Who is you to tell somebody who they can't have sex with, 是谁告诉你他们不能和某人做爱, who they can't be with? 不能和别人处对象? They ain't got that power. 他们没权力这么做。 Nobody has that power to say, you can't m

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲国际问题篇

What about the other side of this contrast? Sexual orientation. 我们接着谈另一个问题:性的取向。 I have a certain sexual orientation. 我有着某种性取向。 What is that? 它是什么呢? I'm attracted to people of a particular

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It's useful, in part, because it reminds us that we all have feelings that we don't act upon, maybe shouldn't act upon. 它的好处在于,这种区分提醒我们:我们都有很多并没有付诸行动的,或者本就不该付诸行动的情感

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I want to start with a thought experiment. 我想以一个思维实验开始我今天的演讲。 Suppose I told you that I'm imagining an activity that takes place between consenting adults, doesn't hurt anyone, and results in a great deal of pleasu

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So, what is it really about? We need to look to some of the non-religious, or secular, arguments against homosexuality, and we especially need to do that if we are genuinely committed to living in a society that embraces freedom of religion. 所以,真

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And indeed, in the handful of places that the Bible talks about homosexuality, it's almost always in the context of a discussion of idolatry because homosexuality was very much associated with certain pagan practices. 而且事实上,在圣经寥寥几

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In the simple act of saying his partner, Mark, not his friend, or not his roommate. 她的话非常简单:他的爱人马克,她没有说他的朋友或者他的室友。 I mean you could hear the quote marks around the words. This is John's room

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It's important because it puts a face on the issue. 它之所以重要,是因为它让你直面问题所在。 Now, a lot of people at this point will say to me, You had me part of the way, but now here you go being all open about it now, and that'

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You know, we are often uncomfortable in the face of things that are unfamiliar, 要知道,我们常常在面对自己不熟悉的事物时,感到不自在、不舒服。 and that's especially true when we're talking about sex. 而当我们在讨论

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No, because Diet Coke contains caffeine. 不,你喝它是因为健怡可乐里含有咖啡因。 Caffeine actually functions as a diuretic; it removes fluid from your body. 而咖啡因实际上是一种利尿剂,它的作用反而是让液体流出

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What do they mean when they say that it's a choice? 当这些人说同性恋是个选择的时候,他们想表达什么? This is one of those places where the orientation-activity distinction actually comes in handy. 在这种情况下,性取向和

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Since when did animals start providing us with our moral standards, particularly in the area of sex? 从什么时候开始,我们的道德标准是由动物来提供的?特别是性的道德这个领域。 I mean, think about this. ok. 我们想想

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In fact, I want to take this a step further. 事实上,我进一步想说。 I want to say not only does this argument scapegoat gay people and make that sort of mistake, it actually is a greater threat to the family than what it's trying to fight.

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I must admit I find some of these bizarre. 这种说法让人不寒而栗。 How does what I do in bed threaten the nation's infrastructure? 我们在床上的事情,如何能动摇国家的基础呢? I might think I'm powerful in bed, but whoa,

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People always laugh when I say Strom Thurmond. You remember Strom Thurmond. Strom Thurmond was the senator from South Carolina. 我一提到斯特罗姆舍尔蒙德这名字观众们就开始笑,你们还记得斯特罗姆这人吧?斯特罗姆舍尔

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Now, for many of these claims, we don't have to settle the statistical arguments in order to address the arguments. 对于很多这种无端的指责,其实并非每个都需要我们通过统计研究的方法加以辩驳。 Part of the reason for

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韩国基督徒抗议同性恋游行 SEOUL The U.S. Supreme Court decision mandating marriage equality nationwide has energized gay rights supporters around the world. Gay rights remain a highly contentious issue in a key U.S. ally, South Korea, wher

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主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握

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Hours ago, Pope Francis publicly discuss the controversial meeting of big step has just wrapped up, the meeting ended without concensus on what the church should say about gays, or whether they give the communication to divorce or remarry Catholic, s

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: It may have evolved in order to promote social bonding amongst humans. This is the first study of its kind to find discrete evidence that our need to bond with others, actually increases our open

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