一生必知英语话题背诵 38同性恋现状

The term "homosexuality" frequently appears now in all kinds of mass media and daily conversations is China; moreover, some homosexuals are no longer reluctant(勉强的) to reveal their special identity. In many cities, there are even public platfonns built to enhance the communication between homosexuals.

随着"同性恋"这个词汇越来越多地出现在各种媒体和人们的谈论中，一些同性恋者也渐渐不再隐瞒自己的特殊身份了。许多城市还出现了供同性恋者交流的公共平台。

A survey demonstrates that about 2 percent of the total adult population has homosexual tendencies. This special population is widespread and can be found in all social statuses. They don't look different from others. Nowadays, people are changing their attitudes toward homosexuality. we have become more open-minded and tolerant to it.

一项调查显示，目前有同性恋倾向的人群约占成年人总数的2%左右。这一特殊人群广泛分布于社会的各个阶层，他们看起来与一般人群并无差异。如今人们正在逐步改变既往的观念，对同性恋的看法也显得比较开明和宽容。

Despi te of all of this, generally speaking, homosexuals are not living a carefree life. Experts did research on male homosexuals who lived in big or medium-sized cities, and who were well-educated, relatively¹ young and active. The result shows that 30 to 35 percent have had strong sense of committing suicide due to the discrimination from others; 9 to 13 percent had attempted to commit suicide; and over 50 percent were agonized² by misunderstanding, which has seriously affected³ their life and work.

尽管如此，目前同性恋群体的生活环境总体上仍不轻松。专家曾对生活在大中城市、受过良好教育、相对年轻活跃的男同性恋者进行过调查。结果显示，因为遭受歧视，他们中30%到35%的人曾有过强烈的自杀念头，9%到13%的人有过自杀行为，超过半数的人由于不被理解而感到很痛苦并严重影响到他们的生活和工作。

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 agonized   

v.使（极度）痛苦，折磨( agonize的过去式和过去分词 )；苦斗；苦苦思索；感到极度痛苦

参考例句：

• All the time they agonized and prayed. 他们一直在忍受痛苦并且祈祷。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She agonized herself with the thought of her loss. 她念念不忘自己的损失，深深陷入痛苦之中。 来自辞典例句

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。