(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
It's the queerest Congress ever. It doesn't feel like it
这是有史以来最奇怪的国会,不应该是这样
FOR MANY AMERICANS, IT'S ALL TOO EASY TO ASSUME THAT the fight for LGBTQ rights has been won. After all, same-sex couples have enjoyed the same right to marriage as their straight neighbors since 2015; the Supreme Court ruled last year that a person's sexuality alone is not a justifiable reason for them to lose their job. Support for same-sex relationships is at a record high, while major corporations for the past month have been bathing consumers in rainbow-hued marketing and affirmations amid Pride celebrations. In Washington, D.C., more LGBTQ lawmakers than ever before are in power at the Capitol—and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the first openly gay member of a presidential Cabinet.
很多美国人容易想当然地认为为LGBTQ争取权利的斗争已经胜利了
But Americans would be better served by benching gestures of performative allyship and recognizing just how many ways this country still discriminates—in perfectly legal ways—against the LGBTQ community. From financial contracts to mental-health services, housing to parenthood, institutions find ways large and small to stack the deck against LGBTQ people. In just one example, a 2018 study found that LGBTQ students left college with about $16,000 more student debt than their straight classmates, owing to factors like decreased family support, their requiring more time to finish a degree and external costs like counseling.
不过,如果美国能够摆出一副表演性联盟的姿态,并且认识到这个国家仍然在以完全合法的方式歧视LGBTQ群体,那么美国会更好
At the federal level, some steps are being considered to provide LGBTQ people with more support. The Equality Act, the most sweeping rewrite of civil rights laws since the 1960s, would offer protections for fair access to housing, education and even jury service without regard to sexuality or gender. But the legislation is stuck in the Senate.
联邦政府正在考虑采取一些措施,为LGBTQ人群提供更多支持
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重点讲解
1.in power 当权
At times the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.
有时那些当权者的傲慢很露骨
2.stack the deck 暗中布局(使情况对某人有利或不利)
It seems to permit the IRS to stack the deck against taxpayers by writing regulations to support its own position.
它似乎是在允许IRS通过制定法规来支持自己的立场来对抗纳税人
3.owing to 由于,因为
Owing to fierce competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
由于航空公司之间的激烈竞争,差旅费已大大减少
4.without regard to 不考虑
Cognition problem can not be solved without regard to the matter of language.
不考虑语言问题,认知问题便不可能得到解决