2015年12月英语六级听力VOA常速练习8

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听力材料：
　　It's been half a year since Baby Carmen was born inThailand, but aside from the pictures, everything elseremains fuzzy.
　　For biological father Gordon Lake and his partner,Manuel Santos, what started as a legal agreementto have a surrogate baby has evolved into acustody battle.
　　But one thing remains clear to the American-born Lake.
　　“Carmen is a U.S. citizen.She's biologically my daughter.
　　That's been proven with a DNA test.
　　The embassy has issued a CRBA, a consular report birth abroad, which certifies her as a U.S.citizen.”
　　Thailand's commercial surrogacy industry made headlines last year when a newborn with Downsyndrome was left behind by an Australian couple, while they took his healthy twin sister.
　　Following the negative exposure, the government banned commercial surrogacy.
　　The law came into effect in July.
　　But the surrogate mother said she wasn't aware of one fact about the couple.
　　“If they were a mother and father like a normal parents under Thai culture, I would have noproblem being a surrogate for them.
　　If I had known they were a gay couple, I would not have done this for them,
　　because in Thai culture we don't have this kind of status."
　　The case has been highlighted on Thai social media, with many people offering support to thefathers as the legal case progresses.
　　“We were invited to petition for our parental rights under Section 56 of the new law, which is atemporary provision that effectively takes the rights away from the surrogate mother andgives the parental right to the intended parents, because that's what was supposed tohappen.
　　With a court date set for October, the case could become a key legal test for surrogacy andgay rights in Thailand.
　　1.consular report 领事馆
　　例句:We will ask these applicants in person to make, a consular post to be interviewed.
　　我们将要求这些申请人亲自到使领馆接受面谈。
　　2.come into effect 实施;生效
　　例句:The contract will come into effect upon signature.
　　此合同将在签字后生效。
　　3.offer to 提供
　　例句:I think you might at least offer to help?
　　我认为你至少可以主动帮忙吧。
　　4.invite to 邀请参加
　　例句:They haven't got an invite to the wedding.
　　他们还没收到参加婚礼的请柬。