Ideas About Face Masks From Around the World
世界各地对戴口罩的看法
Not since humans invented shoes or underwear has a single item of clothing become so common in such a short amount of time. From Melbourne to Mexico City, Beijing to Bordeaux, many people can be seen wearing this piece of clothing: the face mask.
在人类发明了鞋子或内衣之后，就再没有哪种服饰能在如此短的时间内变得如此普遍了。从墨尔本到墨西哥城，从北京到法国波尔多，都能看到很多人戴着口罩。
But rarely, maybe never, has anything else worn by humans created such widespread debate.
但是，人类的其它服饰很少（或许从未）能引发如此广泛的争议。
Jeremy Howard is the co-founder of #Masks4All, a group supporting face mask use for everyone. Speaking recently about masks, Howard said there has probably never been such a quick and "dramatic" change in worldwide human behavior.
杰里米·霍华德是“Masks4All”（全民戴口罩）组织的创始人，该组织支持让所有人都戴上口罩。霍华德最近在谈到口罩时表示，全球人类行为可能从未发生过如此迅速和戏剧性的变化。
Yet not everyone is accepting of this safety measure, which health officials say is aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus. Plenty of people do not like being told what to do. Many also do not trust scientific evidence suggesting that masks can be an effective way to reduce new infections.
卫生官员称戴口罩是为了减少新冠病毒的传播，然而并非每个人都接受这项安全措施。许多人不喜欢别人对自己指手画脚。还有很多人不相信“戴口罩是有效降低新感染这一途径”有什么科学依据。
At demonstrations in the United States, Canada and Britain, people have criticized face masks. At one recent protest in London, a person argued against mask-wearing requirements in stores, saying: "People die every year. This is nothing new."
在美国、加拿大和英国的示威活动中，人们批评了口罩。在伦敦最近的一场抗议活动中，有人反对进商店必须戴口罩的规定，他表示：“哪天不死人吧，这又不是什么新鲜事。”
Mohammed al-Burji, a 42-year-old government worker in Lebanon, shared his thoughts on wearing masks with The Associated Press. He said he walks to work without a mask and does not worry. "There is no coronavirus, brother. They're just deceiving people."
黎巴嫩一位42岁的政府工作人员穆罕默德·布尔吉跟美联社分享了他对戴口罩的想法。他称自己走路去上班救戴口罩，也并不担心。“兄弟，哪有什么新冠病毒，他们只是在欺骗人民。”
As of July 24, Lebanon had reported over 3,400 coronavirus infections and 46 deaths. Officials have made public appeals for people to keep wearing masks and to practice social distancing.
截至到7月24日，黎巴嫩报告了3400多例新冠病毒感染以及46例死亡。有关官员公开呼吁人们要一直戴着口罩，并保持社交距离。
In Mexico City, Estima Mendoza says she feels shock and fear when seeing people not wearing masks. "I feel defenseless. On one hand I judge them, and on the other I ask myself 'Why?" Mendoza said. "As human beings, we always judge."
在墨西哥城，埃斯蒂马·门多萨表示，当看到人们不戴口罩时，她会感到震惊和恐惧。门多萨表示：“我感觉无力自保。一方面我批评他们，另一方面我也问自己‘这是为什么？’作为人类，我们总是在评判。”
In France, masks resulted in an unexpected benefit for Maria Dabo. She no longer feels so different in a country that has made laws to prevent Muslim women from wearing face coverings.
在法国，口罩给玛丽亚·达博带来了意想不到的好处。在法国这个已制定法律禁止穆斯林妇女戴面纱的国家，她不再感到格格不入。
I feel like we are a bit better understood, Dabo said. "Everyone is obliged to do the same as us, which makes me believe that God is busy teaching people a lesson, that covering up isn't religious or anything else. It's about not being a fool and protecting oneself."
达博表示：“我觉得我们被被更好的理解了。每个人都有义务跟我们一样做，这让我相信，上帝正忙着给某些人一点教训，那就是蒙上面纱不是宗教或其它什么，而是关于别犯傻以及保护自己。”
Masks can even divide families. Yu Jungyul, a child-health worker in Seoul, South Korea, says she has to ask her husband to wear one often. She says she tells him: "‘We have to wear masks for other people now, rather than only for ourselves.'"
口罩甚至会导致家庭分裂。韩国首尔一名儿童保健工作者Yu Jungyul表示，她经常得要求丈夫戴口罩。她称自己告诉他：“我们现在必须戴口罩，不仅是为了自己而戴，也是为了别人而戴。”
Shopping with her young children, French museum worker Celine Brunet-Moret said she misses not being able to see emotions on people's faces.
法国博物馆工作人员席琳·布鲁内特·莫雷特跟年幼的孩子一起在购物，她说，她看不到人们脸上的表情。
You don't see people smiling or if they are OK or not, Brunet-Moret said. "It's not the same life and it's not the normal life," she added. "So I'm thinking that we'll never get used to it..."
莫雷特表示：“你看不到人们的微笑，看不到他们好不好。”她还说：“这是不一样的生活，不是正常的生活。所以我觉得我们永远不会习惯戴口罩。”
But across the street from the shop where Brunet-Moret was buying cheese, Laure Estiez said that going out without one of her home-made masks now feels "almost unnatural." She says every morning she goes through a process of picking colors to match her mood and clothing. She says this daily activity has become "a pleasure."
但是，在莫雷特买奶酪的商店的街对面，劳雷·埃斯蒂兹表示，现在出门如果不戴上她自制的口罩，她就感觉不自在。她说，每天早上，她都要选个口罩颜色来搭配自己的心情和服装。她说，这一日常活动已经成为一种乐趣。
We have a very strong capacity for adaptation, she said. "You get used to everything."
她说：“我们的适应能力很强，能适应一切情况。”
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