California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
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California has officially banned child marriage.
加州正式禁止了童婚。
The governor signed the new law.
加州州长签署了这项新法律。
People must be eighteen to marry.
法律规定结婚必须满十八岁。
The law starts in January.
这项法律明年一月生效。
Many states allowed child marriage before.
以前许多州允许童婚。
Courtney Stodden supports this new law.
考特尼·斯托登支持这项法律。
She was married at sixteen.
她十六岁时被迫结婚。
She calls it a big victory.
她认为这是巨大的胜利。
She wants all states to ban it.
她希望所有州都禁止童婚。
Vocabulary (English)
- 加州
- California
- 法律
- law
- 禁止
- ban
- 童婚
- child marriage
- 州长
- governor
- 胜利
- victory
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