NPR边听边练96:美国公布新的移民法案

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

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　　Leading Republican and Democratic senators are formally _1_ what they describe as a “tough but fair” plan for immigration reform. They include a path to citizenship¹ for the 11 million _2_ immigrants in this country. Senator Charles Schumer of New York says he thinks after multiple attempts, this might be the year that compromise is reached on immigration.

　　美国共和党和民主党的重量级参议员正式公布了美国移民改革的提案，他们将这一提案形容为“艰难但公平”。提案包括为目前居住在美国的一千一百万非法移民提供合法居留的途径。纽约州参议员查尔斯?舒默表示，他认为在经过多次尝试之后，今年可能会在移民法案上达成一致。

　　"It's our hope that these principles can _3_ into legislation by March and have a markup² by Chairman Leahy's committee with the goal of passage out of the Senate by late spring or summer."

　　“我们希望这些原则能在三月前成为立法，在莱希主席的委员会完成审订，最终目标是于春末或夏天在参议院通过。”

　　His Republican colleague from Arizona Senator John McCain says border security is on the right track but still has a long way to go.

　　舒默的共和党同僚，来自亚利桑那州的参议员约翰?麦凯恩表示，边境安全步入正轨，但仍有很长的路要走。

　　"There's no question there's been a significant reduction in the illegal crossings over the past five years. Apprehension³ of illegal immigrants by the Border Patrol _4_ 70 percent from 2005 to 2012. But their work is not yet complete."

　　“毫无疑问，过去五年来非法越境现象已明显减少。2005年至2012年，边境巡逻队逮捕的非法移民者数量下降了70%。但是他们的工作还没有完成。”

　　President Obama is expected to address immigration overhaul⁴ during a visit to Nevada tomorrow.The Coast Guard and US Army Corps⁵ of Engineers are still _5 _ to assess how much oil has leaked into the Mississippi River after two oil barges⁶ crashed into a railroad bridge near Vicksburg over the weekend. NPR's Kathy Lohr has more.

　　奥巴马总统明天将前往内华达州，在那里就移民改革发表演讲。周末，两艘油驳船在维克茨堡附近撞上铁道桥，致使石油泄露进密西西比河，目前美国海岸警卫队及美国陆军工程兵依然在评估到底有多少石油泄露。NPR新闻的凯西?洛尔将带来详细报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、apprehension. 理解；恐惧；逮捕；忧惧

　　eg:Victory after apprehension and fear.

　　胜利在忧虑和恐惧以后。

　　eg: One is unconscious acquisition and the other is conscious apprehension.

　　获取方式有无意识习得和有意识领悟。

　　2、overhaul. 分解检查，大修；追上并超过n. 彻底检修，详细检查

　　eg: They had ensured the plumbing⁷ was overhauled⁸ a year ago.

　　他们确保管道设备一年前已被彻底检修过。

　　eg: The study says there must be a complete overhaul of air traffic control systems.

　　研究称必须对航空交通管理系统进行彻底的改革。

　　参考答案：

　　1、announcing 2、undocumented 3、be turned

　　4、have dropped 5、trying

1 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

2 markup   

n.加价，涨价，利润

参考例句：

• This mean that international delivery will line markup from today.这意味着国际快递将从今天起全线涨价。
• Our products are expensive,and distributors and retailers always want a large markup.我们的产品很贵，经销商和零售商总是要求高额利差。

3 apprehension   

n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑

参考例句：

• There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
• She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。

4 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

5 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

6 barges   

驳船( barge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
• There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。

7 plumbing   

n.水管装置；水暖工的工作；管道工程v.用铅锤测量（plumb的现在分词）；探究

参考例句：

• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。
• They're going to have to put in new plumbing. 他们将需要安装新的水管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 overhauled   

v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 )；大修；赶上；超越

参考例句：

• Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure. 一年内这个政党已大刀阔斧地整顿了结构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A mechanic overhauled the car's motor with some new parts. 一个修理工对那辆汽车的发动机进行了彻底的检修，换了一些新部件。 来自《简明英汉词典》