VOA慢速英语:The United States Supreme Court Will Decide on Gay Marriage

1. This week on our program, we talk about the issue of gay marriage.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：People would talk about that episode.
人们会谈论那些情节的。

2. On December 7, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. Lower courts have agreed with Ms. Windsor.

agree with 同意
例句：Do you agree with their opinion?
你同意他们的说法吗?

3. “Same-sex couples live their lives like all married couples. They share financial expenses; they raise children together; they care for each other in good times and in bad.”

each other 互相
例句：You two know each other?
你们两个互相认识？

4. “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.”

be able to 能够
例句：We'll be able to smooth away these difficulties.
我们能够克服这些困难。

5. Elizabeth Wydra at the Constitutional Accountability Center, a private group, says the Supreme Court is aware of how Americans feel about gay marriage.

be aware of 意识到
例句：You may not even be aware of it.
你可能没有意识到。

6. Linguist Ben Zimmer writes about language for the Boston Globe newspaper.

write about 写…的事，写到…
例句：How can I write about something I never read?
我怎么写我都没读过的东西嘛？

7. You can think about a word like ‘xenophobia,’ which has been around more than a century to refer to a hatred of foreigners. 
 
refer to 参考
例句：You can refer to a dictionary if necessary.
如果有必要，你可以参考字典。

8. And then, one of the owners was considering actually having it cut up to get his money out of it right away.

cut up 切碎；砍伤
例句：Cut up your old dresses.
从你的旧衣服上剪下一些。