美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-06-29

 I'm Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast. The Supreme¹ Court makes history on same-sex marriage. Let's get started.

We begin, though, tonight with the Supreme Court's two historic decisions on same-sex marriage. One striking down a key provision of the Federal Defense² of Marriage Act. The other effectively allowing same-sex marriage in the state of California. Here is how it looked and sounded outside the high court moments after the ruling came down. Jubilation³ there and among equality supporters across the country as words spread of the two decisions. In one, the court by a 5-4 majority striking down DOMA, which among other things barred federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Writing for the majority as he did 10 years ago in "Lawrence v. Texas," Justice Anthony Kennedy declared DOMA in violation⁴ of the Fifth Amendment's Equal Protection clause. In so many words, he also called it an act of cruelty. Quote, "The federal statute⁵ is invalid⁶ for no," excuse me. "Is invalid for no legitimate⁷ purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage(ÃïÊÓ) and injure those whom the state by its marriage laws sought to protect in personhood and dignity." The four most conservative justices dissented(²»Í¬Òâ) including Chief Justice John Roberts on grounds that DOMA, which passed bipartisan support, should not be second guessed by the court. Chief Justice Roberts went the other way on California's Proposition 8 marriage ban, a 5-4 majority kicking it back to the state, effectively paving the way for same-sex marriages there to resume. It's a thumbnail sketch⁸ of how the justices weighed the case. At the end of the day, though, for people on both sides of the issue, this is not just a constitutional question or a legislative⁹ matter. It is very personal. For Edie Windsor who brought the DOMA case after facing what she called unequal treatment because her late spouse¹⁰ was a woman, this was bittersweet vindication¹¹. I cried. I cried. OK. Really, obviously, but yes, the immediate¹² reaction was thus tears. The same could be said for so many others including two of our guests tonight, blogger Andrew Sullivan and Evan Wolf son, both of whom have fought for marriage equality for years and millions more, some married, some waiting to get married, and some for whom marriage is not yet an option. On the other side, there are millions of other Americans whom, for whom marriage who believe is one man and one woman and see today's ruling as a betrayal of their beliefs in the Constitution. This is far from over. In fact, the time is not on the side of those who want to redefine marriage. If it were, I don't think they would have gone to the court trying to impose same-sex marriage on the entire nation. Polls show otherwise. A lot to talk about with senior legal analyst¹³ Jeffrey Toobin, blogger Andrew Sullivan and Evan Wolfson, founder¹⁴ and president of FreedomtoMarry.og. Jeff, let me start with you down in D.C., short of nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage, which most people didn't expect the court to actually implement¹⁵, these results represent probably the best possible outcome for equality supporters, right? Absolutely. There are lots of ways this court could have struck down DOMA without the ringing expansive rhetoric¹⁶ of Justice Kennedy's opinion because this has two principal effects. First of all, the DOMA penalties in themselves are gone. Gay married couples can now file joint¹⁷ federal tax returns. They can get Social Security Survivors¹⁸ Benefits, they can get all the federal benefits that straight couples can get. But the rhetoric, the language of Justice Kennedy's opinion really does open the door to challenge the laws in the 38 states that don't have same-sex marriage. David Boise, who was one of the lead lawyers in the Proposition 8 case said we are now moving to those 38 states and he says within five years he thinks marriage equality will cover the whole country. That's an ambitious goal but it's not out of the question listening to his opinion.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 jubilation   

n.欢庆，喜悦

参考例句：

• The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans.主场球迷为进球欢呼。
• The whole city was a scene of jubilation.全市一片欢腾。

4 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

5 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

6 invalid   

n.病人，伤残人；adj.有病的，伤残的；无效的

参考例句：

• He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
• A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。

7 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

8 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

9 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

10 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

11 vindication   

n.洗冤，证实

参考例句：

• There is much to be said in vindication of his claim.有很多理由可以提出来为他的要求作辩护。
• The result was a vindication of all our efforts.这一结果表明我们的一切努力是必要的。

12 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

13 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

14 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

15 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

16 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

17 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

18 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者