France voted to punish anyone who 'incites' people to become dangerously thin with prison and huge fines.
法國(guó)投票通過(guò)一項(xiàng)決議，將對(duì)任何煽動(dòng)他人追求極端瘦削身材的人采取監(jiān)禁和大額罰款處罰。

In a drastic step which will be studied closely in Britain, MPs particularly highlighted the irresponsibility of fashion websites which encourage women to keep their weight as low as possible.
議員們尤其對(duì)時(shí)尚網(wǎng)站提出指責(zé)，稱(chēng)其鼓勵(lì)女性追求極端減重是極不負(fù)責(zé)的行為。法國(guó)這一激進(jìn)的做法或?qū)⒈挥?guó)效仿。

Now these ‘pro-anorexia’ sites will face a year in prison and a fine equivalent to just over ￡7,000.
現(xiàn)在，這些支持厭食的網(wǎng)站將面臨一年的監(jiān)禁和相當(dāng)于約7000多英鎊（約合人民幣6.5萬(wàn)元）的罰款。

Deputies in the National Assembly in Paris voted through the amendment to a law on public health and it is expected to be rubber-stamped by the Senate.
國(guó)民議會(huì)的議員們已投票通過(guò)了這一公共健康法修正案，并有望在參議院順利通過(guò)。

It singled out those who 'provoke people to excessive thinness by encouraging prolonged dietary restrictions that could expose them to a danger of death, or directly impair their health.'
該修正案強(qiáng)調(diào)指出鼓動(dòng)他人通過(guò)長(zhǎng)時(shí)間限制飲食來(lái)追求極瘦身形可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致其死亡或直接危害其健康。

Around 40,000 people suffer from anorexia in France, the vast majority women and teenage girls.
法國(guó)約有4萬(wàn)名厭食癥患者，多為成年女性和少女。

Maud Olivier and Catherine Coutelle, the MPs who proposed the law, said in a joint statement that 'certain sites known as pro-Ana can push people into a vicious circle of anorexia and authorities cannot do anything about it.'
提出該法案的議員莫德?奧利維那和凱瑟琳?科斯特洛在一份聯(lián)合聲明中表示，有些以支持厭食為主張的網(wǎng)站會(huì)促使人們進(jìn)入?yún)捠车膼盒匝h(huán)，而當(dāng)局對(duì)此無(wú)能為力。

They said the new law was not designed to threaten 'freedom of expression on the Internet', but was a long overdue health reform.
他們表示新法規(guī)并不會(huì)對(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的言論自由構(gòu)成威脅，而是一場(chǎng)姍姍來(lái)遲的健康革命。

Anorexia has one of the highest mortality rates of a psychiatric disorder and is extremely difficult to treat.
厭食癥是死亡率最高的精神疾病之一，且難以治愈。

In March, MPs in France rejected a proposal that would have seen ultra-slim models banned from the fashion runways.
三月，法國(guó)議會(huì)曾駁回了一項(xiàng)關(guān)于立法禁止極瘦模特走秀的提案。

However, the MP behind the planned law has vowed the fight is not over.
不過(guò)，提案的議員們并沒(méi)有就此放棄。

At the time, Olivier Veran said: 'I believe that models should eat well and look after their health.
當(dāng)時(shí)，奧利弗?韋蘭曾表示：“我認(rèn)為模特們應(yīng)當(dāng)合理飲食，注意健康。

'This is an important message to young women who see these models as an aesthetic example'.
對(duì)于將模特們作為審美標(biāo)桿的年輕女性們而言，這是一個(gè)重要的信息?！?

He also proposed a new law that punish the 'glorification of anorexia', especially online.
他同時(shí)表示應(yīng)當(dāng)嚴(yán)懲那些鼓勵(lì)厭食癥的行為，尤其是在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上。

France's National Union of Modelling Agencies (SYNAM), has complained that new laws could harm the competitiveness of French modelling.
法國(guó)模特行業(yè)聯(lián)盟（簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)SYNAM）抱怨新法會(huì)削弱法國(guó)模特行業(yè)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力。

A SYNAM statement read: 'French modelling agencies are in permanent competition with their European counterparts. As a result, a European approach is needed.'
該聯(lián)盟的聲明中說(shuō)，法國(guó)一直和該領(lǐng)域的其他歐洲同仁們競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，因而歐式競(jìng)爭(zhēng)方式也是有必要的。

The French legislation comes after countries including Spain, Italy and Brazil have all clamped down on skinny models at catwalk shows.
西班牙、意大利和巴西等國(guó)家此前已經(jīng)開(kāi)始抵制骨瘦如柴的模特們走上T臺(tái)，法國(guó)此次立法是順應(yīng)了潮流。

Spain has barred models below a certain body mass index from the Madrid fashion shows, while Italy has insisted on health certificates for fashion show participants. And Brazil is considering demands to ban underage, underweight models from its catwalks.
西班牙禁止“身體質(zhì)量指數(shù)”(BMI)低于標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的人參加馬德里的時(shí)尚秀。與此同時(shí)，意大利規(guī)定參與時(shí)裝走秀的模特需提供健康證明。

And Brazil is considering demands to ban underage, underweight models from its catwalks.
巴西正在考慮禁止未成年模特和體重過(guò)輕模特登臺(tái)。

Medical experts around the world have warned against the dangers of ultra-skinny catwalk models, and images airbrushed to make girls look thinner, which they say encourage anorexia in girls as young as six.
全球醫(yī)學(xué)專(zhuān)家已經(jīng)對(duì)那些極瘦模特和經(jīng)過(guò)修飾在照片上看起來(lái)更瘦的模特形象可能引發(fā)的危險(xiǎn)提出警告，他們表示，這樣的形象會(huì)讓6歲的小女孩都想要厭食減肥。

Fashion guru Giorgio Armani said recently that the fashion industry had a duty to 'work together against anorexia'.
時(shí)尚大師喬治?阿瑪尼 近日表示，時(shí)尚界有責(zé)任同厭食癥作斗爭(zhēng)。

He added: "The industry has to recognise the link between its preference for abnormally thin models and the growth in eating disorders among young women.'
他補(bǔ)充道：“時(shí)尚行業(yè)必須認(rèn)識(shí)到，對(duì)極瘦模特的偏愛(ài)和年輕女性中厭食癥患者增多之間有必然關(guān)聯(lián)?！?/p>

Vocabulary

incite：煽動(dòng)
anorexia：厭食癥
vicious circle：惡性循環(huán)
clamp down：嚴(yán)厲打擊 

（翻譯：王曉婷 編輯：Helen）