去年6月，英國首相特蕾莎·梅曾因為一件事非常憤怒——英國議會未能通過將偷拍裙底風光定為犯罪行為的法案。當時除了蘇格蘭以外，這一猥瑣行為在英國其他地區都不算違法。
如今，梅姨終於可以欣慰地笑了，因為英格蘭和威爾士也將立法將該行為定為犯罪：
"Upskirting" -- the practice of filming up someone's clothing without their permission -- is on its way to becoming a crime in England and Wales after the House of Lords passed legislation that will see offenders face up to two years in jail.
未經允許就拍別人的裙底風光，也就是所謂的upskirting，很快將在英格蘭和威爾士被視為犯罪行為。在英國上議院通過法案後，偷拍裙底風光者將面臨最高兩年的監禁。
The new legislation was passed by the upper house of Parliament on Tuesday and is now awaiting a rubber stamp of approval of Royal Assent.
本週二英國上議院通過了這一法案，現在只差獲得女王御準了。
Campaigner Gina Martin, who started an online campaign to outlaw upskirting in 2017, said in a statement posted to Twitter that she was "over the moon" that the bill had passed.
2017年，吉娜·馬丁發起了一項在線活動，呼籲將偷拍裙底照的行為定為犯罪。吉娜在推特發帖說，得知法案通過後她“欣喜若狂”。
"After becoming a victim and recognizing the gap in the law, I.. partnered with Ryan Whelan, of Gibson Dunn and began 18 months of exhaustive, emotional and life changing work," she wrote.
她寫道：“在一次受害經歷後，我意識到了這一法律漏洞，於是我和吉布森律師事務所的瑞安·惠蘭合作，開始了長達18個月消耗身心、改變人生的征途。”
"I always thought politics was (impenetrable), but with the right help and the willpower you can do it!"
“我過去總認為政治是普通人無法改變的，但只要有得力的幫手和毅力，普通人也能做出改變!”
以往，有人偷看了女性的裙底，並沒有明確的懲罰措施。2008年，一名男子多次在火車上拍攝女性的裙底，但只被罰款了500英鎊。更多的情況下，屢犯者都是被請進局子喝幾天茶就放了。
如今，因為吉娜·馬丁，這些無恥之徒終於可以受到制裁了!
Under the new legislation, perpetrators would face up to two years in jail and the most serious offenders would be named on the sex offenders register.
按照新法規，偷拍裙底照者將面臨高達兩年的監禁，情節嚴重者將被登記在性犯罪者名單上。
The campaign was picked up by Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, who first introduced the measure to Parliament. It faced a setback in June 2018 when its progress was halted by lawmaker Christopher Chope, prompting cries of "shame" from other lawmakers.
自由民主黨議員韋拉·霍伯豪斯推進了吉娜發起的這項運動，第一個在議會提出了這一法案。但是在2018年6月，該法案受到議員克里斯多夫·卓佩的反對，導致在場議員的一片噓聲。
setback['sɛtbæk]: n. 挫折
The bill eventually secured government backing after UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she was "disappointed" the attempt to make it a criminal offense did not progress.
英國首相特蕾莎·梅曾表示，她對這一法案進程受阻感到“失望”，不過最終該法案還是得到了英國政府的支持。
Scotland has had its own law on upskirting for almost a decade, while several US and Australian states have legislated against the behavior and it is illegal in New Zealand and India.
蘇格蘭立法禁止偷拍裙底照已經近十年了，同樣將其視為犯罪的還有美國和澳大利亞的幾個州，以及新西蘭和印度。
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