NPR边听边练130：美越来越多的人支持同性恋婚姻

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A former mayor and four ex-city council members from Bell, California, have _1_ corruption¹ charges.One person has been acquitted³. The defendants⁴ were accused of misappropriating public funds and paying themselves hefty salaries with tax payer dollars.
加利福尼亚州贝尔市前市长、四名前市议会成员贪污罪名成立。一人被判无罪。被告人被控挪用公款及用纳税人的钱支付他们的高额工资。
A new survey finds more than 1/4 of those who now support same-sex marriage say they _2_ oppose it. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that young people are also behind a major shift in attitudes.
一项新的调查显示，现在支持同性婚姻的人中有超过四分之一的人表示，他们此前曾反对同性婚姻。据NPR新闻的珍妮弗·勒登报道，年轻人的态度也有重大转变。
Support has risen steadily⁵ among all generations, but Michael Dimock of the Pew Research Center says none more so than millennials those age 18 to 32.
同性婚姻各年龄段的支持率均稳步上升，而皮尤研究中心的迈克尔·迪莫克表示，支持率增长幅度最大的是那些18岁至32岁的千禧年一代。
Seventy percent say they favor gay marriage that's much _3_ than any other group and they now represent a much bigger share of the adult population today than they did ten years ago.
70%的人表示他们支持同性婚姻，这比其他年龄段的支持率高很多，相比于10年前，支持者在成年人口中所占的比例增加了许多。
The Pew study also finds many former opponents of gay marriage changed their mind, often citing a friend or family member who's homosexual. Overall, Pew finds support for same-sex marriage _4_ divided but when _5_ if gay and lesbian couples should have the same legal rights as others, two thirds of Americans say yes. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
皮尤研究中心还发现，许多以前反对同性婚姻的人改变了他们的观点，通常是由于朋友或家庭成员有同性恋者。皮尤中心发现，整体来说，同性婚姻的支持率与反对率很接近，但是当被问到同性恋夫妇是否应和其他夫妻享有同样的法律权利时，三分之二的美国人表示应该。NPR新闻，珍妮弗·勒登华盛顿报道。
词汇解析：
1、acquit² . 无罪释放；表现；脱卸义务和责任；清偿
eg:Mr. Castorina was acquitted of attempted murder.
卡斯托瑞纳先生被宣判谋杀未遂罪不成立。
eg:Police arrested a suspect four years later, but the man's trial ended in a hung jury, split 10-2 to acquit the man.
四年后警方逮捕了一名嫌疑人，但陪审团因意见不一而陷于僵持，有十人认为应该对该嫌犯无罪开释，另有两人意见相左。
2、hefty
adj. 重的；肌肉发达的；异常大的
adv. 强有力地；非常
n. 体格健壮的人
eg:She was quite a hefty woman.
她是个相当高大的女人。
eg:Max grabbed Sascha's hair and she retaliated⁶ by giving him a hefty push.
马克斯抓住萨夏的头发，她回敬他猛的一推。
3、millennials n. 千禧世代；千禧之子；千禧一代（millennial的复数）
eg:A lot of those jobs will be filled by less-experienced workers -- many of them millennials.
许多这些岗位将由经验较少的工作者——其中许多“千年”一代来填补。
参考答案：
1、been convicted of 2、used to
3、higher 4、closely 5、asked

1 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

2 acquit   

vt.宣判无罪；(oneself)使(自己)表现出

参考例句：

• That fact decided the judge to acquit him.那个事实使法官判他无罪。
• They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.他们总是很好地履行自己的职责。

3 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

4 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

6 retaliated   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
• The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句