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The Trump's administration's third attempt to ban travelers from certain countries was set to take effect today and will not - at least not in its entirety. Overnight, a federal judge in Maryland partially¹ blocked the new travel ban, and that ruling follows a judge's ruling in Hawaii, which also blocked the ban. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on the Hawaii court's judgment².

RICHARD GONZALES, BYLINE³: In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson said Trump's new travel ban, the third version, which the judge calls executive order three, has the same problem as the two that preceded it. Watson wrote the travel ban, quote, "lacks sufficient findings that the entry of more than 150 million nationals from six specified⁴ countries would be detrimental⁵ to the interests of the United States." The judge adds that the ban plainly discriminates⁷ based on nationality. Eight countries were on the travel ban list - Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Chad, North Korea and Venezuela. The travel ban was challenged by the state of Hawaii, where Attorney General Douglas Chin praised the ruling.

DOUGLAS CHIN: We've always taken the position from the very first travel ban through the third one that these executive orders discriminate⁶ against people based upon their nation of origin or based upon their religion.

GONZALES: The White House responded swiftly with a statement saying today's dangerously flawed district court ruling undercuts the president's efforts to keep the American people safe and enforce minimum security standards for entry into the United States. In a separate statement, the Justice Department promised it, quote, "will appeal in an expeditious⁸ manner." Judge Watson's ruling does not affect travelers from North Korea or Venezuela because Hawaii did not challenge their inclusion on the travel ban list. Carl Tobias teaches at the University of Richmond School of Law. He says critics of the travel ban see the listing of the two non-Muslim countries as a largely symbolic⁹ gesture.

CARL TOBIAS: The argument was made that it was just window dressing¹⁰ to try to distract from the idea it might be based on religion. And it really doesn't involve, I think, very many people from those countries.

GONZALES: Hawaii's law suit is just one of several filed against Trump's new travel ban. Two more are pending¹¹ in Seattle and Washington, D.C. Richard Gonzales, NPR News.

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1 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

2 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 specified   

adj.特定的

参考例句：

• The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。

5 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

6 discriminate   

v.区别，辨别，区分；有区别地对待

参考例句：

• You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.你必须学会把事实和看法区分出来。
• They can discriminate hundreds of colours.他们能分辨上百种颜色。

7 discriminates   

分别，辨别，区分( discriminate的第三人称单数 )； 歧视，有差别地对待

参考例句：

• The new law discriminates against lower-paid workers. 这条新法律歧视低工资的工人。
• One test governs state legislation that discriminates against interstate commerce. 一个检验约束歧视州际商业的州立法。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 expeditious   

adj.迅速的，敏捷的

参考例句：

• They are almost as expeditious and effectual as Aladdin's lamp.他们几乎像如意神灯那么迅速有效。
• It is more convenien,expeditious and economical than telephone or telegram.它比电话或电报更方便、迅速和经济。

9 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

10 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

11 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。