美國國家大學體育學會一場女子游泳賽事,引發全國對於跨性別包容(transgender inclusion)在運動賽事的爭議。該金牌得主為跨性別選手,人們因男女性生理上的天生差異,認為其奪冠抹殺了女性長期以來在競賽中的努力而感到不公。

【跨性別選手爭議淺談】

transgender inclusion 跨性別包容
A:I think the transgender inclusion culture might be having some setback right now in the US.
(我認為美國的跨性別包容文化可能正面臨某些挫折。)
B:Are you referring to the controversy of the transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who was considered having unfair advantage?
(你指被認為有不公平優勢的跨性別泳將湯瑪斯爭議?)

Suppressant 抑制劑
A:Thomas has been taking testosterone suppressants to lower her hormone levels down.
(湯瑪斯持續服用睪丸酮抑制劑來降低荷爾蒙水平。)
B:It's believed it still can't reverse everything, such as muscle mass, lung size.
(但人們相信這仍然無法逆轉一切,如肌肉量和肺的大小。)

advocacy group 提倡團體
A:Some advocacy group for women's equality in athletics is concerned about the repercussions.
(某個提倡女性運動平權的團體擔憂這樣的後果。)
B:I guess there is no just one answer to all this.
(我想沒有單一答案可以解決這些爭議。)

【延伸關鍵字】
1. phenom:體育奇才
2. to fall short of:不足~(量)
3. veto:否決權


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