夏说英语新闻晨读 第336期:日本下调成年人年龄

 本期内容：

Children in Japan will be considered adults when they are 18 as opposed to 20, under a new proposal that is supported by the government. If the change is approved, 18-year-olds will be able to get married, sign contracts and take out loans without the consent of their parents. But teenagers will still be banned from smoking, drinking alcohol and gambling¹ until they are 20.

As opposed to: 与…相反；对照
Under a new proposal ：根据新的提案
be approved：被通过
consent：同意
Be banned from: 被禁止

 

 

1 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。