To the Senate Judiciary Committee -- Anita Faye Hill

Opening Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee

向参议院司法委员会致开幕词

delivered 11 October 1991, Washington, D.C.

1991 年 10 月 11 日交付，华盛顿特区

[Contains adult language and subject matter]

[包含成人语言和主题]

[AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio]

[真实性认证：以下文本版本直接从音频转录]

Ms. Hill: Mr. Chairman, Senator Thurmond, members of the committee:

希尔女士：主席先生，瑟蒙德参议员，委员会成员：

M y name is Anita F.

我叫安妮塔·F。

Hill, and I am a professor of law at the University of Oklahoma.

希尔，我是俄克拉荷马大学的法学教授。

I was born on a farm in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, in 1956.

1956 年，我出生在俄克拉荷马州奥克马尔吉县的一个农场。

I am the youngest of 13 children.

我是 13 个孩子中最小的一个。

I had my early education in Okmulgee County.

我在奥克马尔吉县接受了早期教育。

My father, Albert Hill, is a farmer in that area.

我的父亲阿尔伯特·希尔是该地区的一名农民。

My mother's name is Irma Hill.

我母亲的名字是艾尔玛·希尔。

She is also a farmer and a housewife.

她也是一名农民和家庭主妇。

My childhood was one of a lot of hard work and not much money, but it was one of solid family affection, as represented by my parents.

我的童年是在艰苦的工作和没有多少钱的童年中度过的，但却是在以父母为代表的坚实的家庭感情中度过的。

I was reared in a religious atmosphere in the Baptist faith, and I have been a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, since 1983.

我在浸信会的宗教氛围中长大，自 1983 年以来我一直是俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨安提阿浸信会的成员。

It is a very warm part of my life at the present time.

这是我目前生活中非常温暖的一部分。

For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977.

为了完成本科学业，我去了俄克拉荷马州立大学并于 1977 年毕业。

I am attaching to this statement a copy of my resume for further details of my education.

我在此声明中附上我的简历副本，以了解我的教育的更多详细信息。

Senator Biden: It will be included in the record as if read.

拜登参议员：就像读过一样，会被记录在案。

Ms. Hill: Thank you.

希尔女士：谢谢。

I graduated from the university with academic honors and proceeded to the Yale Law School, where I received my JD degree in 1980.

我以优异的成绩从大学毕业，随后进入耶鲁大学法学院，并于 1980 年获得法学博士学位。

Upon graduation from law school, I became a practicing lawyer with the Washington, DC, firm of Ward, Hardraker, and Ross.

从法学院毕业后，我成为华盛顿特区 Ward, Hardraker, and Ross 律师事务所的一名执业律师。

In 1981, I was introduced to now Judge Thomas by a mutual friend.

1981 年，一位共同的朋友向我介绍了现在的托马斯法官。

Judge Thomas told me that he was anticipating a political appointment, and he asked if I would be interested in working with him.

托马斯法官告诉我，他正在期待一项政治任命，他问我是否有兴趣与他一起工作。

He was, in fact, appointed as Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights.

事实上，他被任命为负责民权的助理教育部长。

After he was -- After he had taken that post, he asked if I would become his assistant, and I accepted that position.

在他担任该职位后，他问我是否愿意成为他的助理，我接受了这个职位。

In my early period there, I had two major projects.

在那里的早期，我有两个主要项目。

The first was an article I wrote for Judge Thomas's signature on the education of minority students.

第一篇是我为托马斯法官署名写的一篇关于少数民族学生教育的文章。

The second was the organization of a seminar on high-risk students which was abandoned because Judge Thomas transferred to the EEOC where he became the chairman of that office.

第二个是组织一次关于高风险学生的研讨会，但由于托马斯法官调到平等就业机会委员会并成为该办公室的主席，该研讨会被放弃。

During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.

在教育部工作期间，我与托马斯法官的工作关系非常积极。

I had a good deal of responsibility and independence.

我有很大的责任感和独立性。

I thought he respected my work and that he trusted my judgment.

我认为他尊重我的工作并且相信我的判断。

After approximately three months of working there, he asked me to go out socially with him.

在那里工作了大约三个月后，他邀请我和他一起出去社交。

What happened next and telling the world about it are the two most difficult things -- experiences of my life.

接下来发生的事情以及告诉世界这是我一生中最困难的两件事。

It is only after a great deal of agonizing consideration and sleepless number -- a great number of sleepless nights that I am able to talk of these unpleasant matters to anyone but my close friends.

