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Ireland Votes ‘Yes’ to Same-Sex Marriage

爱尔兰公投同性婚姻合法

A referendum was held in the Republic of Ireland this weekend on the subject of same-sex marriage. Over 62% voted in favour of changing the constitution and allowing same-sex marriage. Ireland will be the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote. Over 60% of eligible voters turned out to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to same sex-marriage. While no church in Ireland will be required to perform a same-sex marriage ceremony, parliament expects to pass the same-sex marriage bill for civil ceremonies by next fall.

这周末，爱尔兰共和国就同性婚姻进行了公投UsIiA8toQlLp!-!(B。有超过62%的选民同意修改宪法，允许同性婚姻4-SM(gu7bfOrFN。爱尔兰也将成为全球首个通过公投允许同性婚姻的国家7Qef+cE,JAjrH。超过60%的合法选民参加了这次投票活动dG+~ow~~V^[。爱尔兰还没有要求应该在哪所教堂举办同性婚礼，议会希望在明年秋天之前通过民间仪式举办同性婚礼的法案o@U]1JRv#f。

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重点讲解

1.same-sex marriage 同性婚姻

例句：He was directing at least part of that quote to reporters pestering him about same-sex marriage.

他被记者纠缠着问他关于同性婚姻的问题时，他至少说了这部分的话n-h=@pHhxXWLdoC37t。

2.turn out 结果是

例句：I was positive things were going to turn out fine.

我当时就确信事情最终会好起来QD,w%XJONaD,uxZR#ku。

3.be required to 要求

例句：Insurers would now be required to pay for obesity screening and counseling.

现在，保险公司需要支付肥胖筛查和咨询的费用VRKtysS^i,x-^N,)3。

4.civil ceremony 民间仪式

例句：Religious weddings were still permitted, but only after the civil ceremony had taken place.

宗教婚礼仍允许，但只有民间仪式后举行了bk]%*[r#-wE&1i15h^a(。