西方城市有妓女不稀奇,稀奇的是妓女们穿着统一服装集结行进,对当地政府要求她们在规定时间内迁移到zone of tolerance去活动的决定表示抗议。所谓zone of tolerance,《英汉大词典》上寻无此词。其意思并不难猜出。套译“红灯区”不知可否,直译“容忍区”也许会让人莫名其妙。 It is not unusual for prostitutes to be found in Western cities. It is strange that the prostitutes are dressed in uniforms and are protesting against the local government’s decision to require them to move to zone of tolerance within a set period of time. The so-called zone of tolerance, the English-Chinese Dictionary does not find this word. Its meaning is not hard to guess. It may be confusing to interpret the “red light district” whether it is right or not.