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Unit 1 Same-Sex Marriage
Listen
to the Debate
New Words
panel
/
?
p?
n
?
l/
n.
（进行公开讨论的）专门小组
AWL
He assembled a panel of
scholars to advise him.
outrage
/'a
?
t
re
?
d
?
/
n.
愤怒
The decision
provoked outrage from women and human rights
groups.
submit
/s
?
b'm
?
t/
v.
服从
AWL
The minority should
submit to the majority.
whim
/w
?
m/
n.
突然的念头，幻想
We
decided, more or less on a whim, to buy a car.
palatable
/
?
p?<
/p>
l
?
t
?
bl/
adj.
合意的，可接受的
That
option is not very palatable.
bigot
/
?
b
?
g
?
t/
n.
抱偏见的人
His words
stamped him to be a bigot.
orchestrate
/'
?
:k
?
stre
?
t/
v.
精心策划
The colonel
was able to orchestrate a rebellion from inside an
army jail.
phenomenal
/f
??
n
?
m
?
nl/
adj.
显著的
AWL
The product has been a
phenomenal success.
backlash
/'b?
kl?
?
/
n.
激烈反应，反击
The
government says it is bracing for a possible
militant backlash.
polygamy
/p
??
l
?
g
?
mi/
n.
一夫多妻，一妻多夫，多配偶制
Polygamy is illegal in all 50 states in
America.
Phrase and
Expression
be split down the middle
on
…
在某问题上两方意见势均力敌
The committee was split down the middle
on this proposal.
be entitled
to
有资格，有权
You will
be entitled to your pension when you reach 65.
Terms and Proper Names
Proposition 8
第八号提案
Text A Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions,
and Domestic Partnerships
New Words
flash-point
/fl?
?
p
?
int/
n.
爆发点
The shot did not increase international
tensions to the flash-point.
initiative
/
?
'n
?
?
?
t
?
v /
n.
倡议
AWL
A United
Nations peace initiative was discussed in the
meeting.
legalize
/ 'li:
ɡ
?
la
?
z /
v.
使合法化
AWL
The government says it
plans to legalize same-sex marriage.
rift
/r
?
ft/
n.
不和
The serious rifts within the country
could lead to civil war.
agenda
/
?
'd
?
end
?
/
n.
议程
The president
will put environmental issues high on the agenda.
steer
/
st
?
?
(r) /
v.
引导
The
new
government
is
seen
as
one
that
will
steer
the
country
in
the
right direction.
uphill
/
< br>?
?
p
?
h
?
l/
adj.
费力的，艰难的
It had
been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had
wanted.
fundamental
/
?
f
?
nd
??
men
tl/
adj.
根本的，固有的
AWL
You can’t compare
them—
there is a fundamental difference
in kind.
status quo
/ steit
?
s
< br>?
kw
?
u /
n.
现状
They have no
wish for any change in the status quo.
license
/ 'la
?
sns /
n.
资格证明书
You must
obtain a new automobile license when your old one
expires.
fierce
/f
?
?
s/
adj.
激烈的
There is a
fierce competition in the job market.
opposition
/
?
?
p
??
z
?
?
n /
n.
反对
Much of the
opposition to this plan has come from the media.
advocate
/
'?
dv
?
k
?
t /
n.
提倡者，支持者
AWL
He was a strong advocate
of free market policies.
symbolism
/
?
s
?<
/p>
mb
?
l
?
z
?
m /
n.
象征，象征意义
The
symbolism of
every
gesture
will
be
of
vital
importance
during
the
short state visit.
unconstitutional
/
?
?
n<
/p>
?
k
?
nst<
/p>
?
?
tju:
?
?
nl /
adj.
违反宪法的
Banning
cigarette
advertising
would
be
unconstitutional,
since
selling
cigarettes is legal.
referendum
/
?
ref
??
rend
?
m /
n.
公民投票，全民公决
Ireland
decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
restore
/ r
?
'st
?
:(r)/
v.
恢复
As they smiled
at each other, harmony was restored again.
uphold
/
?
p'h
?
?
ld/
v.
支持，拥护
Our policy
has been to uphold the law.
succeed
/s
?
k'si:d/
v.
继承
She is almost
certain to succeed him as chairman.
intervene
/
?
?
nt
?
'vi:n /
v.
阻碍
AWL
The situation calmed
down when police intervened.
denial
/ d
?
'na
?
?
l /
n.
否认，拒绝
AWL
Dictatorship stands for
the denial of individual freedom.
conservative
/ k
?
n
?
s
?
:v
?<
/p>
t
?
v /
n.
保守派
The professor
is a radical in politics but a conservative in
life.
sanction
/
's??
k
?
n /
n.
制裁，处罚
In
1935,
sanctions
were
imposed
against
Italy
following
its
invasion
of
Ethiopia.
overwhelmingly
/
?
?
?<
/p>
v
?
'welm
?
?
l
?
/
adv.
压倒地，无法抵挡地
She
found him overwhelmingly attractive.
legislature
/
?
led
?
?
sle
?
t
?
?
(r) /
n.
立法机构，州议会
AWL
They addressed a
petition to the legislature.
promptly
/
?
pr
?
mptli /
adv.
迅速地
She entered
the classroom, took her seat, and promptly fell
asleep.
intermediate
/
?
?<
/p>
nt
??
mi:di
?
t /
adj.
中间的，调解的
AWL
American law has taken
an intermediate position.
privilege
/ 'pr
?
v
?
l
?
d
?
/
n.
权益，特权
Of course,no country has the privilege
of fishing in our coastal water.
rite
/
ra
?
t/
n.
仪式；惯例
This
festival descends from a religious rite.
consensus
/ k
?
n
?
sens
?
s /
n.
一致意见
AWL
It is difficult to reach
a consensus about political reform.
yearn
/j
?
:n/
v.
渴望
I yearned to
be a movie actor.
resolution
?
rez
?
'lu:
?
n //
n.
决议
AWL
The
committee
have
passed
a
resolution
that
conditions
(should)
be
improved.
bishop
/
'b
?
?
?
p
/
n.
主教
A bishop is a
clergyman of high rank in the Roman Catholic,
Anglican,
and Orthodox churches.
clergy
/ 'kl
?
:d
?
?
/
n.
教士
The clergy are
the official leaders of the religious activities
of a particular
group of believers.
moratorium
/
?
m
?<
/p>
r
?
't
?
:r
?
?
m /
n.
暂停，暂禁
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