460名难民将转到新西兰和瑙鲁岛

　

 

Asylum¹-Seekers to go to New Zealand, Nauru

Anne Barker

Adelaide

1 Sep 2001 05:42 UTC

 

The 460 asylum-seekers stranded² on a ship off the 1)remote Australian outpost of Christmas Island are to go to New Zealand and the Pacific island nation of Nauru. The agreement breaks a six day diplomatic 2)standoff between Australia, Norway and Indonesia.

Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has 3)announced the 4)breakthrough after talks with New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark and Nauru's President Rene Harris.

The New Zealand government has agreed to take 150 of the asylum-seekers, mostly women, children and family groups.

Those found to be 5)genuine refugees will be allowed to 6)resettle in New Zealand 7)permanently as part of its annual refugee 8)quota. The remainder will go to Nauru, a small island nation about 8,300 kilometers east of Christmas Island.

Australia will take responsibility for transporting the 9)asylum seekers to both countries, although it is not yet clear when or how that will happen. Australia will also cover Nauru's costs for its share of the operation. Those sent to Nauru and found to be genuine refugees will be resettled in third countries, including Australia.

The Australian Prime Minister John Howard says the agreement satisfies his government's requirement that the asylum seekers be processed outside of Australia. "I believe that this offers us a way of resolving fairly and humanely³ and 10)consistent with the position Australia has taken all along,"he said.

The Norwegian company, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, whose ship the Tampa 11)rescued the group on Sunday, has welcomed the news. But its Australian representative Peter Dexter says the ship is in no condition to transport them. "We're absolutely 12)delighted to hear the news, obviously we are concerned about how we 13)disembark these people and the issues that now have to be addressed relative to getting them off the vessel⁴,"he said.

The agreement comes after Australia rejected a proposal from the United Nations High Commissioner⁵ for Refugees that would have allowed the group to disembark temporarily on Christmas Island.

The Norwegian freighter has been stranded a few miles from the island since Monday after Australia refused the boat entry into its waters. The Tampa rescued the asylum-seekers late Sunday when their own vessel began sinking.

Australian defense⁶ force patrols and aircraft will step up 14)surveillance of Australian and international waters between Australia and Indonesia, to boost border security and stamp out the increase in illegal people smuggling⁷, much of it via Indonesia.

 

 

(1)      remote[rI5mEJt]adj.遥远的, 偏僻的, 细微的

(2)      standoff[`stAndCf, -R:f]adj.冷淡的, 有支架的n.离岸, 避开, 冷淡

(3)      announce[E5naJns]vt.宣布, 通告

(4)      breakthrough[5breIkWru:]n.突破

(5)      genuine[5dVenju:In]adj.真实的, 真正的, 诚恳的

(6)      resettle[rI5set(E)l]v.(使)重新定居

(7)      permanently[5p:mEntlI]adv.永存地, 不变地

(8)      quota[5kwEJtE]n.配额, 限额

(9)      asylum[E5saIlEm]n.庇护, 收容所, 救济院, 精神病院

(10)      consistent[kEn5sIst(E)nt]adj.一致的, 调和的, 坚固的

(11)      rescue[5reskju:]vt.援救, 营救n.援救, 营救

(12)      delighted[ dI`laItId ]adj.欣喜的, 快乐的

(13)      disembark[dIsIm5bB:k]v.(使)起岸, (使)登陆

(14)      surveillance[s:5veIlEns]n.监视, 监督

 

 

1 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。

2 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

3 humanely   

adv.仁慈地；人道地；富人情地；慈悲地

参考例句：

• Is the primary persona being treated humanely by the product? 该产品对待首要人物角色时是否有人情味？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In any event, China's interest in treating criminals more humanely has limits. 无论如何，中国对更人道地对待罪犯的兴趣有限。 来自互联网

4 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

5 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。