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1、Man,areyoucapableofbeingjust?Itisawomanwhoposesthequestion;youwillnotdepriveherofthatrightatleast.Tellme,whatgivesyousovereignempiretooppressmysex?Yourstrength?Yourtalents?ObservetheCreatorinhiswisdom;surveyinallhergrandeurthatnaturewithwhomyouseemtowanttobeinharmony,
2、andgiveme,ifyoudare,anexampleofthistyrannicalempire.Gobacktoanimals,consulttheelements,studyplants,finallyglanceatallthemodificationsoforganicmatter,andsurrendertotheevidencewhenIofferyouthemeans;search,probe,anddistinguish,ifyoucan,thesexesintheadministrationofnature
3、.Everywhereyouwillfindthemmingled;everywheretheycooperateinharmonioustogethernessinthisimmortalmasterpiece.男人,你们真的公平吗?是女人提出了这个问题;你至少不能剥夺她提出问题的权利。告诉我,是谁给了你们压迫我的性别的权利?是你们的力量吗?还是你们的才能?看看造物主的智慧;回顾那你们欲与之和谐共存的辉煌的大自然,然后,如果你们敢的话,[从自然界]给我[找出]一个像你们这样暴虐统治的例子吧!回到动物当中看看,请教请教[化学]元素
4、,研究研究植物,最后看一眼有机界的一切变异,然后,向我给你们的这些证据低头认错吧!如果你能的话,不如搜索一下,调查一下,区别一下,那自然界中的性别吧!在每一个角落,你都会看到它们联系(混合)在一起;在每一个角落,它们都在大自然(那永垂不朽的作品)当中和谐共存,共同合作。Manalonehasraisedhisexceptionalcircumstancestoaprinciple.Bizarre,blind,bloatedwithscienceanddegenerated-inacenturyofenlightenmentandw
5、isdom-intothecrassestignorance,hewantstocommandasadespotasexwhichisinfullpossessionofitsintellectualfaculties;hepretendstoenjoytheRevolutionandtoclaimhisrightstoequalityinordertosaynothingmoreaboutit.男人自己已经把他们[相对与自然界的两性平等而]例外的状况,当作一种[理所当然的]原则了。[他们]怪诞、盲目、因科技而自我膨胀、堕落——在
6、一个启蒙和智慧的世纪里——进入到最愚笨(不顾及他人感受的)的歧视当中,他们妄图发号施令,就像一个暴君,一个垄断着理性思维能力的性别;他们自命支持[法国]大革命,宣布他们的平等权利,以便于不必再说更多的话。(不必再顾及女人的权利)DeclarationoftheRightsofWomanandtheFemaleCitizen女权和女公民权宣言Mothers,daughters,sisters[and]representativesofthenationdemandtobeconstitutedintoanationalassembl
7、y.Believingthatignorance,omission,orscornfortherightsofwomanaretheonlycausesofpublicmisfortunesandofthecorruptionofgovernments,[thewomen]haveresolvedtosetforthinasolemndeclarationthenatural,inalienable,andsacredrightsofwomaninorderthatthisdeclaration,constantlyexposed
8、beforeallthemembersofthesociety,willceaselesslyremindthemoftheirrightsandduties;inorderthattheauthoritativeactsofwomenandthe