VOA慢速英语:Should We Be Able to Choose Our Sex, Racial Identity?

self-portrait – n. a painting or drawing of the artist

crayon – n. a stick of colored wax that can be used for making pictures

portray – v. to describe (someone or something)

adopt – v. to legally take someone else’s child as your own child

parlance – n. language used by a particular group of people

acquire – v. to come to have (something)

burden – n. someone or something that is very difficult to accept, do or deal with

authenticity – n. something that is true

construct – v. to make or create by organizing ideas and words

transformation – n. a complete or major change in someone's or something’s appearance

category – n. a group of people or things that are similar in some way

core – n. center; the most important part of something

ultimately – adv. at the end of a process or period of time

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