英语听力精选进阶版 14373

Facebook allows gender¹ choices

Vocabulary

to define²

(here) to describe

transgender

someone who feels their true sex is not the same as their physical characteristics

advocacy groups

groups of people who strongly and publicly support an idea

transsexual

a man who wants to become a woman, or a woman who wants to become a man

androgynous

of an undefined sex - neither male nor female

civil rights

people's entitlements while living in society, such as the right to marriage, education etc.

authentic

real, true, genuine

1 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

2 define   

vt.解释，下定义，阐述，限定，规定

参考例句：

• Please define the words.请解释这些字的意义。
• It's hard to define exactly what has changed.很难解释清楚到底发生了什么变化。