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新西兰同性婚姻合法化

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-04-18 08:15 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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New Zealand's parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.

新西兰议会通过了同性婚姻合法化，这是亚太地区首个出此规定的国家。

Lawmakers approved the bill, amending¹ the 1955 marriage act, despite opposition² from Christian³ lobby groups.

The bill was passed with a wide majority, with 77 votes in favour and 44 against.

Hundreds of jubilant（欢呼的） gay-rights advocates celebrated⁴ outside parliament after the bill was passed, calling it a milestone⁵ for equality.

People watching from the public gallery and some lawmakers immediately broke into song, singing the New Zealand love song "Pokarekare Ana", AP news agency reported.

Some opinion polls have suggested that about two-thirds of New Zealanders support the reform, although others polls suggest the public are more divided.

Parliamentarians were allowed a conscience vote, and, crucially, the reform had the backing of both the Prime Minister John Key and leader of the opposition David Shearer⁶, the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney reports.

Celebrations have been held in pubs and clubs in the capital Wellington, our correspondent adds.

Same-sex civil unions have been legal in New Zealand since 2005.

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1 amending
改良，修改，修订( amend的现在分词 )；改良，修改，修订( amend的第三人称单数 )( amends的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Amending acts in 1933,1934, and 1935 attempted to help honest debtors rehabilitate themselves. 一九三三年，一九三四年和一九三五年通过的修正案是为了帮助诚实的债务人恢复自己的地位。 Two ways were used about the error-amending of contour curve. 采用两种方法对凸轮轮廓曲线进行了修正。

2 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 Christian
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。 His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

5 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。 I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

6 shearer
n.剪羊毛的人；剪切机
参考例句：
A bad shearer never had a good sickle. 拙匠无利器。来自《简明英汉词典》 Eventually, Shearer lost faith, dropping him to the bench. 最终，希勒不再信任他，把他换下场。来自互联网

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