中英對照讀新聞》Malaysian court orders return of Swatch LGBTQ-themed watches 馬來西亞法院下令歸還斯沃琪LGBTQ主題手錶

2023年5月，馬來西亞當局突襲11家斯沃琪門市，查扣172支「Pride」手錶。（取自斯沃琪官網）

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A Malaysian court ordered the government on Monday to return rainbow-coloured watches and accessories made by Swatch Group that were seized last year for designs celebrating LGBTQ rights, a prosecutor told Reuters.

馬來西亞法院週一做出裁決，要求政府歸還去年查扣的斯沃琪集團彩虹色手錶及配飾，原因是其設計涉及慶祝LGBTQ權益，1名檢察官向路透透露。

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Homosexuality is illegal in Muslim-majority Malaysia, and rights groups have warned of growing intolerance toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in the Southeast Asian country.

在穆斯林為主的馬來西亞，同性戀行為屬違法，人權組織警告，該東南亞國家對女同性戀者、男同性戀者、雙性戀者、跨性別者和酷兒（LGBTQ）群體的排斥態度日益加劇。

In May 2023, Malaysia confiscated 172 rainbow-coloured watches from the Swiss watchmaker’s ’Pride collection’ from 16 outlets due to the presence of the acronym ’LGBTQ’ on the timepieces.

2023年5月，馬來西亞當局從16家門市查扣瑞士製錶商斯沃琪的「Pride 系列」172只彩虹色腕錶，原因是這些腕錶上印有「LGBTQ」縮寫。

新聞辭典

confiscate：動詞，沒收；充公；查扣。例句：The police have the right to confiscate any weapons found during the search.（警方有權沒收搜查過程中發現的任何武器。）

acronym：名詞，首字母縮略詞；縮寫詞。例句：The acronym ASAP stands for "as soon as possible."（ASAP是「儘快」的英文縮寫。）

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