New Law Against Bad Conversion Practices
新法禁止不良轉化實務
Introduction
The government wants a new law. This law stops people from trying to change another person's sexual identity in a bad way.
政府希望制定一項新法律。這項法律旨在阻止他人以不良方式試圖改變另一人的性認同。
Main Body
Some people try to change others. This causes a lot of pain. The new law says this is a crime. People can go to prison for five years or pay a lot of money.
有些人試圖改變他人，這造成了很多痛苦。新法規定這是一種犯罪行為。違者可能面臨五年監禁或支付高額罰金。
Doctors and therapists can still talk to patients. This is okay. The law only stops bad and harmful actions.
醫生和治療師仍可與患者交談。這是允許的。法律僅禁止不良且有害的行為。
Some groups like this law. They say it protects people. Other groups do not like it. They say it stops freedom of speech and prayer.
某些團體支持這項法律，認為這能保護人們。而其他團體則不認同，認為這限制了言論自由和祈禱自由。
Conclusion
The government will look at the law for three months. Then, the leaders will vote on it.
政府將對該法律進行為期三個月的審議。隨後，領導層將對其進行投票。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Action' Pattern
In this text, we see a simple way to talk about things that are allowed or not allowed. This is very useful for A2 students.
The Pattern:
Subject + can / can't + Action
Examples from the text:
- People can go to prison. (It is possible/allowed by law)
- Doctors can still talk to patients. (It is allowed)
How to use it in real life: If you want to say something is okay, use can. If you want to say it is forbidden, use cannot (can't).
- I can speak English. Ability/Permission
- You can't park here. Not allowed
Quick Vocabulary Shift
Notice these pairs used in the article:
- Bad Harmful (Something that hurts)
- Stop Protect (Stopping a bad thing protects a person)