今天的这段对话，在讨论堕胎，
 
为什么在美国很多州堕胎是违法的？你怎么看待堕胎
 
来听今天的讲解:
 
A: did you know that abortion is still illegal in many states in the USA?
 
你知道吗,在美国很多州堕胎是违法的.
 
B: why? I thought Americans were supposed to be more open than that.
 
怎么会?我以为美国人在这方面是很开放的.
 
A: well, for many religious people, they believe that people who abort their babies are murderers.
 
恩,对很多有宗教信仰的人来说,堕胎是一种谋杀.
 
B: do you think most people in America believe that abortion is wrong?
 
那你觉得大多数美国人都认为堕胎是错误的吗?
 
A: no, I think it's mostly the older generation who are against abortions.
 
不,我觉得主要是老一辈的人反对这个.
 
B: it's no wonder there are so many teenage pregnancies in America.
 
难怪现在美国有那么多的少女怀孕.
 
A: religious people blame it on pre-marital sex, not on abortion being illegal.
 
宗教人士认为这应该归咎于婚前性行为,而不应该把堕胎定为非法.
 
B: what do you think about abortion?
 
你怎么看堕胎?
 
A: I personally would never want to have one, but I think that since a pregnancy can affect a woman's entire life, she should have the right to decide for herself.
 
我可不想这样做,不过我觉得怀孕对一个女人的一生都会产生重大的影响,所以她应该有权自己做决定.
 
B: do you think the fathers should have some kind of say in the matter?
 
你觉得父亲那一方在这种事情中应该承担什么责任吗?
 
A: I know this is going to sound sexist, but I don't think that men should have to give their approval to the mothers of their children.
 
我知道这听起来可能有点儿性别歧视,不过我觉得男人在孩子要不要生下来的这个问题上没有什么发言权.
 
B: why not? It's their children, too.
 
为什么呢?那也是他们的孩子啊.
 
A: that may be true, but when a woman gets pregnant, it changes her life completely. Men can still carry on with their lives after the birth exactly as they did beforehand.
 
这也许是事实,但是女人一旦怀了孕,她的一生就会因此改变.可男人们在孩子出生前和出生后生活没什么变化,还能像以前一样.
 
B: that might be true, but I think men should have some kind of say in the matter.
 
这也许有些道理.不过我觉得男人对这件事还是应该有发言权的.