Trans-gender (跨-性別) Politician
Makes History in Europe
sex 性
(biologically) sexy 性感的
gender 性別(中性的字眼)
politics
n. 政治學 politically 政治上的 politician 政客 statesperson 政治家
political
政治上的
history n. 歷史 historical
歷史(時期)的 historic 歷史的(重要的意義)
in Europe/Africa/Asia/Americas
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The ___(mistake/mistaken/mistaking) belief that transgender people
are different ___ (in/from) everyone ___ (else/other) is ____ (common/comment)
in many (: plenty of) societies.
Therefore(: Thus/Hence), Petra De Sutter is a big win (: a symbol for
representing a decisive turning point) for transgender people everywhere (:
here and there). She has just ___ (become/became/become) one of Belgium’s seven
deputy (副手; 代理人) prime ___ (minister/ministers 首相).
That makes her the most senior and openly trans
politician in Europe.
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De Sutter is a professor of gynecology (婦科) at Ghent University. Since 2014, she ___ (is/has) also been elected
(: voted for) to important political positions.
In these roles (: parts=> politician/minister/deputy prime
minister/professor), she has ___ (great/greatly) helped (:
assisted/aided/supported/backed up) the progress of LGBTQ+ rights and gender ___
(equal/equally/equality).
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After she was ___ (choose/chosen/choice) for her new position, De Sutter
made an interesting Twitter post. She said
that she is ___ (pride/proud) that a person’s gender identity does not define
who they are as a person in Belgium. She
hopes that her position brings about (: gives rise to/contributes to/leads to/results
in/causes) discussions on transgender equality in countries ____ (:in which) this
hasn’t happened yet.
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The government of Belgium has been forward-thinking in choosing a
transgender person to serve in a high-level office. ___ (Hope/Hopefully/Hopeful), this ___
(altitude/aptitude/appetizer/attitude) toward transgender people can spread to
other parts (: areas) of the world, too (: as well).
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1. relief
n. 寬心; 鬆口氣 What a
relief! Cf. belief n. conviction
n. confidence n. trust be
confident (: sure) of gain
much confidence in |
2.
sorrow 悲傷; sadness;
distress;
grief |
3. pur-chase 購買 v. n. 購買之務 Cf. chase/ look
after; run/ran/run |
4. in tears 哭泣; 淚流滿面 |
5. delicate 易碎的 weak/fragile cf. dedicate: devote to + V-ing… I have been dedicated to national
revolution for 40 years. indicate: point out |
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6. roughly 大約地; approximately; about |
7. vainly 徒勞地; uselessly; in vain |
8. triumph 勝利; victory Cf. victor victim victorious triumphant |
9. factor 因素; element |
10. respond to 回應 reply to reply: response react to/against reaction |
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11. export 出口 v. n. import v.n. a means of trans-port-ation |
12. weave 編織 v. knit/nitted knitting wove/woven |
13. peak 山峰; summit; the tip of the mountain |
14. stiff 硬的; 堅硬的 Cf. stuff be stuffed with cf. staff crew |
15. adopt 採取;領養 employ/ use/ make use of; cf. accustom oneself to V-ing… S be-V used to V-ing… adapt oneself to V-ing… adjust oneself to V-ing… cf. be adept in/at be at home in be good at master have/has/had a good command over sth. |
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16. profit 利潤; 好處 v. 獲利 benefit n. advantage n. v. n. pro- -fit: suit; go with/
match/healthy/in shape stay fit: stay healthy/stay in shape |
17. vast 龐大的 廣闊的 The grandson spent a great (:
large/good/vast/ considerable) deal (: amount) of
money on the luxurious (: extravagant) bag. Cf. vest Invest investigate: look into investment |
18. analysis 分析 n. (You) Make an analysis of the three
vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic. analyze: make an
analysis of a financial analyst cf. a crisis many crises an analysis analyses |
19. rely on depend/count on 依賴 relied reliant reliance cf. relay 大隊接力 Kids rely on their parents
for food and clothing. |
20. receive 接受 reception receptionist perceive perception observe note notice spot(ted) deceive: cheat deception |
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21. robe 袍子 長袍 Cf. rope thread string |
22. brick 磚塊; 積木 (block) block 街區 v. get in the way of hinder |
23. on bail 交保獲釋 bail n. 保釋金 ransom |
24. port-able 可攜式的 a portable radio a portable CD player |
25. elegant 優雅的 -ance -antly |
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26. hard/harsh on sb. 對某人嚴厲 be strict with be stern with be serious with |
27. symptom 徵兆 (: sign) syndrome 症候群 |
28. isolate 隔離 v. ~ from separate |
29. positive 正面的 optimistic ó pessimistic |
30. luxurious 奢華的 extravagant |
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31. whisper 耳語 |
32. scatter （使）消散 |
33. fabric 織物; 布料 |
34. pole 桿 |
35. occasion 場合 On occasion |
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36. mention 提到 speak/spoke/spoken of refer to |
37. in particular 尤其 Above all particularly |
38.
meet up 見面 |
39. cooker 炊具 |
40. ruin 毀壞 v. devastate destruct destroy rein/rain reinforce: 鞏固 v. |