只有经过大量痛苦的考虑和无数个不眠之夜——无数个不眠之夜之后，我才能够向除了我的亲密朋友之外的任何人谈论这些不愉快的事情。

I declined the invitation to go out socially with him and explained to him that I thought it would jeopardize at what -- at -- at the time I considered to be a very good working relationship.

我拒绝了与他一起出去社交的邀请，并向他解释说，我认为这会危及当时我认为非常良好的工作关系。

I had a normal social life with other men outside of the office.

我在办公室外与其他男人有正常的社交生活。

I believed then, as now, that having a social relationship with a person who was supervising my work would be ill-advised.

我当时和现在都相信，与监督我工作的人建立社会关系是不明智的。

I was very uncomfortable with the idea and told him so.

我对这个想法感到非常不舒服，并告诉了他。

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions.

我认为通过拒绝并解释我的理由，我的雇主会放弃他的社会建议。

However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions.

然而，令我遗憾的是，在接下来的几周里，他继续多次约我出去。

He pressed me to justify my reasons for saying no to him.

他强迫我解释拒绝他的理由。

These incidents took place in his office or mine.

这些事件发生在他或我的办公室。

They were in the form of private conversations which not -- would not have been overheard by anyone else.

它们是以私人谈话的形式进行的，不会被其他任何人无意中听到。

My working relationship became even more strained when Judge Thomas began to use work situations to discuss sex.

当托马斯法官开始利用工作场合讨论性问题时，我的工作关系变得更加紧张。

On these occasions, he would call me into his office for reports on education issues and projects, or he might suggest that, because of the time pressures of his schedule, we go to lunch to a government cafeteria.

在这种情况下，他会把我叫到他的办公室，听取有关教育问题和项目的报告，或者他可能会建议，由于他的日程安排的时间压力，我们去政府自助餐厅吃午餐。

After a brief discussion of work, he would turn the conversation to a discussion of sexual matters.

简单讨论完工作后，他就会把话题转向性问题。

His conversations were very vivid.

他的谈话非常生动。

He spoke about acts that he had seen in pornographic films involving such matters as women having sex with animals and films showing group sex or rape scenes.

他谈到了他在色情电影中看到的行为，涉及女性与动物发生性关系以及展示群交或强奸场景的电影。

He talked about pornographic materials depicting individuals with large penises or large breasts involved in various sex acts.

他谈到了色情材料，这些材料描绘了具有大阴茎或大乳房的人参与各种性行为。

On several occasions, Thomas told me graphically of his own sexual prowess.

有好几次，托马斯生动地向我讲述了他自己的性能力。

Because I was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all, and particularly in such a graphic way, I told him that I did not want to talk about these subjects.

因为我对与他谈论性感到非常不舒服，尤其是以如此生动的方式，所以我告诉他我不想谈论这些话题。

I would also try to change the subject to education matters or to nonsexual personal matters such as his background or his beliefs.

我也会尝试将话题转向教育问题或非性的个人问题，例如他的背景或信仰。

My efforts to change the -- the subject were rarely successful.

我改变这个主题的努力很少成功。

Throughout the period of these conversations, he also, from time to time, asked me for social engagements.

在这些谈话的整个过程中，他还时不时地邀请我参加社交活动。

My reaction to these conversations was to avoid them by eliminating opportunities for us to engage in extended conversations.

我对这些对话的反应是通过消除我们进行深入对话的机会来避免它们。

This was difficult because at the time I was his only assistant at the Office of Education -- or Office for Civil Rights.

这很困难，因为当时我是他在教育办公室（即民权办公室）的唯一助手。

During the latter part of my time at the Department of Education, the social pressures and any conversation of his offensive behavior ended.

在我在教育部的后半段时间里，社会压力和任何关于他的攻击性行为的谈话都结束了。

I began both to believe and hope that our working relationship could be a proper, cordial, and professional one.

我开始相信并希望我们的工作关系能够是一种适当、亲切和专业的工作关系。

When Judge Thomas was made chair of the EEOC, I needed to face the question of whether to go with him.

当托马斯法官被任命为平等就业机会委员会主席时，我需要面对是否跟随他的问题。

I was asked to do so, and I did.

我被要求这样做，我就这么做了。

The work itself was interesting, and at that time it appeared that the sexual overtures which had so troubled me had ended.

这部作品本身很有趣，而且当时困扰我的性暗示似乎已经结束了。

I also faced the realistic fact that I had no alternative job.

