经济学人下载:日本离同性婚姻合法化还有多远(1)

 1. This week a district court in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, came down on the side of the three couples who sued there, the first such ruling by a Japanese court.

come down on 支持（争论的一方）;痛斥

He clearly and decisively came down on the side of President Rafsanjani.

他清楚地表明自己坚决支持拉夫桑贾尼总统。

2. Yet it is also, for the time being, only a symbolic one.

for the time being 目前;暂时

You can leave your suitcase here for the time being.

你可以暂时把衣箱留在这儿。

3. That leaves Japan out of step with other rich countries—it is the only G7 member that does not recognise same-sex unions.

out of step with 与…不一致

This approach is now seriously out of step with the times

这种方法如今与时代潮流严重脱节。