名人热议爱尔兰同性婚姻公投

 　　In case you haven’t heard, Ireland passed a historic referendum Friday. For the first time, same-sex marriage legalization was voted on by the people (they voted “Yes” btw). Here are some of the best celeb reactions to the news.

　　当地时间5月22日，爱尔兰通过了一项堪称史无前例的公投。有史以来第一次，同性婚姻合法化问题由民众投票决定（他们都投了赞成票）。来看看世界各地的名人明星们对这次公投的反应吧：

　　Hozier: The pure joy of it. I'm so proud of Irelandtoday... We can all take pride in making history. Only sorry I can't be there to celebrate!

　　爱尔兰灵魂歌手霍齐尔（Hozier）： “开心极了，爱尔兰我为你自豪... 创造历史就是创造荣耀，可惜我不能到场庆祝。”

　　J.K. Rowling: Sitting here watching the Irish make history. Extraordinary and wonderful.

　　英国作家J.K.罗琳(J.K. Rowling)： “坐等见证爱尔兰人创造历史，简直棒极了！”

　　名人热议爱尔兰同性婚姻公投

　　Zach Braff: Ireland, if this is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

　　美国明星扎克?布拉夫（Zach Braff）： “爱尔兰同胞们！如果这是错误的决定，那我宁愿一错到底！”

　　Ricky Martin: #Ireland says YES to marriage equality making it the first country to pass the freedom to marry by popular vote! #Love Always Wins

　　波多黎各裔巨星瑞奇?马丁（Ricky Martin）： “爱尔兰成为首个通过公投实现婚姻平等自由的国家，真爱无敌。“

　　Sam Smith: So happy Ireland have passed the law to get married there. Still genuinely shocks me thou, that this is only just happening!!

　　英国歌手萨姆?史密斯（Sam Smith）： “真高兴爱尔兰公投通过了。不过我还是惊呆了，这一切竟然是真的！！”

　　Ellen DeGeneres: Ireland did it! The 1st country to legalize marriage equality by popular vote, but they won't be the last! What an incredible accomplishment¹

　　美国脱口秀主持人艾伦?德杰尼勒斯(Ellen DeGeneres)： “爱尔兰做到了！成为第一个通过公投使同性婚姻合法的国家。相信未来会有更多国家效仿，他们真了不起！”

　　Olivia Wilde: Go Ireland go! Show the world how to lead with love. So proud to be Irish today.

　　美国女演员奥利维亚?维尔德（Olivia Wilde）： “爱尔兰加油！你让世界看到了爱的力量！身为爱尔兰人我倍感骄傲。”

　　Kathy Griffin: As an Irish-American woman who spread her father's ashes in #Ireland, I couldn't be prouder today!

　　美国女演员凯西?格里芬（Kathy Griffin）： “ 我是身在美国的爱尔兰人，我曾将父亲的骨灰撒在爱尔兰的土地，为今天的爱尔兰感到无比骄傲！”

　　Russell Crowe: Dear Ireland, you are even more amazing.

　　好莱坞男影星罗素?克洛（Russell Crowe）： “亲爱的爱尔兰，你越来越了不起。”

　　Jesse Tyler Ferguson: I'm staunchly against leaving civil rights up to a popular vote but I'm thrilled the populous² Ireland seems to embrace #Marriage Eqaulity!

　　美国演员杰西?泰勒?弗格森(Jesse Tyler Ferguson )： “让公投来左右民权我是坚决反对的，但爱尔兰民众如此渴望婚姻平等真是让我振奋！”

　　Stephen Fry: The Irish people spoke³. And the words they spoke were Respect, Dignity and, loudest of all, Love. The sanctity of marriage has been upheld.

　　英国演员史蒂芬?弗莱(Stephen Fry)： “爱尔兰人民表达了他们的意见，他们表达的是尊重、尊严还有最重要的，爱。婚姻的神圣得以坚持。”

　　Alan Cumming: Omfg!Ireland! Have you done it? Is it really a YES?

　　美国演员艾伦?卡明（Alan Cumming）： “我滴个神啊！爱尔兰！你来真的？公投真的通过了？”

　　Josh Jackson: Proud of my #irish heritage every day. But to today it is particularly strong #Equality For All

　　加拿大演员乔什?杰克逊（Josh Jackson）： “一直以我大爱尔兰为荣，但今天的荣耀感特别强！平等至上！”

　　Seth MacFarlane: Congratulations to Ireland for legalizing same-sex marriage on a national level! Come on U.S., let's catch up to the future.

　　美国制片人塞思?麦克法兰(Seth MacFarlane)： “恭喜爱尔兰同性婚姻合法化！美国，加油，让我们也赶上这个潮流。”

　　Hillary Clinton: Well done, Ireland. -H

　　美国国务卿希拉里?克林顿（Hillary Clinton）： “爱尔兰干得漂亮！”

　　Vocabulary：

　　staunchly: 坚定地

　　sanctity: 神圣性

1 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

2 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。