NPR边听边练第201:美最高法院最终否决《婚姻保护法》

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　A divided Supreme¹ Court has struck down the Defense² of Marriage Act, saying it was unconstitutional because it denied equal protection to legally married same-sex couples. The court also _1_ the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California after ruling that groups have put Proposition 8 on the ballot³ didn't have the authority to defend it after state officials declined to do so. Reaction is coming in from members of Congress to the _2_ on DOMA, and divisions certainly run deep. Here’s NPR's Tamara Keith.

　　最高法院出现意见分歧，最终否决了《婚姻保护法》，称该法违反宪法，因该法禁止给予合法同性夫妻相同的保护。法庭还为加州恢复同性婚姻扫除了障碍，一些组织要求就《加州8号提案》进行投票，法庭判决这些组织无权捍卫这项提案，此前加州官员也否决了该案。国会成员对《婚姻保护法》的判决做出了回应，分歧自然很严重。NPR新闻的塔玛拉?基思将带来报道。

　　House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi _ 3_ the court's decision, saying it’d been the arc of history once again toward justice.

　　众议院多数党领导人南茜?佩洛西赞扬法庭的决定，她表示，这是历史长河中正义的又一次胜利。

　　"Justice was done for thousands of LGBT families nationwide. Just think of what it means to them."

　　“全国上万个同性恋家庭的正义得到了伸张。想想这对他们意味着什么。”

　　She criticized House Republican leaders for _4_ more than two million in taxpayer⁴ dollars to defend the provision of the law now deemed unconstitutional. Republican leaders say they had to because the Obama administration refused to defend the law passed by Congress and _5_ by President Clinton. Majority Leader Eric Cantor said in a statement he is disappointed in the decision, and that the debate will now continue in the states. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the Capitol.

　　她指责众议院共和党领导人多花费了上税人的两百万美元来捍卫这项法律规定，而现在该法律被判为违宪。共和党领导人表示，他们必须这样做，因为奥巴马政府拒绝捍卫该法律，而这项法律已在国会获得通过，而且由克林顿总统签署生效。多数党领导人埃里克?坎特发表声明表示，他对法庭的决定感到失望，而全美关于同性婚姻的争论还将继续。NPR新闻，塔玛拉?基思国会山报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. deemv. 认为；视为；相信

　　eg. French and German were deemed essential.

　　法语和德语被认为是必不可少的。

　　eg. He says he would support the use of force if the UN deemed it necessary.

　　他说如果联合国认为有必要使用武力，他将予以支持。

　　eg. I was deemed to be a competent shorthand typist.

　　我被视为是一名能干的速记打字员。

　　参考答案：

　　1、cleared 2、ruling 3、celebrated

　　4、spending 5、signed

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 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

4 taxpayer   

n.纳税人

参考例句：

• The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
• The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。