VOA慢速英语2021 美国将向完全接种新冠疫苗的人重新开放陆地边境

United States officials announced Wednesday that the country will reopen its land borders to non-essential travel in November.

美国官员周三宣布，该国将在11月向非必要的旅行重新开放陆地边境。

The move ends a 19-month-long restriction¹ put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

此举结束了因新冠大流行而实施的长达19个月的限制。

Vehicle, rail and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to essential travel, such as trade, since the earliest days of the pandemic.

自疫情爆发初期以来，美国与加拿大和墨西哥之间的汽车、铁路和水上旅行在很大程度上仅限于贸易等必要旅行。

The new rules will permit fully² vaccinated³ foreign nationals to enter the U.S. for any reason starting in early November.

从11月初开始，新规定将允许完全接种疫苗的外国公民以任何理由进入美国。

A similar easing of restrictions⁴ is set to begin for air travel to the U.S.

飞往美国的航空旅行也将开始放松类似的限制。

By mid-January, even essential travelers seeking to enter the U.S., like truck drivers, will need to be fully vaccinated.

到1月中旬，即使是寻求进入美国的必要旅客，如卡车司机，也需要完全接种疫苗。

Both Mexico and Canada have urged the U.S. for months to ease restrictions on travel.

几个月来，墨西哥和加拿大都敦促美国放松旅行限制。

The latest move follows last month's announcement that the U.S. will end country-based travel bans for air travel.

上个月，美国宣布将结束针对各国的航空旅行禁令。这一最新举措是在此之后做出的。

Instead, the U.S. will require vaccination⁵ for foreign nationals seeking to enter by airplane.

相反，美国将要求寻求乘坐飞机入境的外国公民接种疫苗。

The new rules only effect legal entry to the U.S.

新规定只对合法进入美国的人有效。

Officials warned that those seeking to enter illegally will still be expelled under an existing law known as Title 42.

官员们警告说，根据现行法律第42条，那些寻求非法进入美国的人仍将被驱逐出境。

Immigration activists⁶ have criticized the law for quickly removing migrants before they can ask for asylum⁷.

移民活动人士批评这项法律在移民申请庇护之前迅速将他们驱逐出境。

One official said the U.S. was continuing the policy because crowded conditions where migrants are held may increase the spread of COVID-19.

一名官员表示，美国将继续实施这一政策，因为关押移民的拥挤环境可能会增加新冠病毒的传播。

Travelers entering the U.S. by vehicle, rail and sea will be asked if they are vaccinated as part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection admission's process.

作为美国海关和边境保护局入境程序的一部分，通过汽车、铁路和水路进入美国的旅客将被询问是否接种了疫苗。

Some travelers may be asked to provide proof of vaccination in a second inspection⁸ process.

一些旅客可能会被要求在第二次检查过程中提供疫苗接种证明。

No testing will be required to enter the U.S. by land or sea.

通过陆路或水路进入美国将不需要任何检测。

However, travelers must meet the vaccination requirement.

然而，旅客必须满足疫苗接种的要求。

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the U.S. will accept travelers who have been fully vaccinated with any of the vaccines¹⁰ approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization.

美国疾病控制与预防中心表示，美国将接受已经完全接种了世界卫生组织批准紧急使用的任何疫苗的旅客。

That means that the AstraZeneca vaccine⁹, widely used in Canada, will be accepted.

这意味着在加拿大广泛使用的阿斯利康疫苗将被接受。

Officials said the CDC was still working on the process for admitting those who received doses of two different vaccines.

官员们表示，疾病控制与预防中心仍在努力接受那些接种了两种不同疫苗的人。

Officials noted¹¹ that the delay in the vaccination requirement for essential cross-border travel is meant to provide truck drivers and others with additional time to get vaccinated.

官员们指出，推迟必要的跨境旅行的疫苗接种要求是为了让卡车司机和其他人有更多的时间接种疫苗。

They added that this will lower the risk of economic problems due to vaccination requirements.

他们补充说，这将降低由于疫苗接种要求而出现经济问题的风险。

The move toward restoring regular travel comes as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have dropped to about 85,000 a day.

这一恢复正常旅行的举措出台之际，美国的新冠肺炎确诊病例已降至每天约8.5万例。

That is the lowest level since July, after an increase caused by the more infectious delta¹² variant¹³ of the coronavirus.

这是自7月份以来的最低水平，此前传染性更强的新冠病毒变异毒株——德尔塔病毒导致了该水平的上升。

Case rates in Canada and Mexico have been much lower than in the U.S. throughout the pandemic.

在整个大流行期间，加拿大和墨西哥的病例率远远低于美国。

Mexico has not put in place any COVID-19 entry measures for travelers.

墨西哥尚未在新冠疫情期间对旅客实施任何入境措施。

Canada permits entry of fully vaccinated individuals with proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

加拿大允许完全接种过疫苗并提供新冠疫苗接种证明的个人入境。

Canada also permits people to provide proof of a negative test taken within 72 hours of entry to the country.

加拿大还允许人们提供在入境72小时内进行的阴性检测的证明。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

乔纳森·埃文斯为您播报。

1 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

4 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

5 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

6 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

8 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

9 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

10 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

12 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

13 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。