双语 | 中国到底有多安全? 章莹颖事件后我才知道【附视频】

自6月9日访美学者章莹颖失踪以来，这个长相甜美的90后小姑娘的命运，始终牵动着人们的心，大家都期望她能早日平安归来。然而，22天后，我们等来了最不愿面对的结果：美国警方逮捕了嫌疑人，并推测章莹颖已经遇害。但在7月3日的首次聆讯中，嫌疑人拒不交代章莹颖的下落↓

U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric Long on Monday ordered Brendt Christensen, the man accused of kidnapping Zhang Yingying, to be held without bond until his next court hearing on July 5.

7月3日，美国地方法官埃里克·朗宣布，被指控绑架章莹颖的嫌疑人布伦特·克里斯滕森不得保释，在7月5日下次庭审前继续收押。

Christensen, 28, was arrested on Friday in connection with Zhang’s disappearance last month. He did not speak during a hearing at a federal courthouse in Urbana city, the U.S. state of Illinois.If convicted of the federal kidnapping charge, Christensen faces up to life in prison.

克里斯滕森现年28岁，因涉嫌上个月的章莹颖失踪案，于6月30日被警方逮捕。在伊利诺伊州厄巴纳市联邦法院的聆讯中，克里斯滕森一言未发。如果克里斯滕森被判绑架罪成立，则有可能面临终身监禁。

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He was a graduate student in University of Illinois' physics department and a teaching assistant until May 2016. According to court documents, his phone was used to view a forum called Abduction 101 and sub-threads, "perfect abduction fantasy" and "planning a kidnapping" on 19 April.

克里斯滕森是伊利诺伊州大学物理系的研究生，并在校担任助教直至2016年5月。据法庭文件记录，4月19日，克里斯滕森的手机曾浏览过一个名叫“绑架入门”的论坛，并查看过“完美绑架幻想”和“绑架策划”等内容。

一个正在绽放的生命极有可能就此终止，不难想象，对于一个家庭而言意味着多么大的悲痛。

据不完全统计，2016年以来，经由媒体公开报道的留学生海外安全事件已有32起，其中，被抢劫、故意杀害、性侵等恶性事件偏多，占比超四成；从年龄来看，近六成受害者为22岁以下；而从事发地看，留美中国学生出事人数是最多的。

对于频发的治安事件，有中国网友表示：不要拿美国当中国，要体验“深夜撸串”的感觉。确实，相比美国的治安状况，在中国，半夜聚餐后回家、通宵自习后回宿舍、独自乘末班地铁、深夜打车…似乎都再正常不过，而长居中国的外国人也都表示中国“最安全”↓

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在国外问答网站Quora上，“How safe is China?”吸引了100多个答主，很多来过中国旅行，或是在华工作和学习的外国人，也都对中国的治安环境竖起大拇指。

外国人对中国治安的好印象，大都来自于日常生活体验，主要表现以下几个方面↓

1. 深夜出门很安全

美国网友迈克尔·弗里德曼分享了一件“囧事”↓

I’ll give you an example from the city I live in, Shenzhen. There are two giant parks I live near, Shenzhen Central Park and Lianhua Park. I regularly go walking or “ninebotting” through those parks at 2AM or later. I wouldn’t try doing that in San Francisco or New York City.

拿我居住的城市“深圳”来举个例子。我的住所附近有两个大公园——深圳中央公园和莲花公园，我经常在凌晨两点或者更晚的时候在公园散步或者骑平衡车。在旧金山或纽约，我肯定不会这么做。

Last time I got scared in the park, it was 4AM and I heard a strange noise from behind the trees. I went around the corner to investigate and there was an elderly couple practicing Tai Chi. Needless to say, I was a little embarrassed to be afraid after that.

有一次我在公园里被吓到了。那会儿是凌晨4点，我听到树后传来异响。我走到旁边去查看，发现一对老夫妇在打太极拳。不用说，就这样被吓到还真让我有些尴尬。

Lom Harshni是一位在中国居住了14年的女作家，她说↓

I have lived in China for 14 years distributed amongst 4 cities in different parts of the country and visited many others cities.

我在中国生活了14年，居住过4个不同的城市，还游览过许多城市。

I am a woman, and whether it is Shanghai, the bustling metropolis or Chongqing , a much more ‘Chinese’ city in the South West, or Shenzhen where I live now, I’ve never been teased on the street, ogled or leered at or, forget about being groped. I have had to walk home from metro stations at weird hours of night sometimes but have never felt scared.

我是一名女性，无论在上海这样的繁华大都市，还是更有中国特色的西南部城市重庆，亦或是我现在生活的深圳，我从未在街上遭遇过流氓调戏、“咸猪手”等骚扰。有时我不得不在深夜从地铁站走回家，但从未感到害怕。

2. 安保措施很严格

一名中山大学在校生这样评价中国的安检措施↓

I can tell you this: China is much safer than any other parts of the world. In China, security Check is not limited to airport, but railway station, subway station and even highway station. That means you have no chance to bring any weapons like bombs, cleavers, not to mention guns that are strictly controlled by the public safety sector. Therefore, there are little horrifying terrorisms happening in China. And you may have little concern about your safety.