我还面临着一个现实的事实：我没有其他工作。

While I might have gone back to private practice, perhaps in my old firm or at another, I was dedicated to civil rights work, and my first choice was to be in that field.

虽然我可能会回到私人诊所，也许是在我以前的公司或其他公司，但我致力于民权工作，而我的第一选择就是进入该领域。

Moreover, the Department of Education itself was a dubious venture.

此外，教育部本身也是一个可疑的企业。

President Reagan was seeking to abolish the entire department.

里根总统曾寻求废除整个部门。

For my first months at the EEOC, where I continued to be an assistant to Judge Thomas, there were no sexual conversations or overtures.

在平等就业机会委员会的头几个月里，我继续担任托马斯法官的助理，没有任何性对话或性暗示。

However, during the fall and winter of 1982, these began again.

然而，1982年秋冬，这些又开始了。

The comments were random and ranged from pressing me about why I didn't go out with him to remarks about my personal appearance.

这些评论是随机的，从追问我为什么不和他出去到评论我的个人外表。

I remember his saying that some day I would have to tell him the real reason that I wouldn't go out with him.

我记得他说有一天我必须告诉他我不和他出去的真正原因。

He began to show displeasure in his tone and voice and his demeanor and his continued pressure for an explanation.

他开始在语气、声音、举止以及不断施压要求解释方面表现出不满。

He commented on what I was wearing in terms of whether it made me more or less sexually attractive.

他对我的穿着进行了评论，认为它是否让我更具性感魅力。

The incidents occurred in his inner office at the EEOC.

这些事件发生在他位于平等就业机会委员会的内部办公室。

One of the oddest episodes I remember was an occasion in which Thomas was drinking a Coke in his office.

我记得最奇怪的一件事是托马斯在他的办公室里喝可乐。

He got up from the table at which we were working, went over to his desk to get the Coke, looked at the can and asked, "Who has pubic hair on my Coke?" On other occasions, he referred to the size of his own penis as being larger than normal, and he also spoke on some occasions of the pleasures he had given to women with oral sex.

他从我们工作的桌子上站起来，走到他的办公桌前拿可乐，看着罐子问道：“谁在我的可乐上有阴毛？”在其他场合，他提到自己的阴茎尺寸比正常人大，他还在某些场合谈到他给女性口交带来的快乐。

At this point, late 1982, I began to feel severe stress on the job.

1982年底，此时，我开始感受到工作上的巨大压力。

I began to be concerned that Clarence Thomas might take out his anger with me by degrading me or not giving me important assignments.

我开始担心克拉伦斯·托马斯可能会通过贬低我或不给我分配重要任务来发泄对我的愤怒。

I also thought that he might find an excuse for dismissing me.

我还以为他可能会找借口解雇我。

In January of 1983, I began looking for another job.

1983年1月，我开始寻找另一份工作。

I was handicapped because I feared that, if he found out, he might make it difficult for me to find other employment and I might be dismissed from the job I had.

我之所以感到残疾，是因为我担心，如果他发现了，他可能会让我很难找到其他工作，并且我可能会被解雇。

Another factor that made my search more difficult was that there was a period -- this was during a period of a hiring freeze in the government.

另一个让我的寻找变得更加困难的因素是有一段时间——这是政府冻结招聘的时期。

In February 1983, I was hospitalized for five days on an emergency basis for an acute -- for acute stomach pain, which I attributed to stress on the job.

1983 年 2 月，我因急性胃痛紧急住院五天，我将其归因于工作压力。

Once out of the hospital, I became more committed to find other employment and sought further to minimize my contact with Thomas.

出院后，我更加致力于寻找其他工作，并进一步减少与托马斯的接触。

This became easier when Allison Duncan became office director, because most of my work was then funneled through her and I had contact with Clarence Thomas mostly in staff meetings.

当艾莉森·邓肯（Allison Duncan）成为办公室主任后，这变得更容易，因为我的大部分工作都是通过她进行的，而且我主要在员工会议上与克拉伦斯·托马斯（Clarence Thomas）接触。

In the spring of 1983, an opportunity to teach at Oral Roberts University opened up.

1983 年春天，在奥罗罗伯茨大学任教的机会出现了。

I participated in a seminar -- taught an afternoon session and seminar at Oral Roberts University.

我参加了一个研讨会——在奥罗罗伯茨大学教授下午课程和研讨会。

The dean of the -- of the university saw me teaching and inquired as to whether I would be interested in furthering -- pursuing a career in teaching, beginning at Oral Roberts University.

