美国德州通过新法 允许学生持隐蔽枪进入校园

 　　A new law has come into effect in the US state of Texas that allows students to carry concealed¹ guns on campuses.

　　一项允许学生在校园内携带隐蔽枪支的新法规已在美国的德克萨斯州生效。

　　Students aged² 21 or over who have a concealed handgun permit may take guns into classrooms, under the new law.

　　按照这项新法的规定，年满21岁或以上的学生，只要拥有隐蔽携带枪支许可证，就可以带枪进入教室。

　　Texas has now become one of eight US states that allows students to carry guns into college buildings.

　　德克萨斯现在成为了美国8个允许学生带枪进入大学校园的州中的一员。

　　美国德州通过新法 允许学生持隐蔽枪进入校园Many higher education officials and students are concerned the law may discourage students from attending universities in the state. But supporters of the law argue it is "critical" to self-defence and upholding constitutional rights.

　　许多高等教育官员和学生都对此表示担忧，他们认为这项法案可能会让该州的学生不想上大学。但是这项法案的支持者则辩称说，自卫和维护宪法的权利“很重要”。

　　Texan Republicans say the "campus carry" law could prevent another mass shooting. They argue that deranged³ gunmen often target "gun-free zones" such as university campuses and cinemas because they do not meet resistance when they commit their crimes.

　　德州共和党人表示，这项“在校园里进行的”法案可以防止发生另一场大规模枪击案的发生。他们认为疯狂的枪手经常把目标瞄准在如大学校园和电影院这样的“无枪区”，因为他们在这些地方犯下罪行的时候不会遭到抵抗。

　　Some academics have argued that the law which took effect will lead to a curtailment⁴ of free speech because students with guns could create an intimidating⁵ atmosphere不过一些学者认为，颁布实施的这项法案会削弱言论自由，因为带枪的学生们可能会营造出一种恐怖的气氛。

 

1 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 deranged   

adj.疯狂的

参考例句：

• Traffic was stopped by a deranged man shouting at the sky.一名狂叫的疯子阻塞了交通。
• A deranged man shot and killed 14 people.一个精神失常的男子开枪打死了14人。

4 curtailment   

n.缩减，缩短

参考例句：

• The usage based allocation method and the curtailment based allocation method are discuss. 在责任分摊法中，阐述了使用程度分摊法和裁减量分摊法。 来自互联网
• In transaction curtailment study, different transaction curtailment models using different types of curtailment objectives. 在交易裁减的研究中，不同的交易裁减模型采用了不同类型的裁减目标。 来自互联网

5 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。