NEWS OF THE DAY News 10. Protesters in Boston Decry Same-Sex Marriage.

News 10. Protesters in Boston Decry Same-Sex Marriage.

[New Words]
  * opponent : n. 반대자

  * take to the streets : 거리로 나가다, 거리 시위를 벌이다

  * protest : v. 항의하다, 이의를 제기하다

  * clear the way for A : ...을 가능하게 하다

  * brake into A : 갑자기 A하기 시작하다

  * chant : n. 슬로건, 반복되는 문구, 의견

  * unleash : v. 가죽끈을 풀다, 속박을 풀다, 해방하다

  * archbishop : n. 대주교

  * denounce : v. 비난하다, 탄핵하다

  * altar : n. (교회의) 재단, 제대

  * stand up for A : A를 옹호하다, 변호하다, 두둔하다, 편들다

  * legislature : n. 입법부, 주의회

  * constitutional convention : 헌법 회의

  * amendment : n. 개정, 수정    -v. amend : 고치다, 수정하다

  * go into effect : 시행되다, 효력을 발생하다

  * scramble : v. 급히 서둘러 ~하다, 앞을 다투어 빼앗다

  * implementation : n. 실행, 이행, 완성, 성취

  * say : n. 말하고 싶은 것, 발언권, 발언할 차례, 결정권

  * stand little chance of ~ing : ..할 가능성이 거의 없다

  Opponents of same-sex marriage took to the streets of Boston today. They were protesting this past week's Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for gays to marry there within a few months. ABC's Ron Craiborne has the story from Boston.

  Again and again, the crowd broke into the chant. The protestors were demanding that voters, not the state's highest court, define marriage.

'What the court is about to do is unleash chaos on our society.'

Among the speakers, Boston's new archbishop.

'We believe that the people of Massachusetts have a right to vote to maintain the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.'

In churches around the state, the ruling to allow gay couples to legally marry was denounced from the altar.

'It's about time we woke up and stood up for what we believe.'

The legislature will meet Wednesday at a constitutional convention. Among other issues, they will vote on the marriage amendment. But even if the amendment passes, the earliest it can go into effect is 2006. So, opponents are scrambling to find another way to block the ruling before it becomes law in May.

'Absolutely. A delay of the implementation until the people have their say on this subject.'

Some legislators may also try to pass a new law to ban gay marriages. But even some opponents of the court ruling admit they stand little chance of succeeding.

Both opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage now believe there is probably a majority in the legislature to pass that constitutional amendment when they meet later this week.

Ron Craiborne, ABC News, Boston.