学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3484 queer

 今天我们要学的词是 queer.

 

queer 的原意是古怪的，独特的，也用来泛指除异性恋之外的其他性取向。Nearly a year and a half after India scrapped¹ a controversial legislation criminalizing homosexuality, the Indian capital has hosted its first ever queer literature festival. 在印度废除了一项将同性恋定罪的有争议的立法近一年半之后，印度首都举办了有史以来第一个酷儿文学节。

 

A University of California, Berkeley course starting in September offers students the chance to share “queer related stories” with local middle and high school students to encourage students who have not revealed their sexuality to pursue higher education. 加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校九月份开始一门新课，让学生有机会与当地中学生分享“与酷儿有关的故事”，以鼓励未透露性取向的学生接受高等教育。

1 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。