纽约时报：19.6.25哈佛为何容不下韦恩斯坦的代理律师

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I would hope that any student who felt unsafe as a result of my representation of Mr. Weinstein might, after a reasoned discussion of the relevant facts, question whether his or her feelings were warranted. But Harvard was not interested in having that discussion. Nor was Harvard interested in facilitating conversations about the appropriate role of its faculty in addressing sexual violence and the tension between protecting the rights of the criminally accused and treating survivors of sexual violence with respect.Instead, the administration capitulated to protesters. Given that universities are supposed to be places of considered and civil discourse, where people are forced to wrestle with difficult, controversial and unfamiliar ideas, this is disappointing.

我希望，任何因为我代理韦恩斯坦案而感到不安全的学生，都可以在对相关事实进行了理性的讨论后自问，他或她的感觉是否有正当的依据。但哈佛对展开这样的讨论并不感兴趣。哈佛也无意去促成对话，探讨如何促进有关教员在处理性暴力方面扮演恰当角色，以及在保护受刑事指控者的权利和尊重性暴力幸存者之间的紧张关系。相反，校方选择向抗议者投降。鉴于大学本应进行的是审慎而文明的论说，并迫使一个人去苦苦思索困难的、有争议的、陌生的理念，校方此举令人感到失望。

1. representation   英 [ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn]  美 [ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn]  

n.表现;描述;描绘;表现形式;有代理人;代表;维护;支持;陈述;抗议

复数： representations

2. relevant   英 [ˈreləvənt]   美 [ˈreləvənt]  

adj.紧密相关的;切题的;有价值的;有意义的

派生词： relevance n.  relevantly adv.

3. warrant   英 [ˈwɒrənt]   美 [ˈwɔːrənt]  

n.执行令;授权令;(接受款项、服务等的)凭单，许可证;(做某事的)正当理由，依据

v.使有必要;使正当;使恰当

第三人称单数： warrants 复数： warrants 现在分词： warranting 过去式： warranted 过去分词： warranted

4. appropriate   英 [əˈprəʊpriət , əˈprəʊprieɪt]  美 [əˈproʊpriət , əˈproʊprieɪt]  

adj.合适的;恰当的

v.盗用;挪用;占用;侵吞;拨(专款等)

第三人称单数： appropriates 现在分词： appropriating 过去式： appropriated 过去分词： appropriated

派生词： appropriately adv.  appropriateness n.

5. violence   英 [ˈvaɪələns]   美 [ˈvaɪələns]  

n.暴力;暴行;狂热;激情;激烈的力量