生活艰难韩国一些老年妇女被迫卖淫_社会生活

生活艰难韩国一些老年妇女被迫卖淫

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2014-07-06 05:57 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Koreans could once be sure that their children would look after them in their old age, but no longer - many of those who worked hard to transform the country's economy find the next generation has other spending priorities. As a result, some elderly women are turning to prostitution.

韩国人过去可以肯定等他们老了，他们的子女会照顾他们，但是现在不行了——那些许多曾辛勤工作改变国家经济的人发现下一代有其它更需要花钱的地方。以至于一些老年妇女走上了卖淫这条路。

Kim Eun-ja sits on the steps at Seoul's Jongno-3 subway station, scanning the scene in front of her. The 71-year-old's bright lipstick¹ and shiny red coat stand out against her papery skin.

Beside her is a large bag, from which comes the clink（叮当声） of glass bottles as she shifts on the cold concrete.

Mrs Kim is one of South Korea's "Bacchus Ladies" - older women who make a living by selling tiny bottles of the popular Bacchus energy drink to male customers.

But often that's not all they're selling. At an age when Korean grandmothers are supposed to be venerated²（尊敬） as matriarchs（女家长）, some are selling sex.

"You see those Bacchus Ladies standing³ over there?" she asks me. "Those ladies sell more than Bacchus. They sometimes go out with the grandpas and earn money from them. But I don't make a living like that.

"Men do proposition me when I'm standing in the alleyway," she adds. "But I always say, 'No.'"

Mrs Kim says she makes about 5,000 Won ($5) a day selling the drinks. "Drink up fast," she says. "The police are always watching me. They don't differentiate⁴."

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收听单词发音

1 lipstick
n.口红，唇膏
参考例句：
Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。 Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

2 venerated
敬重（某人或某事物），崇敬( venerate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
My father venerated General Eisenhower. 我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。 He used the sacraments and venerated the saints. 他行使圣事，崇拜圣人。来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

3 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 differentiate
vi.(between)区分；vt.区别；使不同
参考例句：
You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。 He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。

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