【读新闻学英语】祸从口出！因称呼新西兰员工Kiwi，老板被告种族歧视

A New Zealand woman has unsuccessfully argued that she was a victim of racial discrimination after being labelled a "Kiwi" by her colleagues in Australia.

因为在澳大利亚被同事贴上Kiwi的标签，一名新西兰女性认为自己成为种族歧视的受害者，不过她的想法并未得到支持。

Discrimination：歧视

Julie Savage said she was disrespected when her boss and co-workers referred to her as "Kiwi" instead of her name.

Julie Savage表示，当老板和同事用Kiwi而非本名来指称她时，感觉自己没有得到尊重。

Refer to：指的是，涉及。

However an Australian tribunal ruled that she had not suffered unfair treatment or discrimination at work.

不过，澳大利亚法庭却裁决她并未在工作中遭受不公待遇或歧视。

Tribunal：法庭，裁决。

A judge noted that the term was commonly used by New Zealanders themselves.

法官注意到，新西兰人自己也广泛使用这一称呼。

"Calling a New Zealander a 'Kiwi' is not of itself offensive. 'Kiwi' is not an insult," said Judge Leonie Farrell.

法官Leonie Farrell认为，“称呼一个新西兰人为Kiwi并非冒犯，这不是侮辱。”

Insult：侮辱

She added that the word was often viewed as a "term of endearment".

她还补充说，这个词经常被视为昵称。

Endearment：钟爱，亲爱。

It is derived from the name of a flightless bird native to the country.

源于新西兰一种不会飞的鸟。

Derive from：源于

Ms Savage said the issue had prompted her to resign from her job as a supervisor at Vili's Cakes, a bakery in Adelaide, in 2016.

Savage透露，正是这一事件导致她在2016年辞去了Vili’s Cake主管的工作，一家位于阿德莱德的蛋糕店。

Prompt：提示，激起，促进。

She later lodged a complaint with the South Australian Employment Tribunal.

But it found no evidence that discrimination laws had been violated.

随后，她开始向南澳大利亚雇佣法庭投诉，但没有任何证据证明企业违反歧视法。

Violate：违反，侵犯。

"[She] did not allege that she suffered unfavourable treatment in respect of the terms of her employment," Ms Farrell said.

Farrell认为，“（她）并未声称自己因为这一称呼而遭受了不利待遇，”

Unfavourable：不利的

"At its core [her complaint] is not about racism."

“（投诉的）核心问题并非关于种族主义。”

Core：核心

The bakery's owner, Vili Milisits, told local media that the "right outcome" had been reached.

蛋糕店老板Vili Milisits在接受当地媒体时表示，法院给出了正确的判决。

Outcome：结果

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