大学的院长看到我在教学，并询问我是否有兴趣从奥罗罗伯茨大学开始继续从事教学事业。

I agreed to take the job in large part because of my desire to escape the pressures I felt at the EEOC, due to Judge Thomas.

我同意接受这份工作，很大程度上是因为我希望摆脱托马斯法官给我带来的平等就业机会委员会的压力。

When I informed him that I was leaving in July, I recall that his response was that now I would no longer have an excuse for not going out with him.

当我告诉他我要在七月离开时，我记得他的回答是，现在我不再有借口不和他出去了。

I told him that I still preferred not to do so.

我告诉他我还是不想这样做。

At some time after that meeting, he asked if he could take me to dinner at the end of the term.

在那次会议之后的某个时间，他问我是否可以在学期结束时带我去吃晚饭。

When I declined, he assured me that the dinner was a professional courtesy only and not a social invitation.

当我拒绝时，他向我保证，这次晚宴只是出于职业礼貌，而不是社交邀请。

I reluctantly agreed to accept that invitation, but only if it was at the very end of a working day.

我不情愿地同意接受这个邀请，但前提是是在工作日结束时。

On, as I recall, the last day of my employment at the EEOC in the summer of 1983, I did have dinner with Clarence Thomas.

我记得，1983 年夏天，我在平等就业机会委员会工作的最后一天，我确实与克拉伦斯·托马斯共进晚餐。

We went directly from work to a restaurant near the office.

我们下班后直接去了办公室附近的一家餐馆。

We talked about the work I had done, both at Education and at the EEOC.

我们谈论了我在教育界和平等就业机会委员会所做的工作。

He told me that he was pleased with all of it except for an article and speech that I had done for him while we were at the Office for Civil Rights.

他告诉我，除了我们在民权办公室期间我为他撰写的一篇文章和演讲之外，他对所有这些都感到满意。

Finally, he made a comment that I will vividly remember.

最后，他说了一句让我记忆犹新的评论。

He said that if I ever told anyone of his behavior that it would ruin his career.

他说，如果我告诉任何人他的行为，就会毁掉他的职业生涯。

This was not an apology, nor was it an explanation.

这不是道歉，也不是解释。

That was his last remark about the possibility of our going out or reference to his behavior.

这是他最后一次谈到我们出去的可能性或提到他的行为。

In July of 1983, I left Washington, D.C. area and I've had minimal contacts with Judge Clarence Thomas since.

1983 年 7 月，我离开华盛顿特区，此后我与克拉伦斯·托马斯法官的联系极少。

I am of course aware from the Press that some questions have been raised about conversations I had with Judge Clarence Thomas after I left the EEOC.

我当然从媒体了解到，在我离开平等就业机会委员会后，有人对我与克拉伦斯·托马斯法官的谈话提出了一些问题。

From 1983 until today, I have seen Judge Thomas only twice.

从1983年到今天，我只见过托马斯法官两次。

On one occasion, I needed to get a reference from him, and on another he made a public appearance in Tulsa.

有一次，我需要从他那里得到一份推荐信，而另一次，他在塔尔萨公开露面。

On one occasion he called me at home and we had an inconsequential conversation.

有一次，他给我家里打电话，我们进行了一场无关紧要的谈话。

On one occasion he called me without reaching me, and I returned the call without reaching him, and nothing came of it.

有一次，他打电话给我，但没有联系到我，我也没有联系到他，就回了电话，结果什么也没发生。

I have, on at least three occasions, been asked to [act] as a conduit to him for others.

我至少在三个场合被要求充当其他人与他的沟通渠道。

I knew his secretary, Diane Holt.

我认识他的秘书黛安·霍尔特。

We had worked together at both EEOC and Education.

我们曾在平等就业机会委员会和教育部门合作过。

There were occasions on which I spoke to her, and on some of these occasions undoubtedly I passed on some casual comment to then Chairman Thomas.

我曾多次与她交谈，毫无疑问，在其中一些场合，我向当时的托马斯主席转达了一些随意的评论。

There were a series of calls in the first three months of 1985, occasioned by a group in Tulsa, which wished to have a civil rights conference.

1985 年前三个月，塔尔萨的一个团体发起了一系列呼吁，希望召开一次民权会议。

They wanted Judge Thomas to be the speaker and enlisted my assistance for this purpose.

