■印度的保险套 India's Condoms ◎罗彦杰 Only a quarter of condoms made in India are used for sex, most of the others are used to make saris, toys and bathroom slippers, a newspaper reported. 印度制造的保险套中，只有四分之一在性交时使用，其他大多数都在生产纱丽服 （妇女用以裹身包头的长棉布或丝绸）、玩具和浴室拖鞋时使用，一家报纸报导 说。 The condoms are valuable to manufacturers because of the lubricant on them. Sari weavers place the condoms on their thread spools and the lubricant on the prophylactics is rubbed off on the thread, making it move faster through their sewing machines, The Economic Times newspaper quoted an Indian industry official as saying. 这些保险套因为覆盖其上的润滑剂，对制造商而言价值不菲。纱丽服的织工们将 保险套套在线轴上，保险套上面的润滑剂就会被擦在线上，使得它更快速地通过 缝纫机，经济时报引述一名印度公司职员的话说。 Sari makers also turn the condom's inside out, place them on their fingers and use the high-quality lubricant to polish gold and silver threads used in the traditional Indian women's outfits. 生产纱丽服的工人也将保险套翻过来套在自己的手指头上，利用其高品质的润滑 剂来擦亮印度妇女传统服装所用的金银线上。 India manufactures more than 1 billion condoms annually to check population growth and curb the spread of HIV/AIDS. 印度每年制造十亿枚以上的保险套，以抑制人口成长并防止爱滋病毒与爱滋病的 扩散。 Dictionary-新闻辞典 a quarter of：片语，意指四分之一。例句：I can get it elsewhere for a quarter of the price. （我用四分之一的价格就可以在别处买到这东西。） lubricant：名词，意指润滑剂或润滑油。例句：He believe in the smile as a social lubricant.（他相信笑容是一种社交的润滑剂。） turn ~ inside out：片语，意指里面朝外，或翻转过来；upside down则是上下 倒过来。 outfit：名词，意指全套装备、物品，或者全套服装。例句：The shop offers the outfit of a lady on her marriage.（这家店提供女士的全套结婚礼服。） annully：副词，意指每年、一年一度。例句：Taiwan's economy is expected to grow 4 percent annually over the next five years.（预料台湾的经济在 未来五年每年都还会成长百分之四。） http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/ --

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