VOA慢速英语:New Vietnam Law Bans News Stories From Social Media Sites

1. Internet activists and human rights groups are criticising a decree that is set to go into effect in Vietnam on September 1st.

go into effect 生效；施行
例句：The new rules are scheduled to go into effect ondecember 15th.
这项新规定计划将于12月15日生效。

2. Rights groups say the decree's requirements are overly broad and will be used to act against government critics.

be used to 习惯于，适用于
例句：It can be used to express almost any emotion.
它可以用来表达几乎任何一种感情.

3. She says, People should be able to decide for themselves whether information is good or bad.

be able to 能，会
例句：You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。

4. The decree sets out very broad categories of speech that officials could consider as troublesome.

set out 动身； 出发
例句：Columbus set out on his voyage on aug 3, 1492.
哥伦布于1492年8月3日开始他的旅程。