F2F Class Notes (Raph)[S][R]

Vocabulary

Turnout (n): 1- the number of people who are present at an event, especially the number who go to vote at an election.
E.g.: Good weather on polling day should ensure a good turnout.

Opt (v): 1- to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others.
E.g.: Mike opted for early retirement.
E.g.: Most people opt to have the operation.

Unequivocal (adj): 1- total, or expressed in a clear and certain way.
E.g.: The prime minister, he said, had the party’s unequivocal support.
E.g.: The church has been unequivocal in its condemnation of the violence.

Original:

I would like to talk about the gay person’s challenge in China. The first challenge comes from the law. According to our marriage law, the same-sex marriage are generally not allowed, so if they want to register as a legal couple, it is almost impossible. Another challenge comes from the society. If you are a gay or if you have the same kind of same-sex relationship it might be difficult for you to get along with your colleagues. Even though more and more people try to understand the nature of the homosexual or gay, it is still difficult for people to accept it from the heart. So if you are a gay, your friends or colleagues might still feel you’re special or different from them. How to deal with this is a big challenge for this group of people. The last challenge comes from this people themselves. In China gay or homosexual are not very common, so sometimes they may feel hard to accept that they might be gay when they are young, or even though when they grow up.

Edited: 

I would like to talk about the challenges gay people face in China. The first challenge comes from the law. According to our marriage law, same-sex marriage is generally not allowed, so if a gay couple wants to register as a legal couple, it is almost impossible. Another challenge comes from the society. If you are gay or if you are in some kind of same-sex relationship, it might be difficult for you to get along with your colleagues. Even though more and more people try to understand the nature homosexuality, it is still difficult for some to accept it from the heart, so if you are gay, your friends or colleagues might still feel you’re special or different from them. Dealing with this is a big challenge for this group of people. The last challenge comes from these people themselves. In China open homosexuality is not very common, so sometimes they may find it hard to accept that they might be gay when they are young, or even when they grow up.

Australia Just Overwhelmingly Voted in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
(Source: www.vox.com/identities/2017/11/14/16653014/australia-same-sex-marriage-survey)

Australians have voiced their opinion on same-sex marriage — and they are overwhelmingly in favor of it.

According to the results of a historic national postal survey announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, 61.6 percent of Australian voters said yes, same-sex marriage should be legalized. A majority in every single state and territory voted in favor of marriage equality, with a turnout of 79.5 percent of eligible voters nationwide.

The results now go to the government, which opted to survey the population before the parliament took up its own vote on the issue.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who voted yes, has already pledged to follow through with the vote’s results. “We must respect the voice of the people. We asked them for their opinion and they have given it to us. It is unequivocal. It is overwhelming,” he said at a press conference.

Turnbull said a vote will come before Christmas.

Australia would become the 25th country to legalize same-sex marriage in at least some jurisdictions.

Pronunciation

Vow: /vaʊ/

Unequivocal: /ˌʌn.ɪˈkwɪv.ə.kəl/

Allowed: /əˈlaʊd/

Nature: /ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/