2015考研英语阅读幸福婚姻在美国
<p> <span word="Connubial">Connubial</span> <span word="bliss">bliss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span></p><p> 幸福婚姻在美国</p><p> <span word="AMERICA">AMERICA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Alexis">Alexis</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Tocqueville">Tocqueville</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostrespected">mostrespected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="connubial">connubial</span> <span word="bliss">bliss</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="truest">truest</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="theFrench">theFrench</span> <span word="aristocrat">aristocrat</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revisit">revisit</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="hisobservation">hisobservation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="withstood">withstood</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996<span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statute">statute</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="holdhearings">holdhearings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Respect">Respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>. <span word="Defended">Defended</span>, <span word="respected">respected</span>: <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="ail">ail</span> <span word="marriagein">marriagein</span> <span word="America">America</span>?</p><p> 法国贵族托克维尔曾说，美国人最为尊重婚姻联系，夫妻美满生活的概念在美国也是达到了最顶级最真实的境界。今日，倘若托尔维尔能够重游华盛顿的话，乍一看也许觉得自己的评论如此经得起时间考验，历久弥新啊!美国于1996年曾经推行了一部《捍卫婚姻法案》，现今，不满足于仅此而已，国会又已着手于就出台《尊重婚姻法案》举行听证会。到底是该捍卫婚姻还是尊重尊重?到底哪个可能会蹂躏美国婚姻呢?</p><p> <span word="Plenty">Plenty</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revisiting">revisiting</span> <span word="Norman">Norman</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="discover">discover</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="atquarrelling">atquarrelling</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="theyare">theyare</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="NationalMarriage">NationalMarriage</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widening">widening</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>. <span word="Traditionalfamily">Traditionalfamily</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revival">revival</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fraying">fraying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thelower">thelower</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respectingmarriage">respectingmarriage</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="adecade">adecade</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thosewho">thosewho</span> <span word="abhor">abhor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p>
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