VOA慢速英语:FBI: US Hate Crimes Rose in 2015(翻译)

hate crimes – n. crimes motivated completely or in part by a bias against race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, etc.

assault – v. to cause physical harm in an attack

bias – n. belief that a group of people, ideas, etc. are better than others

orientation – n. a person’s feelings, interests, or beliefs

gay – adj. sexually attracted to someone of the same sex

gender – n. the state of being male or female

intimidation – n. the act of making someone frightened or afraid

LGBT – short cut phrase. stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender

hijab – n. a head covering worn outside the home by Muslim women