以TikTok上流傳的無聲手勢求援,被綁架的年輕女孩幸運獲救 Young girl rescued after using silent hand signal for domestic violence

 
A US driver called the police after noticing a teenager making a hand gesture known on TikTok to present a “signal for help” behind the window on a vehicle that he passed by. The 16-year-old missing young girl was then recused while the older male driving the car was arrested and charged with kidnapping.

The hand signal is designed and promoted by the Canadian Women’s Foundation based in Toronto and has gone viral on the social media platform. It is to discreetly alert others to help them due to danger of abuse or domestic violence.

The distress gesture is to show your palm as if you are going to give a high-five to someone, tuck your thumb inward toward the palm, fold the other fingers to “trap the thumb,” open the hand, and repeat.

友善讓你懂 │ 解說:

 
萬一碰到被限制行動、又不能大聲求救的意外狀況該怎麼辦?別驚慌。日前,一位美國駕駛在路上看到,被他超車的車輛中,有一名少女在車窗內對外比出 TikTok 上流傳的「求救手勢」,於是迅速報警。這名 16 歲的失蹤少女隨後馬上被警方救出,而駕車載她的年長男子則被捕且被控綁架。

這組手勢是由位在多倫多的「加拿大婦女基金會」所設計且倡議推廣的求救暗號,在社群平台 TikTok 上快速瘋傳。這個暗號,是為了謹慎且不動聲色地向周圍人示警,請他們伸出援手,來幫助眼前正處於受虐或家暴危險下而求救的人。

這個遇險求救手勢的步驟,是伸出手並立起你的手掌、像要跟人家擊掌的姿勢,把大拇指向內摺向掌心,把剩餘的四指向下彎、就像「困住你的大拇指」一樣,接著反覆做一樣的步驟。下次如果看到有人比出這樣的手勢,也請別吝於伸出援手,幫忙報警或找人來協助求援的人吧!

輕鬆帶著走 │ 學習:

 
常見的單字 charge,除了有「充電;負責;收費」等幾種完全不同的意思之外,在本文中的用法,則是「控告/起訴…罪名」 之意,我們可以說 bring/press/make/file/place charges against sb 控告某人某種罪,被控告的人則是 face a charge of sth 面臨某罪的起訴。當作動詞時,則直接說 charge sb with (doing) sth 以某種罪名起訴某人/被控告做了某件事。

例句:He was charged with fraud.
他被以詐欺罪起訴。

本篇其他相關單字,介紹如下:

  • kidnapping (n.) 綁架
  • advocate (v.) 提倡
  • discreetly (adv.) 謹慎小心地
  • distress (n.) 受難、遇險
  • palm (n.) 手掌
  • tuck (v.) 塞進
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