美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-06-23

 I've heard it said many times across my life that black people don't camp, black people don't ski, and black people don't swim!

Summer in America is a time for the outdoors, right? Well, not for everyone.

People with color just don't have the historical currency to be able to say, 'Well, this is something that my father did, or my grandfather did, and I'm just carrying on the tradition by sharing this experience with my children.'

Welcome to CNN Radio News day. I'm Tommy Andres. Race and recreation. Later on our show we will talk to a man who was literally¹ climbing to the top of a mountain, the extreme of his message of fitness³ from Mountain High. But first, have you ever left something on the stove on low heat, walked away and forgotten about it, and later when you came back, you found it boiling over? Well, we might be close to that point with immigration.

We have 20 million Americans currently⁴ unemployed⁵ or under-employed. Now what we are talking about here is importing millions of low-skill workers to compete with them for a job.

Now that sound from an Anti-reform rally² in the US capital today. Technically⁶ it was a 6-hour press conference; we will explain that in a second. But but the point is that just in the past 24 hours, things have heated up fast on immigration. Leaders of both the House and the Senate have made major moves. And a new report laid out the cost of the immigration reform and what it could mean for things like unemployment and the economy. So CNN's Lisa Dayshut Dan gets us some speed from important numbers to bubbling personal emotion.

There was plenty of anger at government at the Tea Party immigration rally today. But the larger emotion was quieter. Fear, fear that giving status to people who are in US illegally will ruin America.

Now that hard-earned jobs for our own kids that went to go to everybody else. It is not fair. So that means that our people, Americans, have to work for a lot less money, which means they can't get ahead.

Remember that thought. Now, the rally was technically a 6-hour press conference. That basically was to allow congressmen to reserve the space. So two hours in.

I guess I could take some questions now.

Could you talk more about the CBO score yesterday and particularly ¡¦Now of course it's me asking about the new report from the Congressional Budget Office. Let's leave the rally for a second to talk about that.

CBO found that the Senate immigration bill would acutally cut the deficit⁷ by hundreds of billions of dollars in both the next decade and the decade after that. It would bring in more revenues⁸ than it costs more taxes and business then the benefits it would pay out. Also the CBO report says the immigration bill would boost⁹ the economy, the GDP. But, but CBO says it would also cut average wages by a half percent over 20 years. So the report is mostly good for those who want reform except it dose slightly back up that earlier report you heard.

Americans have to work for a lot less money.

Well, not a lot less, but some. The timing¹⁰ here is key because Senate debate is happening right now.

Time is the essence¹¹ in this legislation¹².

And Senate Leader Reid just announced when the major vote, that 60-vote crocher motion will happen.

We're going to either a five crocher on that's on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. We have to move forward this legislation.

What date is it today?

Back at the immigration rally, Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann was stressing exactly that timing.

Don't you think it's a good idea we are here today.

1 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

2 rally   

n.集会，公路汽车赛；v.集合，恢复，振作

参考例句：

• The grand mass rally was held on the square.广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。
• The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.队长试图振作部队的士气，但没有成功。

3 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。

4 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

5 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

6 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

7 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

8 revenues   

收入( revenue的名词复数 )； [复数]总收入； 收入来源； 税务局

参考例句：

• Revenues from oil are the biggest single component part in the country's income. 来自石油的收益是这个国家收入中最高的一项。
• Under the cash basis of accounting most receipts of money are revenues and most expenditures of money are expenses. 按现金收付制规定，企业收到的现金大都作为收入处理，付出的现金大都作为费用处理。

9 boost   

n.鼓励，激励，提高；v.鼓励，使增强信心

参考例句：

• This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
• These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。

10 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

11 essence   

n.本质，实质，精华，精粹

参考例句：

• We must try to get to the essence of things.我们必须想法抓住事物的本质。
• The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence.这两件东西外表形式一样，但实质不同。

12 legislation   

n.立法，法律的制定；法规，法律

参考例句：

• They began to draft legislation.他们开始起草法规。
• The liberals band together against the new legislation.自由党员联合一致反对新的立法。