特朗普移民禁令遭抨击

 　　STOCKHOLM, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and visiting German Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel on Tuesday criticized the U.S. decision to ban entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries as anti-Muslim bias².

　　"It is deeply regrettable that the United States has suspended all travels from citizens of seven countries. That's anything but good." said Lofven.

　　Swedish, German leaders slam U.S. travel ban

　　"Fighting terrorism does not justify³ going against an entire group of people from a specific faith," Merkel emphasized, reiterating⁴ her comments earlier this week.

　　Under an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump⁵ on Friday, refugees from all over the world will be suspended from entering the United States for 120 days while all immigration from so-called "countries with terrorism concerns" will be suspended for 90 days.

　　Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. The total population from these countries exceeds 130 million.

　　Aside from the travel ban, the two leaders also exchanged ideas on topics of the refugee crisis, Brexit, etc.

　　"We need a more harmonized legislation and for all EU countries to share the responsibility on taking in refugees," Lofven said.

　　More work needed to be done to ensure people do not need to flee in the first place, Lofven said.

　　Merkel also said that international cooperation was a "must" to tackle the current refugee challenges faced by the EU.

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

3 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

4 reiterating   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He keeps reiterating his innocence. 他一再申明他无罪。
• The Chinese government also sent a note to the British government, reiterating its position. 中国政府同时将此立场照会英国政府。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。