雙語|新加坡：法律嚴格的花園城市
原創 作者：Diego[美]
Singapore: A Garden City With Strict Laws
新加坡：法律嚴格的花園城市
Singapore is a city, and a country at the same time. As one of the Four Asian Tigers, Singapore is an immigration（移民） culture with rich diversity. It is one of the most international countries in the world.
新加坡，既是一個城市，也是一個國家。作為曾經的亞洲四小龍之一，新加坡經濟發達，有著非常多元的種族組成和移民文化，是當今世界最國際化的國家之一。
Strict Laws
Singapore has a tropical（熱帶的）climate which is warm and humid all year round. However, in contrast with the generally laid-back（休閒的）culture in most tropical or semi-tropical countries in the world, Singapore is one of the strictest countries in the world regarding laws. Even people who have never been to Singapore might have heard of its 「Caning」（鞭刑） and 「extreme punishment」.
法律嚴格
新加坡屬熱帶雨林氣候，常年溫暖潮濕。但是，與世界上大部分熱帶和亞熱帶城市國家悠閒的文化不同，新加坡是世界上法律管制最嚴格的國家之一。哪怕是從沒有去過新加坡的人，也對其「鞭刑」和「法治」有所耳聞。
Littering, spitting, ringing alarm bells in non-emergency situations, riding without a ticket, damaging public lawns, not flushing toilets, wasting food… all come with a fine（罰款）and other legal punishments. As for worse actions which cause damages to the environment intentionally such as graffiti（塗鴉）, the result is serious painful caning. Offenders（冒犯者） even need to wear obvious clothes with their crimes displayed on them and do community service for corrective purposes.
亂扔垃圾、隨地吐痰、在非緊急情況下亂按警報鈴、逃票、破壞公共草坪、使用廁所後不沖水、浪費食物等行為，都會有相應的高額罰款及警告處分。如果做出了惡意破壞環境的行為如塗鴉，甚至會被處以嚴酷的鞭刑，並被要求穿上醒目、醜陋的衣服進行社區服務，以示悔改和補償……
hat’s more, Singapore has the strictest drug law in the world. Upon arrival to Singapore, everyone will receive a written reminder of 「Death for Drug Traffickers Under Singapore Law」. Anyone who brings drug with them into the country, possession or trafficking drugs will besentenced to execution. Thanks to all these legal regulations, even though Singapore consists of people from all backgrounds with a great number of immigrants, as one of the biggest import and export ports in the world, Singapore has maintained its outstanding social order and folk customs. The strict laws have prevented and eliminated（消除）a lot of crimes.
此外，新加坡有全世界最嚴格的禁毒法律。入境新加坡時，你會收到「販賣毒品是死刑」的巨大文字警告。任何攜帶毒品入境或藏毒、販毒等行為，都會判處絞刑。正因如此，新加坡雖然人員的背景多樣化，移民眾多，是世界上進出口貨物產品的巨大港口，但仍然保持著良好的社會秩序和民俗風情。嚴格的法律，杜絕和預防了犯罪行為的發
Garden City
Walking in Singapore, no matter which direction you turn, one will feel like walking in a giant garden. None of this comes from nowhere, instead, it all contributes to artificial（人工的） planning and organizations.
花園城市
走在新加坡，不管你朝哪個方向走，都有一種走在花園中的錯覺。這並不是憑空而來的，而是得益於百分百的人工規劃和管理。
Known as the second most densely（密集地） populated country in the world, only lower than Morocco, Singapore is a very small country, but also one of the cleanest in the world； all thanks to the government’s focus on afforestation（造林）and landscaping（景觀美化）. 10 percent of the whole country is specifically protected and reserved for parks and national reservoirs, while its green cover stands at almost 50 percent.
作為世界上人口密度僅次於摩洛哥的國家，新加坡國土面積狹小，人口數量多，卻是全世界最乾淨整潔的國家之一。這一切歸功於新加坡政府對綠化的重視程度。新加坡10%的國土都用來建造公園和自然保護區，綠化面積幾乎占整個國土面積的一半。
In addition to strict green construction rules and planning, Singapore also controls its traffic flows and environmental pollution through raising prices for private car ownerships andtaxations（稅款）, as well as encouraging public transportation. In 1992, in order to better protect the environment and keep the country clean, Singapore became the very first country that banned chewing gum.
除了頒布法律、規劃嚴格的建築綠化方案和制定規則外，新加坡還通過提高私人汽車價格和稅收的方式，鼓勵民眾使用公共運輸，來控制交通擁堵和環境污染。1992年，為了更好地保護環境，保持整個國家的乾淨、整潔，新加坡成為世界上第一個發布口香糖禁令的國家。
