2-- why? I thought Americans were supposed to be more open than that.
1-- well, for many religious people, they believe that people who abort their babies are murderers.
2-- do you think most people in America believe that abortion is wrong?
1-- no, I think it's mostly the older generation who are against abortions.
2-- it's no wonder there are so many teenage pregnancies in America.
1-- religious people blame it on pre-marital sex, not on abortion being illegal.
2-- what do you think about abortion?
1-- I personally would never want to have one, but I think that since a pregnancy can affect a woman's entire life, she should have the right to decide for herself.
2-- do you think the fathers should have some kind of say in the matter?
1-- I know this is going to sound sexist, but I don't think that men should have to give their approval to the mothers of their children.
2-- why not? It's their children, too.
1-- that may be true, but when a woman gets pregnant, it changes her life completely. Men can still carry on with their lives after the birth exactly as they did beforehand.
2-- that might be true, but I think men should have some kind of say in the matter.
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注解:
1.abortion墮胎
2.illegal違法的
3.religious宗教的
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譯文:
1--你知道嗎,在美國很多州墮胎是違法的.
2--怎么會?我以為美國人在這方面是很開放的.
1--恩,對很多有宗教信仰的人來說,墮胎是一種謀殺.
2--那你覺得大多數(shù)美國人都認為墮胎是錯誤的嗎?
1--不,我覺得主要是老一輩的人反對這個.
2--難怪現(xiàn)在美國有那么多的少女懷孕.
1--宗教人士認為這應(yīng)該歸咎于婚前性行為,而不應(yīng)該把墮胎定為非法.
2--你怎么看墮胎?
1--我可不想這樣做,不過我覺得懷孕對一個女人的一生都會產(chǎn)生重大的影響,所以她應(yīng)該有權(quán)自己做決定.
2--你覺得父親那一方在這種事情中應(yīng)該承擔什么責(zé)任嗎?
1--我知道這聽起來可能有點兒性別歧視,不過我覺得男人在孩子要不要生下來的這個問題上沒有什么發(fā)言權(quán).
2--為什么呢?那也是他們的孩子啊.
1--這也許是事實,但是女人一旦懷了孕,她的一生就會因此改變.可男人們在孩子出生前和出生后生活沒什么變化,還能像以前一樣.
2--這也許有些道理.不過我覺得男人對這件事還是應(yīng)該有發(fā)言權(quán)的.