他们希望托马斯法官担任发言人，并为此寻求了我的协助。

I did call in January and February to no effect, and finally suggested to the person directly involved, Susan Cahall, that she put the -- that she put the matter into her own hands and call directly.

我确实在一月和二月打过电话，但没有效果，最后向直接涉及的人苏珊·卡霍尔（Susan Cahall）建议，她把事情交给自己处理，然后直接打电话。

She did so in March of 1985.

她于 1985 年 3 月这样做了。

In connection with that March invitation, Ms. Cahall wanted conference materials for the seminar and some research was needed.

根据三月份的邀请，卡霍尔女士想要研讨会的会议材料，并且需要进行一些研究。

I was asked to try to get the information and did attempt to do so.

我被要求尝试获取信息并且确实尝试这样做。

There was another call about another possible conference in the July of 1985.

1985 年 7 月，又有人呼吁召开另一次会议。

In August of 1987, I was in Washington, D.C. and I did call Diane Holt.

1987 年 8 月，我在华盛顿特区，给黛安·霍尔特打了电话。

In the course of this conversation, she asked me how long I was going to be in town and I told her.

在谈话过程中，她问我要在城里呆多久，我告诉了她。

It is recorded in the message as August 15.

消息中记录为8月15日。

It was, in fact, August 20th.

事实上，那是8月20日。

She told me about Judge Thomas's marriage and I did say, "Congratulate him."

她告诉我托马斯法官的婚姻，我确实说：“祝贺他。”

It is only after a great deal of agonizing consideration that I am able to talk of these unpleasant matters to anyone except my closest friends.

经过深思熟虑之后，我才能够向除了我最亲密的朋友之外的任何人谈论这些不愉快的事情。

As I've said before these last few days have been very trying and very hard for me, and it hasn't just been the last few days this week.

正如我之前所说，过去几天对我来说非常艰难，而且不仅仅是本周的最后几天。

It has actually been over a month now that I have been under the strain of this issue.

其实我已经一个多月了，一直被这个问题困扰着。

Telling the world is the most difficult experience of my life, but it is very close to having to live through the experience that occasion this meeting.

告诉世界是我一生中最困难的经历，但它非常接近必须经历这次会议的经历。

I may have used poor judgment early on in my relationship with this issue.

在处理这个问题的早期，我可能做出了错误的判断。

I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career.

然而，我知道，在我职业生涯的任何阶段说出真相都可能对我未来的职业生涯产生不利影响。

And I did not want early on to burn all the bridges to the EEOC.

我不想一开始就毁掉与平等就业机会委员会的所有桥梁。

As I said, I may have used poor judgment.

正如我所说，我的判断力可能很差。

Perhaps I should have taken angry or even militant steps, both when I was in the agency, or after I left it.

也许我应该采取愤怒甚至激进的措施，无论是在该机构工作时还是在离开该机构之后。

But I must confess to the world that the course that I took seemed the better as well as the easier approach.

但我必须向世界承认，我采取的课程似乎更好，也更容易。

I declined any comment to newspapers, but later when Senate staff asked me about these matters I felt I had a duty to report.

我拒绝对报纸发表任何评论，但后来当参议院工作人员问我这些问题时，我觉得我有责任报道。

I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas.

我对克拉伦斯·托马斯没有个人恩怨。

I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant.

我只想向委员会提供它可能认为相关的信息。

It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.

保持沉默会更舒服。

It took no initiative to inform anyone -- I took no initiative to inform anyone.

它没有主动通知任何人——我没有主动通知任何人。

But when I was asked by a representative of this committee to report my experience, I felt that I had to tell the truth.

但当这个委员会的代表要求我报告我的经历时，我觉得我必须说实话。

I could not keep silent.

我无法保持沉默。

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Eidenmuller, Published by McGraw-Hill (2008) Also in this database : Judge Clarence Thomas' Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee Audio Source : C-SPAN.org

Eidenmuller，McGraw-Hill 出版 (2008) 此数据库中还有：法官 Clarence Thomas 向参议院司法委员会发表的声明 音频来源：C-SPAN.org

Audio Note : AR-XE = American Rhetoric Extreme Enhancement Page Updated : 10/9/21 U.S. Copyright Status : This text and audio = Property of A merican R hetoric.com.

音频注释：AR-XE = 美国修辞极端增强页面更新：21 年 10 月 9 日美国版权状态：本文和音频 = American Rhetoric.com 的财产。

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American Rhetoric.

美国修辞学。

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Eidenmuller.

艾登米勒。