环球慢速英语 校服辩论(3)

Voice 2: Germany is not the only country debating about uniforms. You can find debate about school uniforms all over the world! In fact, legal¹ courts in France have had to settle² many cases over school uniforms! In 2004, France finally had to pass a law. The law banned children from wearing any religious³ clothes or symbols to French State schools. This ban included symbols from any religion. The children were only permitted⁴ to wear the school uniform.

声音2：德国并不是唯一一个就制服展开辩论的国家。你们会发现世界各地都在就校服进行辩论！实际上，法国法院要解决数起与校服有关的案件！2004年，法国最终不得不通过了一项法律。这项法律禁止在法国公立学校上学的儿童身穿任何宗教服或有佩戴宗教象征物。这一禁令禁止所有宗教信仰的象征物。儿童只能穿校服。

Voice 1: These kinds of court cases make many people wonder about how religion and education mix. Many people believe that children should be able to wear religious clothes to school.

声音1：这类诉讼案件使许多人想知道如何把宗教和教育融合起来。许多人认为儿童应该可以穿宗教服上学。

Voice 2: But the debate about school uniforms is not just about religion. Children in Japan wear uniforms. Their uniforms model army uniforms from other countries and from different time periods! Many boys' uniforms look like nineteenth century Prussian army uniforms. And many girls' uniforms model European navy⁵ uniforms!

声音2：但是，围绕校服展开的辩论不只与宗教有关。日本儿童要穿校服。他们的校服是以其他国家不同时期的军装为模型的！许多男孩的校服看上去就像19世纪的普鲁士军服。而许多女孩的校服是以欧洲海军军服为模型的！

1 legal   

adj.法律的，依照法律的，合法的，法定的，正当的

参考例句：

• He is my legal adviser.他是我的法律顾问。
• This is partly a political and partly a legal question.这个问题部分是政治问题，部分是法律问题。

2 settle   

vi.安家；定居；停留；vt.使定居；安排；解决

参考例句：

• I have to settle my affairs before leaving here.离开这儿以前，我得把一些私人的事情安排妥当。
• She has decided how she should settle the matter.她已做出决定如何来了解这件事。

3 religious   

adj.宗教性的，虔诚的，宗教上的；n.修道士，出家人

参考例句：

• She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚，每个星期天都上教堂。
• It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。

4 permitted   

允许( permit的过去式和过去分词 )； 许可； 许用

参考例句：

• Radios are not permitted in the library. 图书馆内不许使用收音机。
• Entrance is permitted only on production of a ticket. 出示门票才可进入。

5 navy   

n.海军，海军人员，海军军力，藏青色

参考例句：

• My brother is in the navy.我兄弟在海军服役。
• He has transferred from the army to the navy.他从陆军转到海军。