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今日份英语阅读：

早在1988年，英国就将性教育问题写入了教育改革法案。经过几十年的修订与完善，英国逐渐形成了一套系统的教育框架。今年三月，英国教育部颁布了一项有关性教育的新政策，该政策将性教育列为中小学的必修课程。这是英国在性教育方面的又一大重大改革，但随之也引发了来自社会各界的热议。英国将如何改革性教育？这样的改革是否能发挥其效力？

School lessons to cover sexting, FGM and mental health

1.The Department for Education (DfE) has unveiled fresh guidelines for sex and health education across England.

2.Threenew subjects have been createdrelationships education from primary school, relationships and sex education at secondary school, and health education for all ages in which students will learn about the importance of getting enough sleep, the dangers of sexting and how to spot anxiety in their friends.

3.According to the guidelines, secondary school pupilswill be taught about female genital mutilation(FGM) with a focus on awareness over its illegality and the availability of support networks. Students aged 11 and older should also be taught about other forms of “honoubased” abuse, as well as grooming, forced marriage and domestic abuse, the DfE said.

4.But the government’s announcement comes amid a backlash from parent groups who do not want sex education to be a mandatory part of the curriculum.

今日听力材料：

EU member states vetoed a blacklist prepared by the justice commissioner of 23 territories that facilitate money-laundering or terrorist financing. The proposed list included Saudi Arabia and four American territories. Saudi and American opposition probably torpedoed the list.

欧盟成员国否决了一份由欧盟司法专员编制的黑名单。这份黑名单涉及到23个地区，旨在为洗钱或恐怖主义融资提供便利。这份拟定的名单中包括沙特和四个美国领土。沙特和美国的反对很可能导致这份名单泡汤。

Emmanuel Macron, the French president,addressed European citizens with a manifesto on the future of the EU printed innewspapers in every EU country. Mr Macron has been trying to rally aco-ordinated liberal pro-EU campaign for the European Parliament elections inMay.

法国总统马克龙(Emmanuel Macron)发表致欧洲公民书，在每个欧盟国家的报纸上都刊登了这份关于欧盟未来的宣言。马克龙一直努力为5月召开的欧洲议会选举召集一场协调一致的亲欧盟自由派运动。

A man in London may become only the secondperson in the world to be cured of HIV infection. A stem-cell transplant totreat lymphoma means his immune-system cells are now coated with proteins thatHIV cannot latch onto.

伦敦一名男子可能成为全球第二名艾滋病治愈者。一次治疗淋巴瘤的干细胞移植意味着其免疫系统细胞被蛋白质所覆盖，导致艾滋病病毒无法附着。