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A German court has refused to allow a family to shed their "foreign-sounding" names for new German ones they said would protect them from discrimination and aid integration into a country becoming attractive for immigrants.
一個德國法庭拒絕允許一家人擺脫掉他們的「聽起來像外國人」的名字，另取避免受到歧視，以及有助於整合到這個愈來愈受移民歡迎的國家的新德文名字。
The family, living in Germany under asylum after fleeing Azerbaijan, were given the opportunity to take on German versions of their names, some of which carry Islamic associations, the administrative court in Goettingen, in the state of Lower Saxony, said in a document.
下薩克森邦哥廷根的行政法庭在一份文件中指出，這個在逃離亞塞拜然後以庇護身分住在德國的家庭，被給予取一個他們的名字（部分與伊斯蘭有關）的德文版本的機會。
But the family refused this offer, wanting instead to pick completely new German names with the goal of preventing any discrimination in finding work that could arise from an overly complicated spelling or connection to Islam.
但這家人拒絕此一提議，要求取全新的德文名字，目的在於避免在找工作時，因為太過複雜的拼寫或與伊斯蘭有關而受到歧視。
"The fact that a surname is of foreign origin, or does not sound German, cannot alone be routinely presented as an important reason for a change of name," the court ruled.（REUTERS）
「光是姓氏源自外國或念起來不像德文此一事實，通常不足以成為改變姓名的重要理由，」法庭如此裁示。（路透）
新聞辭典
shed：動詞：流出，發射，擺脫。not shed a tear，形容即使非常悲傷也不流露情緒。例句：She even didn’t shed a tear at her husband’s funeral.（她甚至沒在老公的葬禮上掉淚。）
protect（someone/something）from（someone/something）：片語，保護某人或某事免於某人或者某事：Is there any things I can do to protect my car from being stolen?（我能做些什麼來避免我的車子被偷？）
flee：動詞，逃走。例句：He fled to a small island with a group of followers after defeated by enemies.（他被敵人打敗後帶著一群追隨者逃往一座小島。）
文章出處：自由時報電子報中英對照新聞
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