我可以告诉你：中国比世界上的其他国家都要安全。在中国，安检不只限于机场，还包括火车站、地铁站甚至高速公路。这就意味着，你根本没有机会携带诸如炸弹、砍刀之类的武器，更不用提被公共安全部门严格管控的枪支了。因此，在中国，鲜有恐怖袭击事件发生。你根本不用担心人身安全问题。

在中国居住了近十年的克里斯托弗·奥利瓦非常认可中国的治安，还顺带吐槽了巴黎地铁的安全问题↓

A good thing in China is safety, get out in the middle of the night the risk to get trouble is extremely low. I have been living in Paris and in the usa and it was much more dangerous there. In Paris you can not get out your smarrphone in the metro …unsafe.

中国非常安全，在午夜外出遇到麻烦的概率极低。我曾经在巴黎和美国生活过，那些地方比中国危险多了。在巴黎，你不能在地铁上拿出手机……因为很不安全。

3. 禁枪很有力度

马修·贝尔高度评价了中国的枪支管控措施↓

In America, there is constant gun violence across the country. In China, there are no guns at all (except for certain agencies). After living in China for some time now, it is perplexing that Americans have such easy access to shoot someone, even in common cases such as road rage.

美国各地经常发生枪击暴力事件，而在中国根本没有枪（除了特定机构）。在中国生活一段时间后，很难理解美国人动不动就朝别人开枪的行为，哪怕是在路怒症这种很普遍的情况下。

In America, part of the gun violence stems from police, and causes high stress in many communities. In China, it is much more peaceful, and the police will rarely approach you, if at all.

在美国，有的枪击暴力事件源自警方，在很多地区形成了高度紧张的局面。中国就平静许多，警察基本上不会接近你，除非真的有什么事情发生。

在中国生活了三年的马修·米纳尔也为枪支管控竖起大拇指↓

I lived in China for 3 years. 2 years in the city of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, and 1 year in Beijing. I lost all of my habits that I had in Chicago. I stopped scanning around me if I was out at night. I didn't ever wonder if someone around me had a gun. China is safe in a way that the U.S. isn't. 

我在中国生活了3年，其中2年在河北省石家庄市，1年在北京。我抛却了以前在芝加哥养成的各种习惯，晚上出门时不会再四处观望，也不会觉得周围某个人身上有枪。美国没有中国这么安全。

I never had to worry about gang violence. Guns are illegal for citizens to own, so I never had to worry about public shootings. The worst I had to worry about was that somebody wouldn't be driving carefully. 

我从来不用担心群体性暴力事件。公民持有枪支是非法行为，因此我也不必担心大庭广众之下发生枪击。我最担心的是有些人开车不专心。

4. 人民很友善

Farzan Safavi表示中国永远不会让人感到孤独↓

According to the Internet data, I live in one of the fast growing underdeveloped city in China Guiyang. I have experienced nothing here but just goodness, kindness and locals enthusiastically willing to help. There are very few expats living in Guiyang, most days you can go without seeing a foreigner, but China is a country, where you won't be left alone here.

互联网数据显示，我所生活的贵阳是中国一座快速发展的欠发达城市。在这里我充分体验了美好、善意和当地居民乐于助人的热情。中国就是一个让你永远不会感觉孤单无助的国家。虽然在贵阳生活的外国人不多，大部分时间都看不到外国人的身影，但中国就是一个让你永远不会感觉孤单无助的国家。

网友Somnambulist称赞中国人热情友好↓

Chinese people are quite friendly and hospitable. If you have ever lived in China, you know how sociable Chinese people are. For foreigners, they just regard them as guest in China with great respect. Usually, when Chinese people are familiar with you, they will invite you to dinner or watching movie or party something like that. They just treat you as a friend and often show their kindness.

中国人非常热情友好。如果你在中国生活过，就会知道中国人有多善于交际。他们将外国人视为来到中国的客人，予以尊重。当你结识了中国人，他们通常会请你一起吃饭或参加派对，像朋友一样款待你，以表友善。

看完外国网友的实际经历和感受，再来看看专家的解读↓

Professor Liu Hongbin with the People's Public Security University of China argues the inclusiveness of Chinese society adds to public security. "Chinese people are friendly and hospitable, so foreigners don't need to feel very anxious here," he said.

中国人民公安大学刘宏斌教授认为，中国治安好离不开社会的包容性。他说：“中国人热情、友善，外国人来到中国，一般不会存在安全上的焦虑。”

Liu also points out that guns are illegal in China, and that the flow of guns and drugs that are problems in the United States are not a major issue in this country. In 2016, the number of violent crimes recorded across China came in at around 10,000, falling by more than 40% compared with 2012.

刘宏斌还指出，中国法律禁止（公民）持有枪支，中国不存在美国面临的枪支、毒品泛滥等问题。2016年，中国全国的命案只有万余起，全国严重暴力犯罪案件比2012年下降40%以上。

Liu added that the stable political and social environment in China also laid a solid foundation for public security.

刘宏斌补充道，中国稳定的政治和社会环境也为社会治安创造了基础。

看到这里，你是否会重新认识我们的社会环境，并为生活在这样一个安全的国家而感幸运呢？

英文来源：China Plus、Quora

编译：Yoyo、阿狸

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