身材苗條才幸福？
Have you ever treated someone differently because of how they look?
你是否曾因為別人的長相而給他差別對待？
treat(v.)對待differently(adv.)不同地equally(adv.)同等地
Have you been treated unfairly because of your own weight?
你是否因為自己的體重而受過不公平對待？
unfairly(adv.)不公平地
The City Council of New York has passed a new law on May 11, 2023 to make sure that employers and landlords cannot refuse to hire or rent to people based on how much they weigh or how tall they are.
紐約市議會於2023年5月11日通過了一項新法，確保雇主和房東不能因為個人體重或身高而拒絕僱用或租房子給他們。
council(n.)地方議會pass a law通過法律pass(v.)通行;使～通過make sure確保employer(n.)雇主employee(n.)員工landlord(n.)房東landlady(n.)女房東refuse to do sth.拒絕做出某事、不願做出某事hire(v.)僱用weigh(v.)秤重
Victoria Abraham, who calls herself a “Fat Activist,” is a NYU graduate and has many followers on social media.
以「肥胖行動主義者」自居的維多利亞·亞伯拉罕畢業於紐約大學，也是坐擁大量粉絲的網紅。
activist(n.)行動分子、積極分子active(adj.)積極的act(v.)行動graduate(n.)畢業生follower(n.)追隨者、追蹤者social(adj.)社交的media(n.)媒體
She likes that the city is now treating everyone the same, no matter what size they are.
她喜歡這座城市現在對待每個人都一樣，不論他們的體型如何。
no matter不論
Abraham thinks people often think overweight people are lazy or can’t do certain jobs, without realizing they have these unfair thoughts.
亞伯拉罕認為人們常常認為超重的人懶惰或不能勝任某些工作，卻沒有意識到這些想法是不公平的。
overweight(adj.)過重underweight(adj.)過輕unfair(adj.)不公平的
She also says it’s strange that in some parts of the United States, you can get fired just for being fat, with no legal protection.
她還說，在美國的某些地方，僅僅因為胖而被解雇，並沒有法律保護，這是很奇怪的。
fire(v.)解雇、開除legal(adj.)法律的;合法的protection(n.)保護legal protection法律保障
Abraham wants to encourage others to know that being happy is not only about being thin.
亞伯拉罕希望鼓勵其他人了解，快樂不僅僅與身材苗條有關。
encourage(v.)鼓勵be about跟～有關、關乎be all about是最重要的
Some businesses are worried that the new law will lead to expensive lawsuits in the future.
有些企業擔心新法律將來可能會引起昂貴的訴訟。
worry(v.)擔心;使擔心law(n.)法律lead(v.)帶領lead to導致lawsuit(n.)法律訴訟
But Abraham is hopeful.
但是，亞伯拉罕持樂觀態度。
hopeful(adj.)保有盼望
She knows the law might have some problems, but she thinks it’s a good first step.
她知道這項法律可能存在一些問題，但她認為這是往前邁出的重要第一步。
She believes it will help make things fair for everyone, even if it’s not perfect.
即使法律並不完美，她相信這將有助於讓每個人都受到公平對待。
fair(adj.)公平的fairly(adv.)公平地even if即使、就算