同性婚姻合法化same sex marriage legalized

Obama ‘Could Not Be Prouder’ Of His Administration’s LGBTQ Legacy

At his final press conference, POTUS seemed faintly optimistic about the future.

Following an administration that delivered on marriage equality and other inclusive strides, the LGBTQ community will face an uncertain future Friday when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

Speaking at his final press conference at the White House on Wednesday, however, President Barack Obama appeared optimistic about the future of LGBTQ rights moving forward, noting that he didn’t think milestones like same-sex marriage would be “reversible” during Trump’s presidency, or beyond.

“American society has changed ― the attitudes of young people in particular have changed,” he said. Pointing to the ongoing struggle for transgender rights in particular, he added, “There’s still going to be some battles that need to take place [but] if you talk to young people ― even if they’re Republicans, even if they’re conservative ― many of them would tell you, ‘I don’t understand how you would discriminate against somebody because of sexual orientation.’ That’s just sort of burned into them in pretty powerful ways.”


While Obama said he “couldn’t be prouder” of the work he’s done on the LGBTQ community’s behalf, he wouldn’t accept full responsibility for it. “The primary heroes in this stage of our growth as a democracy and as a society are all the individual activists and sons and daughters and couples who courageously said, ‘This is who I am, and I’m proud of it,” he said.


It was a final, profound moment from Obama, who leaves behind a monumental legacy as far as LGBTQ rights is concerned, and could very well be the last time a sitting U.S. president speaks so directly to the queer community for a while.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-lgbtq-rights-legacy_us_587fcb08e4b02c1837e94bde?utm_hp_ref=gay-marriage



Who-Barack Obama
What-said he “couldn’t be prouder” of the work he’s done on the LGBTQ community’s behalf.
When-01/18/2017 04:31 pm ET
Where-America
Why-American society has changed
How-the attitudes of young people in particular have changed.

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milestones (n.)里程碑
reversible (a.)可逆
Republicans (n.)共和黨人
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orientation (n.)方向
monumental (a.)紀念性的
legacy (n.)遺產
queer (a.)奇怪

勝棋王Alpha Go

Defeated Go champion Lee Sedol wants a rematch against AlphaGo

Lee said: 'If AlphaGo wants a rematch, I'd like to face it again'


Lee Sedol, the South Korean Go champion who lost to a computer earlier this month, has said he would like a rematch.Lee, a top-ranking Go player who has 18 international titles under his belt, lost a five-game match to AlphaGo, a computer program developed by British artificial intelligence company DeepMind.However, Lee is ready to take on the machine once again. Speaking to Yonhap News, he said: "I will have to consider it carefully, but if AlphaGo wants a rematch, I'd like to face it again, on the condition it will take place in the near future."

He also hinted that he may have discovered the program's secrets, saying: "I figured out AlphaGo to some degree during our last meeting."AlphaGo had previously beat human players, but the recent match was notable due to Lee's world-leading ranking.Most AI experts expected Lee to win, believing a program capable of beating players in the true top echelon of the game was at least a decade away from development.


http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/lee-sedol-alphago-google-deepmind-go-rematch-a6945831.html

Who-Lee Sedol
What-He lost to a computer
When-11 month ago
Where-not given
Why-not given
How-not given

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rematch (v.)重新匹配
previously (adv.)先前
notable (a.)值得注意
echelon (n.)梯隊
world-leading (a.)領先全球的