英语新闻听写 美或强制施行接种疫苗法案

California lawmakers on Monday sent the governor a contentious¹ bill that would impose one of the strictest school vaccination² laws in the country in reaction to a recent measles³ outbreak at Disneyland.

加利福尼亚的国会议员周一向州长提交了一项有争议的法案，该法案会强制实施美国最严格的疫苗接种法之一，以此来回应近期在迪士尼乐园爆发的麻疹事件。

The Senate reaffirmed the bill striking California's personal belief exemption⁴ for immunizations on a 24-14 vote.

参议院以24票赞成14票反对的结果，重申了反对加州基于个人信仰选择免疫豁免的法案。

Mississippi and West Virginia are the only two states with such strict requirements in place.

密西西比州和西弗吉尼亚州是唯一已经实行此种严格要求的两个州。

Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown has not said if he would sign it.

民主派州长杰瑞布朗还没有表明他会不会签字同意。

Although the bill passed the Senate and the Assembly with bipartisan support, it did not pass with a two-thirds threshold that would be needed to override⁵ a governor's veto.

尽管参议院和议会都通过了法案，得到了两党支持，但是它没有获得三分之二的投票支持，无法使州长的否决票无效。

1 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

2 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

3 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

4 exemption   

n.豁免，免税额，免除

参考例句：

• You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
• These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。

5 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。