BBC环球慢速英语 第548期:女性和土地改革(8)

voice 1: Giving land rights to women also raises issues of equality. Traditional thinking is still deep set in many areas. So it is not simply a matter of changing policies or laws. For example, policy has changed in Karnataka. But people are slow to act on the changes. It goes against years of traditional thinking. This "thinking" says that women do not own anything — including land.
声音1：赋予女性土地权利也引发了平等问题。传统观念在许多地区仍根深蒂固。因此，这不只是简单改变政策或法律的问题。举例来说，卡纳塔克邦的政策已经改变了。但人们却迟迟未对变化采取行动。因为变化与传统观念相悖。该“观念”认为女性不能拥有任何东西，包括土地。

voice 2: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedhkar is an expert in this area. He said,
声音2：巴巴沙赫布·阿姆贝德卡尔博士是这一地区的专家。他说，

voice 5: "Oppressed people should be able to become owners of land. Then they can boldly live — in freedom. They can live without fearing anyone. For an individual to own land in India is not simply a sign of economic development. But it is also a sign of a higher status, position, in the Indian Social Structure."
声音5：“受压迫者应该能够成为土地的主人。然后他们就能自由大胆地生活。他们的生活可以不再有恐惧。在印度，个人拥有土地不仅仅是经济发展的象征。还是在印度社会结构中地位较高的象征。”