VOA慢速英语2014 共和党人因移民儿童谴责奥巴马

 

Republicans Blame Obama for Surge of Child Immigrants 共和党人因移民儿童谴责奥巴马

From VOA Learning English, this is In the News.

美国之音慢速学英语节目，这里是时事新闻。

This year, 52,000 children have entered the United States from Mexico without a family member or guardian¹.  The children are mainly from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.  U.S. border patrol agents detain most of the boys and girls. 

今年，已有52,000名儿童在没有家人或监护人陪同的情况下从墨西哥来到美国。这些儿童主要来自危地马拉，萨尔瓦多和洪都拉斯。美国边境巡逻特工拘留了大部分男童女童。

 Normally, Mexican citizens who are caught are quickly returned to Mexico.  People from other countries are processed through the immigration court system.

正常情况下，被抓获的墨西哥公民会立即被遣返墨西哥。来自其他国家的人则通过移民法庭系统来处理。

By law, children cannot be sent back alone.  They must be processed through the Office of Refugee Resettlement or put under the care of family members living in the United States.

根据法律，儿童不能单独被遣返。他们必须通过难民安置办公室处理，或者交由居住在美国的家人照看。

Shawn Moran is Vice³ President of the National Border Patrol Council.  He describes what U.S. agents have seen recently along the Rio Grande River border with Mexico.

Shawn Moran是国家边境巡逻委员会副主席。他描述了美国特工最近在美国和墨西哥之间的界河里奥格兰德河沿岸见到的景象。

?“Most time people that are crossing the border illegally attempt to evade⁴ Border Patrol.  But in these cases, Border Patrol agents are being actively⁵ sought out.  People (the children) are waiting in very conspicuous⁶ places to be apprehended⁷ by the Border Patrol.”

“大部分时候，非法穿越边境者试图躲避边境巡警。但是在这种案件中，他们却积极寻找边境巡警。这些儿童在非常明显的地方等待被边境巡警逮捕。”

Michael McCaul is a member of both the Republican Party and the U.S. House of Representatives.  He is the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.  He says the Obama administration should have predicted the large numbers of unaccompanied children.

Michael McCaul是共和党人，也是美国众议院代表。他是美国国土安全委员会主席。他表示，奥巴马政府原本应该预料到大量无陪伴儿童的到来。

“The tragic⁸ fact is these children are making a dangerous journey based on misinformation and the false promise of amnesty.”

“灾难性的事实是，这些儿童根据误传和虚假的收容承诺而经过危险的旅程来到这里。”

Congressman⁹ McCaul says areas along the Mexico border -- like his home state of Texas -- are unable to deal with so many children.  He wants President Obama to take action.

议员McCaul表示，墨西哥边境沿线地区——就像他的家乡得克萨斯州——难以处理如此多的儿童。他希望奥巴马总统采取行动。

“States should not need to protect what is in the federal government’s role under our Constitution.”

“州政府不需要提供保护，按照宪法，这是联邦政府的责任。”

The Obama administration rejected putting National Guards troops along the border.  Last week, the administration also announced plans to open more detention¹⁰ centers to house the children.

奥巴马政府拒绝在边境附近派遣国民警卫队。上周，奥巴马政府宣布了开放更多拘留中心来收容这些儿童的计划。

Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson belongs to Mr. Obama’s Democratic Party.  Mr. Thompson rejected the blame from Republicans.

密西西比国会议员Bennie Thompson隶属奥巴马的民主党。Thompson反驳了来自共和党的谴责。

“It is irresponsible to attribute this crisis to one U.S. policy, or for that matter to one U.S. president.”

“将这场危机归咎于美国的某一条政策或者美国的某一位总统是不负责任的。”

Some Republican lawmakers have called for more fences and tougher security along the border.  Republican Congressman Mike Rogers represents Alabama.  He says the crisis is avoidable.

一些共和党立法者呼吁在边境附近树立更多栅栏，加强安保措施。共和党国会议员Mike Rogers代表阿拉巴马州。他表示，这场危机是不可避免的。

“I have been there.  I know what I am talking about.  And we don’t have a fence down there, and if [we] did, we would not have five-year-old children coming across.”

“我曾经到过现场。我知道我在说什么。我们没有在那里树立栅栏，否则不会有五岁的儿童穿越边境来到美国。”

Tristan Reed is a Mexico security expert.  He says the drug trade is largely to blame for people leaving Central America.

Tristan Reed是墨西哥一名安全专家。他表示，人们离开中美洲的很大一部分原因是毒品交易。

“They are escaping from legitimate¹¹ drug wars that are going on in their cities and municipalities.”

“他们试图逃离他们所在城市合法的毒品战争。”

He says poverty also influenced the decision of many parents to send their children to the United States.

他表示，贫困也影响许多父母把孩子送往美国的决定。

Jeh Johnson is the head of the Department of Homeland Security.  He calls the migration² of Central American children a humanitarian¹² crisis.

杰伊·约翰逊(Jeh Johnson)是国土安全部部长。他称中美洲儿童的移民是一场人道主义危机。

“We are talking about large numbers of children, without their parents, who have arrived at our border, hungry, thirsty, exhausted¹³, scared and vulnerable.  How we treat the children, in particular, is a reflection of our laws and our values.”

“我们说的是大量儿童在没有父母陪伴的情况下来到我们的边境，饥饿，口渴，疲累，害怕，脆弱。怎样对待这些儿童反映了我们的法律和价值观。”

He adds that the U.S. government is required by law to provide care for the children.

他补充说，法律要求美国政府为这些儿童提供保护。

And that’s In the News from VOA Learning English.  I’m Mario Ritter.

以上就是最新的美国之音慢速学英语时事新闻节目。我是Mario Ritter。

1 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 evade   

vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避

参考例句：

• He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
• You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？

5 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

6 conspicuous   

adj.明眼的，惹人注目的；炫耀的，摆阔气的

参考例句：

• It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显，抽烟对健康有害。
• Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。

7 apprehended   

逮捕，拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 )； 理解

参考例句：

• She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
• The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。

8 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

9 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

10 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

11 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

12 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

13 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。