国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Australia legalizes same-sex marriage
<p><span word="CANBERRA">CANBERRA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 7-- <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="legalized">legalized</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> (<span word="MPs">MPs</span>) <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> 61.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Postal">Postal</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span>.</p><p><span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="gallery">gallery</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="firsthand">firsthand</span>, <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="applause">applause</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>," <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span> <span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>: <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span>, <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="day">day</span>."</p><p><span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Shorten">Shorten</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Opposition">Opposition</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="ALP">ALP</span>), <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>," <span word="Shorten">Shorten</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="all">all</span>," <span word="Shorten">Shorten</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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