美国小镇禁穿低腰裤 违者罚款
<p>美国新泽西州的一个海边小镇最近通过一项禁令，禁止人们在该镇的木板大道上穿着露臀7.6厘米以上的低腰裤；否则，初犯者将被罚款25到100美元不等，再犯者将面临200美元的罚款或40小时的社区服务。该镇镇长表示，很多经常来这里度假的家庭都写信说以后不会再来了，因为不想让家里的孩子或老人出门看到年轻人穿着露屁股的裤子在街上走来走去。此前，该镇已禁止人们穿着泳衣在木板大道出现，新奥尔良、芝加哥、亚特兰大、底特律及迈阿密等地的一些小镇也已经推出低腰裤禁令。低腰裤最早在美国监狱中兴起，因为美国监狱中不允许犯人系腰带；后来被<span word="hip">hip</span>-<span word="hop">hop</span>艺人效仿，并在年轻人中逐渐流行起来。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="slung">slung</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>, <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="boardwalk">boardwalk</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="underwear">underwear</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Wildwood">Wildwood</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Ernest">Ernest</span> <span word="Troiano">Troiano</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="prohibiting">prohibiting</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3<span word="in">in</span> (7.6<span word="cm">cm</span>) <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hips">hips</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>, <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span>, <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span>, <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jacksonville">Jacksonville</span>, <span word="Fla">Fla</span>., <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="slung">slung</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boardwalk">boardwalk</span>.</p><p><span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Troiano">Troiano</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span>, '<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="here">here</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, 30 <span word="years">years</span>, 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boardwalk">boardwalk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="butt">butt</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="out">out</span>,' <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>."</p>
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