樹葉、舊布、衛生棉
In India, the topic of periods has long been a taboo because it is considered impure.
在印度，月經長久以來因為被認為是不潔的，所以一直是個禁忌話題。
taboo (n.)禁忌impure (adj.)不潔的
As a result, discrimination against menstruating women and period shaming are very common. Indian women who are on their periods are often excluded from social and religious events on the grounds that they are unclean.
因此，對經歷經期女性的歧視和羞辱是很普遍的。月經來潮的印度女性經常因為被視為不潔而被拒絕參與社交和宗教活動。
shaming (n.)公開羞辱fat shaming肥胖羞辱, body shaming 身材羞辱exclude (v.)排除on the grounds that+原因
Understandably, these deep-rooted myths and misconceptions come from lack of conversation and education about periods.
可理解地，這些根深蒂固的迷信和誤解都源自缺少關於月經的對話和教育。
deep-rooted (adj.)根深蒂固的myth (n.)神話,毫無根據的觀念misconception (n.)誤解lack (n.)(v.)短缺,匱乏
One study shows that nearly 71% of Indian girls have no clue about what menstruation is until they get it themselves.
一研究顯示將近71%的印度女孩直到自己月經來之前都不知道月經是什麽。
have no clue 毫無頭緒,一無所知
The difficulty of getting sanitary pads or tampons only adds to the already challenging situation they face.
取得衛生棉或棉條的困難度讓她們所面臨的情況更俱挑戰性。
feminine hygiene products 女性生理期或衛生用品challenging (adj.)有挑戰性的
It is estimated that due to financial difficulties, only a third of Indian women use menstrual hygiene products, while the others use leaves or old rags as replacements.
據估計，因為財務上的困難，只有三分之一的印度女性會使用經期衛生產品，而其他人則使用樹葉或破舊的布代替。
financial (adj.)財務的,金融的finance (n.)財務,財政 Department of Finance財金系hygiene (n.)衛生,衛生情況 personal hygiene個人衛生rag (n.)破布,舊布replacement (n.)替換,更換
Nevertheless, period poverty and shaming are not unique to India.
儘管如此，月經貧窮和羞辱不是印度獨有的情況。
poverty (n.)貧窮
No matter how progressive a country claims to be, these problems still exist and are perhaps more common than you think.
不論一個國家宣稱自己有多進步，這些問題仍然存在，或許比你想的還要常見。
no matter + wh-疑問詞 不論……progressive (adj.)先進的,進步的
However, in recent years we have seen social media playing a key role in putting an end to period stigma.
然而，近幾年我們看到社群媒體在終結月經汙名方面扮演關鍵的角色。
put an end to sth. 使終止,消滅stigma (n.)恥辱,不公正的惡名 social stigma社會汙名
Women around the world have begun to share their stories about menstruation, hoping to spread awareness among people.
來自世界各地的女性開始分享自身關於月經的故事，希望能對大眾推廣相關意識。
awareness (n.)意識 raise awareness提高意識