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Even that would not be an argument against homosexuality.
即使在這種情況下，這都不會(huì)成為反對(duì)同性戀的合理論證。
At best, it would be an argument against exclusive homosexuality.
它頂多可以用來(lái)反對(duì)那種對(duì)異性戀絕對(duì)排斥的真性同性戀。
I mean, homosexuality doesn't prevent a person from procreating, anymore than you sitting here listening to this lecture prevents you from procreating.
因?yàn)橥詰伲簿褪峭灾異?ài)本身，并不會(huì)阻止一個(gè)人去生育。（想想很多生育孩子的拉拉就知道了。）如果強(qiáng)說(shuō)同性之愛(ài)會(huì)妨礙生育，那么你們此刻坐在臺(tái)下聽(tīng)演講也同樣是妨礙生育的行為嘛。
I mean nobody is procreating right now, as far as I can tell.
但據(jù)我初略地觀察，你們此刻確實(shí)沒(méi)有人在進(jìn)行生育活動(dòng)。
The lights are kind of bright; I can't really see to the back.
燈有點(diǎn)黑，我看不到后排。
But, it's just a non-procreative activity.
因?yàn)槁?tīng)演講就是一個(gè)非生育活動(dòng)嘛！
And, so, Father Prior's argument would not apply to gay and lesbian people who had children through prior relationships, artificial insemination, or, if we take procreating broadly, through adoption.
所以神父的論點(diǎn)完全不適用于已生育了孩子，或采用了人工授精的男女同性戀，或者如果我們把生育這個(gè)概念的外沿?cái)U(kuò)展一下，這個(gè)論點(diǎn)同樣不適用于領(lǐng)養(yǎng)和收養(yǎng)。
So, we need a better argument to cover those things.
所以想以這種論證來(lái)反對(duì)同性戀似乎站不住腳。
So I want to turn to the third argument that I'm going to look at: the argument that homosexuality is wrong because it's harmful.
接下來(lái)我想說(shuō)的是第三個(gè)反對(duì)同性戀的論點(diǎn)：同性戀的錯(cuò)在于，它是于人有害的。
And this is not just one argument, of course.
這并不是僅僅一個(gè)論點(diǎn)。
This is a whole host of arguments.
這是一大群論點(diǎn)的集合。
Throughout history, gay and lesbian people have been blamed for all kinds of disasters: earthquakes, plagues, famines...Liza Minnelli...
歷史上，男女同性戀者，曾被視為種種災(zāi)禍的替罪羊。從地震、瘟疫、饑荒到麗莎·明尼里（好萊塢全能巨星，同志權(quán)益活動(dòng)家）...
We were party responsible for that one, actually. You've got to accept blame where it's due.
好吧，出了麗莎確實(shí)是我們的責(zé)任，有錯(cuò)我們不推諉。
And, you know, even today we hear all kinds of crazy claims about homosexuality being associated with disease, and suicide rates, pedophilia, and all kinds of social ills.
即使到了今天，我們耳邊也充斥著各種對(duì)同性戀的牽強(qiáng)指責(zé)，從疾病、自殺率、戀童癖到各種各樣的社會(huì)問(wèn)題。
When you listen to these claims, you've got to ask a couple of questions.
聽(tīng)到這些指責(zé)，你心里肯定有些問(wèn)號(hào)。
One question is: are they true?
一、它們都是真的嗎？
Another question is: and, how would we know this?
二、我們?nèi)绾沃浪钦娴模?/div>
It seems one way we might know is by talking to gay and lesbian people-because we know something about our own lives.
似乎有一種方法能得到答案，就是和男同性戀和女同性戀們聊聊，因?yàn)槲覀兺詰賹?duì)于自己的事情還算比較了解的。
But, a lot of people say, "No, no, you can't trust them; they're biased."
可是很多人就說(shuō)："不行，你不能信任那些同性戀，他們是有偏見(jiàn)的。"
Okay. So, how do we find out about gay and lesbian people's lives?
好吧，那我們?cè)趺慈チ私饽型詰俸团詰俚纳钅兀?/div>
Well, we could look to statistics, but there's a problem with doing this.
好，我們可以靠統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)。這里有個(gè)問(wèn)題。
And it's not just the usual problem that, well, sometimes it seems like you can find a statistical study to back up any claim you want.
常見(jiàn)的問(wèn)題是，通常你想佐證自己觀點(diǎn)的時(shí)候，你需要找到統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)支撐它。
There are better and worse statistical studies to be sure.
而無(wú)可否認(rèn)，在別的情況下，我們總能找到或好一點(diǎn)或差一點(diǎn)的統(tǒng)計(jì)研究供論證使用。
The problem is that in order to make any kind of accurate comparison between gay and lesbian people on the one hand, and straight people on the other, you need some way of separating the two.
而整件事上就出現(xiàn)了新的問(wèn)題：如果想要對(duì)同性戀者和異性戀者雙方進(jìn)行精確的比較，你必須找到區(qū)分他們的方法。
How do we do this?
而我們?nèi)绾巫瞿兀?/div>
We ask people!
靠問(wèn)！
Are you gay or straight?
比如問(wèn)"您是同性戀還是異性戀呢？"
You can't just check behind people's ears. You've got to ask them!
他們耳后也不會(huì)有什么區(qū)分標(biāo)記，我們只能靠問(wèn)！
And in a society that stigmatizes homosexuality, some people are not comfortable answering that question, which makes it very difficult sometimes to get accurate samples for research on gay and lesbian people versus everyone else.
而在一個(gè)羞辱排擠同性戀的社會(huì)里，很多人沒(méi)法輕松如實(shí)地回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題。因此對(duì)于同性戀和異性戀的研究，有時(shí)我們甚至根本無(wú)法取得精確的研究樣本。
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| comparison | [kəm'pærisn] |
想一想再看 n. 比較 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| prior | ['praiə] |
想一想再看 adj. 優(yōu)先的，更重要的，在前的 |
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| artificial | [.ɑ:ti'fiʃəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 人造的，虛偽的，武斷的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| statistical | [stə'tistikəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 統(tǒng)計(jì)的，統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)的 |
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| claim | [kleim] |
想一想再看 n. 要求，要求權(quán);主張，斷言，聲稱;要求物 |
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| exclusive | [iks'klu:siv] |
想一想再看 adj. 獨(dú)占的，唯一的，排外的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| prevent | [pri'vent] |
想一想再看 v. 預(yù)防，防止 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| accurate | ['ækjurit] |
想一想再看 adj. 準(zhǔn)確的，精確的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| check | [tʃek] |
想一想再看 n. 檢查，支票，賬單，制止，阻止物，檢驗(yàn)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，方格圖案 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| social | ['səuʃəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 社會(huì)的，社交的 |
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