2012年ESL之日常生活 25 Talking About Immigration

 

Talking About Immigration 

Ann: The immigration policy in this country is ridiculous. Why are there so many illegal immigrants here? They cross the border and take American jobs! They all need to be deported¹. 

Chris: A lot of immigrants have lived here nearly all their lives. Do you mean to tell me that you want to do some of the jobs that undocumented workers do, like picking crops and cleaning houses, and not earning minimum wage? 

Ann: There’s nothing wrong with that kind of work. I wouldn’t want to do it myself... 

Chris: That’s just it! You’re willing to benefit from cheap labor², but you keep complaining about immigrants. There needs to be an amnesty or work permit program so that they can stay legally and work. 

Ann: And pay their taxes! These illegal immigrants dodge³ paying taxes, too. 

Chris: But they don’t get the same social services that citizens or legal immigrants do. You can’t have it both ways. If you want them to do what citizens are required to do, then you have to give them legal status. And, by the way, when is your visitor’s visa up? 

Ann: It was up last month, but I’m from Canada! Overstaying a visa is not the same thing as being an illegal alien. 

Chris: That’s where you’re wrong. Where’s that number for immigration? 

 

Script for Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 dodge   

v.闪开，躲开，避开；n.妙计，诡计

参考例句：

• A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪，才没被车从身上辗过。
• The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。