of bed making.
fastidious (a.) 有潔癖的
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x8hnc

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