VOA慢速英语:Religious Freedom Acts Raise Controversy in US

短语讲解：

1. That original measure was designed to protect religious minorities from having to violate their beliefs in order to follow a general law.

in order to 为了…
例句：In order to accomplish this, we must formally record these expectations. 
为了达到这个目标，我们必须正式记录这些期望。 

2. Activists point to discrimination cases of the past, such as the New Mexico photographer who refused a gay couple as a client because her religion did not support gay marriage.

point to 显示…的位置[方向]; 表明
例句：At midday both hands point to twelve. 
正午两个指针都指向十二点。 

3. Supporters of Indiana’s RFRA say the state law is similar to the 1993 federal law.

be similar to 与…相似; 类乎
例句：His problem is similar to yours. 
他的问题和你的相似。 

4. Along with civil rights groups, celebrities, politicians and media spoke out against the law.

along with 和…一起[一道]，随着
例句：The bill came along with the package. 
单据和包裹一起来的。 

5. Small businesses took action by putting up signs that say, “This business serves everyone.”

put up vt.举起; 张贴; 建造
例句：He put up a stake to support the newly planted tree. 
他竖了一根桩支撑新种的树。