即使美國去年通過同性婚姻合法化,華裔設計師吳季剛仍然決定在墨西哥完成終身大事,原來,美國不少保守地區至今仍對同志不甚友善。就像密西西比州,日前通過一項法案,容許業者可以拒絕為同性婚姻提供服務,甚至可以解雇、拒絕販售商品給同志。這件事,讓2008年已和同性伴侶結婚的著名脫口秀主持人艾倫狄珍妮絲不滿,也在節目上用幽默搞笑的口吻批評一番。
I'm not a political person. But this is not politics, this is human rights. Sometimes I think it's easier to explain things if you break it down. I was fired for being gay and I know what it feels like. I lost everything. Look at me now. I could buy that governor's mansion, flip it and make a 7 million profit. So, I mean, look—there's already so much inequality in the world—women's rights, gender pay gap, racism. I think we need to remember that we are more similar than we are different. And we all want the same things: love, acceptance, kindness and I want one of those new Tesla. And I advocate for less hate and more love.
我不是個政治人物。但這也不是政治,這是人權。有的時候我覺得解釋事情最好的方法是你把它拆解了,換個方式來看。我曾經因為同性戀身分被炒魷魚,我知道這是什麼感覺。我失去所有。但現在,看看我,我可以買下州長的豪宅,翻修、賣出賺進700萬美元。我的意思是,這世上的不平等已經很多,女權、性別薪資差距、種族主義。我們需要記得,我們之間的相似之處多過相異。而我們渴望的事情是一樣的:愛、接納、善良,然後我自己還想要一輛新的特斯拉(Tesla)車。我也支持少一點恨,多一點愛。
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break down 拆解事物
例句:This research could be broken down into several parts.
這份研究可以被拆解成幾個部分。
flip /flɪp/ v. 翻修賣出
例句:He makes millions just by flipping houses.
他靠著重新翻修房子後賣出,賺了幾百萬。
advocate /ˋædvəkɪt/ v. 支持、倡議
例句:She advocates legalizing gay marriage.
她支持同志婚姻合法化。