NPR 美国国家电台 2014-09-08

 From NPR news in Washington. I am Richard Lehears. The White House says  president Obama has decided¹ to delay acting² on immigration until after the mid-term elections. As NPR's more alliance report the move takes a controversial executive action off the table during campaign season. President Obama is going to wait until after November to use his executive authority to give temporary deportation³ relief to immigrates⁴ in the country illegally who meets certain criteria⁵. He's already done so for the so-called dreamers, young people brought here illegally as children. In June he says he would act soon after his adviser⁶ gave him recommendation at the end of summer. But since then, he's came across the pressure from Senate, Democrats⁷ running for reelection in red states who are worried about the backlash from Republicans. Many republicans consider amnesty, anything that offers legalization even temporally to undocumented workers. Immigrates advocacy groups were disappointed by the news. But white House say that there is no possibility that the president is backing off his plan to act unilaterally. He is merely adjusting the timing⁸. Maura Lisen, NPR news, Washington. In an interview for tomorrow's meet the press. Obama says he wants more time to let the american people know why the executive action is right for the country. 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

4 immigrates   

v.移入( immigrate的第三人称单数 )；移民

参考例句：

• Ancient English comes from earlier period earlier period German person's tribe which immigrates to Albion. 古英语来源于移民到英格兰的早期早期日耳曼人部落。 来自互联网

5 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

6 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

7 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。