鞍山雅思|哥斯达黎加宣布同性婚姻合法

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Costa Rica gave the go-ahead② to same-sex marriages last Tuesday, making it the first country in Central America to do so, after a landmark court ruling came into effect at midnight. The nation’s constitutional court ruled in August 2018 that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional③ and gave parliament 18 months tolegislate④ or the provision⑤ would be automatically nullified⑥.

5月26日零点，哥斯达黎加一份具有划时代意义的法院判决生效。此后，哥斯达黎加将允许同性结婚，成为首个同性婚姻合法的中美洲国家。2018年8月，该国宪法法庭曾裁定，禁止同性婚姻违宪，要求议会在18个月内立法支持同性婚姻，否则禁止同性婚姻的条款将自动作废。

Earlier this month, more than 20 lawmakers tried to delay the marriage ruling by 18 months, but the measure failed, and the ban was lifted⑦ at midnight. Despite considerable opposition from religious groups, gay marriage has become increasingly accepted in Latin America, with gay couples now allowed to marry in Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, and parts of Mexico. (Reuters)

本月早些时候，20多名议员试图拖延18个月，但以失败告终，禁令于午夜被解除。尽管受到宗教团体强烈反对，拉美地区正逐渐接受同性婚姻，现已有阿根廷、厄瓜多尔、巴西、哥伦比亚、乌拉圭和墨西哥部分地区允许同性婚姻。

【注释】

① first: [fɜːst] n. the person or thing that comes or happens before all other similar people or things（同类中的）第一个人／事／物
② the go-ahead: permission for sb. to start doing sth.【口】许可，允许

③ unconstitutional: [ˌʌnˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl] adj. not allowed by the constitution of a country, a political system or an organization 与宪法相悖的，违宪的；不合章程的

④ legislate: [ˈledʒɪsleɪt] vi. to make a law affecting sth. 立法

⑤ provision: [prəˈvɪʒn] n. a condition or an arrangement in a legal document（法律文书中的）条款

⑥ nullify: [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ] vt. to make sth. such as an agreement or order lose its legal force〖律〗使失去法律效力，使无效

⑦ lift: [lɪft] vt. to remove or end controls or limits 撤销，解除；结束，停止