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U.S. state Maryland's legislature approves same sex marriage

时间：2012-02-25 03:30:22

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 　　WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. state of Maryland's legislature on Thursday approved same sex marriage and the state's Democratic governor is expected to sign it into law.

　　The state Senate voted 25-22 to approve the law, less than a week after the House of Delegates passed the measure in a tight vote. The state's Governor Martin O'Malley is expected to sign the legislation. He is a supporter of the bill. It will make Maryland the eighth state to legalize gay marriage.
　　The measure's opponents have vowed1 to bring it to referendum in November. They will need to gather at least 55,726 valid2 signatures of Maryland voters to put it on the ballot3.
　　So far, seven U.S. states, including Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington and the District of Columbia have legalized same sex marriage, but the issue remains4 highly controversial in the United States.

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1 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
2 valid eiCwm     
adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的
参考例句：
  • His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
  • Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？
3 ballot jujzB     
n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票
参考例句：
  • The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
  • The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
4 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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