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<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15, 2008, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4 <span word="to">to</span> 3, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="violated">violated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gays">gays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courthouse">courthouse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sacramento">Sacramento</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span>, <span word="hugs">hugs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kisses">kisses</span>. <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="joyful">joyful</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="signatures">signatures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overturn">overturn</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span>, <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Gloria">Gloria</span> <span word="Allred">Allred</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>. <span word="Gays">Gays</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="interracial">interracial</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1967 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="bans">bans</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriagesMassachusetts">marriagesMassachusetts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="Worldwide">Worldwide</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span>.</p><p> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Elton">Elton</span> <span word="John">John</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="Cole">Cole</span> <span word="Porter">Porter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>.</p>
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