Man sues for the right to marry his Macbook, arguing that if gays are allowed to marry then so should other sexual minorities.
一名男子向法院上訴，認(rèn)為自己有權(quán)和自己的蘋果筆記本電腦結(jié)婚，理由是如果同性戀可以結(jié)婚，他和電腦也可以。

Mr Sevier, who describes himself as “a former judge advocate and combat veteran”, is persistent, filing claims not only in Florida but also Utah.
這名男子名為塞維爾，他描述自己當(dāng)過軍法檢察官，是個退伍老兵。他不僅在佛羅里達(dá)州上過訴，在猶他州也做過同樣的事情。

The Utah claim, which in reality is an attempt to throw a spanner in the works of a gay marriage case in the federal court, runs to 50 pages.
他遞交給猶他州法院的上訴狀長達(dá)50頁，訴狀中表達(dá)了他對聯(lián)邦法院同性戀結(jié)婚法案的質(zhì)疑。

Mr Sevier argues that allowing gays to marry but denying him the same right amounts to discrimination.
塞維爾稱允許同性結(jié)婚卻不允許我和電腦結(jié)婚，是一種歧視。

If gays feel as if they are second class citizens, Mr Sevier argues then “those of us in the real minority, who want to marry machines and animals, certainly feel like third class citizens”.
他說：“如果同性戀認(rèn)為自己是二等公民，那么我們這些少數(shù)想和機(jī)器或動物結(jié)婚的人豈不是成了三等公民?！?/div>

Mr Sevier apparently sought a marriage licence for himself and his “machine spouse”, but for some reason was denied.
塞維爾要為自己和他的機(jī)器伴侶索要一個結(jié)婚證書，但是被拒絕了。

Mr Sevier cites legal precedents around the world - including a case where a woman married a dolphin and a Chinese man wed a cardboard cutout of himself.
他還舉出了世界各地的合法案例——包括一名和海豚結(jié)婚的女性還有一位和自己刻的硬紙板結(jié)婚的中國男子。

“Allowing my marriage to go forward will not adversely impact the fertility rate any more or less than a same sex couples.”
“和機(jī)器結(jié)婚給生育率帶來的負(fù)面影響和同性婚姻是一樣的。”

“In considering the equal protection clause, there are no fewer policy reasons for preventing man-machine couples from marrying than there are for same-sex couples.”
“考慮到同等保護(hù)條款，禁止同性結(jié)婚和禁止人和機(jī)器結(jié)婚的政策在數(shù)量上是相當(dāng)?shù)摹！?/div>

He said: "in fact, I married it with less risk, even if the marriage was not successful, and we can avoid a heated argument when you divorce. "
他還表示：“事實(shí)上，我和電腦結(jié)婚風(fēng)險比較小，就算我們最后婚姻破裂，我們也能避免在離婚的時候激烈爭吵撕破臉。

Unfortunately for Mr Sevier, the courts in Florida and Utah, found his legal arguments unpersuasive.
不幸的是，佛羅里達(dá)州和猶他州法院都認(rèn)為塞維爾的理由不充分。