VOA慢速英語：美國議員尋求解除國會帽子禁令

US Lawmakers Seek to Permit Religious Head Coverings in Congress

美國議員尋求解除國會帽子禁令

For almost 200 years, the House of Representatives – part of the United States Congress – has barred lawmakers from wearing hats. But this year, voters in Minnesota elected Ilhan Omar to represent them in the House.

近200年來，作為美國國會一部分的眾議院都禁止議員戴帽子。但是今年，明尼蘇達州選民選出了伊爾汗·奧馬爾作為他們在眾議院的代表。

Omar, who was born in Somalia and is Muslim, wears a scarf that covers her head.

奧馬爾是出生在索馬里的穆斯林，她戴著遮擋頭部的圍巾。

In answer, some political leaders are calling for a change to the rules so that lawmakers can wear religious headwear during official meetings. The proposed change would enable Omar to wear a headscarf on the House floor. It would also permit lawmakers to wear other kinds of religious headwear, such as kippahs. But it is unclear whether any current lawmaker would do so.

作為回應(yīng)，一些政治領(lǐng)導人呼吁修改規(guī)定，以便議員們可以在正式會議期間戴上宗教頭飾。這種擬議的改變能讓奧馬爾在眾議院議事廳戴上頭巾，它還允許議員戴上其它宗教頭飾，如猶太小圓帽(kippahs)，但是尚不清楚現(xiàn)任議員是否會這樣做。

The reason for the ban on hats is mostly related to ideas about respectful behavior. Currently, the rule appears alongside bans on smoking or using small computers, such as iPhones, while lawmakers are meeting publicly.

禁止戴帽子主要是為了表現(xiàn)尊重。目前，這種規(guī)則跟議員們在公開會議期間禁止吸煙和使用iPhone之類的小型電腦一起出現(xiàn)。

But Democratic Party lawmakers have suggested a proposal to permit religious headwear. Nancy Pelosi and Jim McGovern were two of the writers of the proposal. They noted to NBC News that this year, voters had elected the most diverse Congress in history. McGovern added the amended headwear rule would permit lawmakers to do their jobs, regardless of their religious beliefs.

但是民主黨議員提出了允許宗教頭飾的提案，Nancy Pelosi和Jim McGovern是這項提案的作者。他們在NBC新聞指出，今年選民選出了有史以來最多元化的國會。McGovern補充說，修改后的頭飾規(guī)定將會讓議員們無論宗教信仰如何都能正常履職。

The Washington Post newspaper notes that the headwear proposal also denounces some of the anti-Muslim language heard in several election campaigns. The Post added, "It is also notable coming at a time when several U.S. allies in Europe are adopting countrywide bans on face veils."

《華盛頓郵報》指出，頭飾提案還譴責了在幾次競選活動中聽到的一些反穆斯林的聲音。該報指出：“這項提案的出臺正值美國的一些歐洲盟友開始全面禁止面紗，這值得引起我們的注意。”

I'm Kelly Jean Kelly.

我是凱莉·吉恩·凱莉。