NPR边听边练第198:美移民改革政策前景扑溯迷离

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　The Democratic-controlled Senate is on the verge² of approving the biggest overhaul³ of immigration policy in a generation.NPR's David Welna reports while the bill _1_ to win strong bipartisan support today,its prospects⁴ look dim in the GOP-led House.

　　民主党控制的参议院即将批准这一世代的重大移民改革政策。NPR新闻记者大卫·威尔娜报道尽管这项法案在今天有望赢得两党的强有力支持,但它在共和党控制的众议院中前景似乎很渺茫。

　　Supporters of this more than thousand-page bill that tightens⁵ border control while _2_ a path to citizenship⁶ for millions in the country unlawfully are confident the measure will get a big vote today.Robert Menendez is a New Jersey⁷ Democrat¹.

　　这项超过几千页加强边境控制的同时为该国数百万非法公民提供身份途径的法案的支持者们有信心这一措施将在今天的投

　　票中稳操胜券。罗伯特·梅内德斯是一名新泽西州的民主党人。

　　"We are on the verge of historic change,and I'm proud to have been part of the Gang of Eight that hammered out a strong bipartisan effort. "The bill's opponents are all Republicans.

　　“我们正处于历史性变革的边缘,我很荣幸能在这一煞费苦心想出这一强大的两党合作的八人帮群体中。”而该法案的反对者们都是共和党人。

　　John Cornyn of Texas is one of them.“We're about to pass _3_ flawed legislation that will not be taken up by the House representatives.”Indeed, House Speaker John Boehner declared today the House won't _4_ the Senate immigration bill,but will instead _5_ its own bill.

　　德克萨斯州的约翰·克农就是其中之一。“我们通过的将是漏洞百出,不会由众议院代表们接受的立法。”事实上,众议院议长约翰·博纳宣布今天众议院不会接受参议院移民法案投票,反而会进行自己的法案投票。

　　David Welna, NPR News, the Capitol.

　　NPR新闻,大卫·威尔娜，美国国会大厦报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1.bipartisan a.两党的；代表两党的

　　Bipartisan means concerning or involving two different political parties or groups

　　There was a bipartisan agreement on the need for discussions.

　　需要讨论这一点得到两党的同意。

　　2.citizenship n.国籍；公民权；公民的身份

　　If you have citizenship of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to it.

　　They are going to take my citizenship away.

　　他们打算取消我的国籍。

　　3.flaw n.瑕疵；缺陷；破绽

　　A flaw in something such as a theory or argument is a mistake in it, which causes it to be less effective or valid⁸.

　　The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.

　　这个花瓶因为有点缺陷，不那么值钱了。

　　参考答案：

　　1、is expected 2、offering 3、deeply

　　4、take up 5、be doing

1 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

3 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

4 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

5 tightens   

收紧( tighten的第三人称单数 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• One set of provisions tightens emission standards. 一套使排放标准更加严格的规定。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Requires no special tools or fittings; hand tightens to relief valve outlet. 不需要专用工具或管件；用手将其紧固到安全阀上即可。

6 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

7 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

8 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？