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1、Wearingtheringornot? RECENTLY,aLondonteenagerwhoseteachershadstoppedherwearinga"purityring"(贞洁戒指)atschoollostaHighCourtfightagainsttheban(禁令). LydiaPlayfoot,16,oftenwearsaringonthethirdfingerofthelefthand.ShesayshersilverringisanexpressionofherChristian(基督教的)faithandstandsfo
2、rherpromisenottohavesexbeforemarriage.Shearguedincourtthattheschoolrulesweren'tsupposedtostopherwearingherring. Playfoot'slegalchallengewasthelatestargumentinBritainovertherightofpupilstowearreligioussymbolsandclothing. Lastyear,ShabinaBegumlostherappeal(上诉)againstbeingstopp
3、edfromwearingaMuslimgown(长袍)atherschoolinLuton.ThecaseislikeonesinFranceoverthebanningofMuslimheadscarvesinstateschools. Playfoot'sparentsarekeymembersoftheBritisharmoftheUScampaign(活动)grouptheSilverRingThing,areligiousgroupwhichencouragesyoungpeoplenottohavesexbeforemarriage
4、. Playfoot'slawyersarguedthattheschool'sbandisrespectedherhumanrightto"freedomofthoughtandreligion". Lawyersfortheschooldenieddiscrimination(歧视).Herschoolsaidthepurityringbrokeitsrulesonwearingjewelry. Theysaidruleswereonlyrelaxedforitemscentraltoreligiousfaith.So,crucifixe
5、s(十字架)areallowed.ThelawyersarguedthatthepurityringwasnotacentralpartoftheChristianfaith. Backwithanewattitude POPsingerPengTanhastastedthejoysofbeingatthetopoftheworld.Hehasalsoexperiencedlife’slowstoo.Thishastaughthimthathavingarealisticpictureofoneselfisthekeytoeverything.
6、 “Igrewoverconfidentatthepeakofmycareer,andIbegantolosefaithwhenthingsturnedagainstme,”hesaid.“ThenIrealizedthatdreamswillonlycometrueifIputmyselfintherightplace.” Peng,29,willperformattheBeijingPopFestivalatChaoyangParkinBeijingheldonSeptember8to9.HehasmadehisfirstalbumTeen
7、Spirit(《少年故事》)afterhewentsolofromtherockbandDada.Asthenamesuggests,thealbumisabouthisreflection(回忆)onhisyouth. “Theteenageyearsisaspecialrestlessperiodinlife,withlotsofconfusion,sensations(情感),withwiseandridiculousideascolliding(碰撞),”saidPeng. Whenyounger,hefirstdreamedofbei
8、ngapainter,untilonedaytheexplosivesingingofCuiJianignited(点燃)
