【猫闻天下】我们为什么不能原谅郑爽？

A high-profile Chinese actress Zhengshuang who was accused by her ex-boyfriend of abandoning her two surrogate/'sʌrəgət/ children in the US drew widespread condemnation /ˌkɒndəm'neɪʃn/in China on Tuesday. 
这周二，知名中国女演员郑爽成为众矢之的。她前男友控诉她弃养两个在美国代孕的孩子。


1. High-profile
知名度高的，高姿态的
The guy is too high profile.
这人太高调了。
I’d like to get into a company with a high profile.
我想进个名气大的公司。


2. surrogate /'sʌrəgət/ n. = replacement 
代理，替代
For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.
对某些人来说，读游记可以替代真正的旅行。


Surrogate mother 代孕妈妈


3. condemnation /ˌkɒndəm'neɪʃn/ n. 
谴责，声讨
Cheating deserves our harshest condemnation.
作弊理应受到我们最严厉的谴责。


Sb. Draw condemnation
某人受到谴责


condemn v./kən'dem/
He was roundly condemned for his mistake.
他因犯错而受到严厉指责。




The case also brought the legitimacy/lɪ'dʒɪtɪməsɪ/ and morality /mə'rælɪtɪ/of surrogacy/ ˈsʌrəɡəsi,/ - which is illegal in China - into the spotlight once again, with the majority of Chinese netizens voicing strong disapproval.
这一事件也让代孕合法性和道德性的争论重回大众视野。在中国，代孕是违法的，受到大多数中国网民反对。


4. legitimacy/lɪ'dʒɪtɪməsɪ/ n.
合理性，合法性


Legitimate /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/adj.
合理的，合法的


This is a legitimate business. 
这是个合法的生意。


5. Morality /mə'rælɪtɪ/ n.
道德，品行
Moral  /'mɒr(ə)l/adj.
Moral principles
道德规范


People disapprove of surrogacy as they hate seeing babies become a traded commodity. People are afraid that if surrogacy is allowed in China, the uterus /'juːt(ə)rəs/becomes a production tool that can be rented and sold. 
人们反对代孕，因为他们不愿看到婴儿成为可以交易的商品。人们害怕如果代孕合法化，那么女性的子宫将成为可以租借、售卖的生产工具。