Russia’s pride in composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, even though he was gay, is proof that the country does not discriminate against homosexuals, President Vladimir Putin said.
即便作曲家柴可夫斯基是同志，但從俄羅斯以他為榮這點來看，證明俄羅斯並未歧視同性戀者，俄羅斯總統普廷說。
Putin was apparently seeking to ease concerns that a new law banning "gay propaganda" will be used to clamp down on gay rights.
普廷此言顯然是要舒緩（外界對於）一條禁止「同志宣傳」的新法律會被用來打壓同志權益的憂慮。
"Tchaikovsky was gay - although it’s true that we don’t love him because of that - but he was a great musician and we all love his music. So what?," Putin said in an interview with Russian state Channel 1 television.
「柴可夫斯基是同志——雖然老實說我們愛他不是因為這一點——但他是偉大的音樂家，我們都愛他的音樂。（他是同志）又怎樣？」普廷在接受俄羅斯國營1號頻道電視專訪時如是說。
"There is no cause to make a mountain out of a molehill, nothing scary or terrible is happening here in our country."
「沒有理由為此小題大作，我們國家裡沒發生什麼可怕或令人恐懼的事。」
Asked whether he would meet members of the gay and lesbian community, Putin said： "I assure you that I work with these people, I sometimes award them with state prizes." （Reuters）
在被問到是否會和男女同志界的成員見面時，普廷說：「我向你保證，我跟這些人合作，我有時還頒發國家級獎給他們。」（路透）
新聞辭典
discriminate against someone or something：慣用語，歧視某人或某事。例句：This rule discriminates against single people.（這條規定歧視單身者。）
clamp down （on someone or something）：慣用語，鎮壓，取締（某人或某事）。例句：Egypt’s military-backed government is to clamp down on Al Jazeera’s Egyptian television channel, accusing it of threatening national security, the state news agency MENA said.（軍方扶植的政府將取締半島電視台的埃及頻道，指控該台危及國家安全，埃及國營通訊社MENA表示。）
make a mountain out of a molehill：慣用語，小題大作。
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