PBS高端访谈:叙利亚男子的噩梦 数月被困机场

AMNA NAWAZ: The crisis in Syria has affected¹ millions of people, but one unusual story is making recent headlines. As the "NewsHour"'s Rhana Natour explains, a Syrian man is stuck in limbo² in an airport, unable to leave.

HASSAN AL Kontar, Syrian National: As you can hear, I'm at the airport.

RHANA NATOUR: Hassan AL Kontar, a Syrian national, has been living in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Airport for over 60 days.

HASSAN AL Kontar: I don't know what should I do. Someone advised me to make a video.

RHANA NATOUR: Stuck in legal limbo because of his immigration status, the 36-year-old has taken to video blogging life inside the airport.

HASSAN AL Kontar: And this sound, I swear I hate this sound. It's everywhere.

RHANA NATOUR: His story draws parallels to the 2004 Tom Hanks film "The Terminal" about a man stuck in an airport after a war erupts in his country.

ACTRESS: Are you headed for home?

TOM HANKS, Actor: No, I am delayed long time.

RHANA NATOUR: And like Hanks' character, AL Kontar must be resourceful. He spoke³ to us via Skype.

HASSAN AL Kontar: Things you will never think outside is an issue will become a major issue.

RHANA NATOUR: Like what?

HASSAN AL Kontar: Like when you are going to sleep, where you are going to sleep, what to eat.

RHANA NATOUR: AL Kontar showers in the airport bathroom, and sleeps in this stairwell.

HASSAN AL Kontar: I may also secretly smoke a cigarette or half a cigarette quickly in the bathroom.

RHANA NATOUR: When the Syrian war began in 2011, AL Kontar was living in the United Arab Emirates, where he was an insurance marketing⁴ manager. When his Syrian passport expired, AL Kontar says he stayed illegally in the UAE because he feared returning to Syria would mean forced military service.

HASSAN AL Kontar: They will take me. They may jail me first for some investigations⁵. And then after that, they will send me for one of the military training.

RHANA NATOUR: In 2017, AL Kontar was deported⁶ to Malaysia, one of the few countries that grants Syrians an entry visa. But that visa soon expired. He then bought a ticket to Ecuador, a country that would also allow him entry, but the airline wouldn't let him board because that flight stopped in Turkey a country he is not allowed to enter.

All the other flights go to countries that could send him back to Syria. He has become a fixture⁷ in this small transit⁸ terminal, recognized constantly by passengers.

HASSAN AL Kontar: They want to take selfie, and they feel shy from it. So, I start telling them, would you like to take a selfie?

RHANA NATOUR: Now a volunteer group is trying to bring him to Canada, raising over $16,000 to sponsor him. But the application takes over two years to process. The group is asking the Canadian government to grant AL Kontar a special permit, so he can enter Canada immediately. Laurie Cooper is one of those volunteers.

LAURIE COOPER, Canada Caring: He has lost his life. As a Syrian refugee, he has lost his homeland, he has lost his family, his friends. So I just hope that we can convince the Canadian government to give this guy the chance to come to Canada and build a life in a safe country.

RHANA NATOUR: But AL Kontar's immigration nightmare may be far from over. Canada's Ministry⁹ of Immigration tells the "NewsHour" that the request is under review. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Rhana Natour.

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：叙利亚危机波及人数已达数百万之多，但最近一个不寻常的故事登上了头条。NewsHour记者罗纳·奈特解释称，一名叙利亚男子现在滞留在机场，不得脱身。

哈桑·卡尔塔尔，叙利亚国民：你们都听到了，我在机场。

罗纳·奈特：叙利亚国民哈桑·卡尔塔尔已经在马来西亚吉隆坡机场滞留超过60天。

哈桑·卡尔塔尔：我不知所措。有人劝我录段视频。

罗纳·奈特：由于移民身份，陷入法律困境，现年36岁的他在机场内过着视频博客的生活。

哈桑·卡尔塔尔：这个声音，我发誓我讨厌这个声音。到处都是。

罗纳·奈特：他的故事与2004年汤姆·汉克斯的电影《幸福终点站》如出一辙，讲述了在一个因本国爆发战争，而身困机场的人身上发生的故事。

女演员：你要回家了吗？

汤姆·汉克斯，演员：不，我耽搁很长时间了。

罗纳·奈特：就像汤姆·汉克斯的角色，卡尔塔尔一定善于随机应变。他通过Skype与我们连线。

哈桑·卡尔塔尔：在外面根本不是问题的问题，在这里就是大问题。

罗纳·奈特：比如什么？

哈桑·卡尔塔尔：就像你想睡觉，你到哪里睡，吃什么。

罗纳·奈特：卡尔塔尔在机场浴室里淋浴，在楼梯间睡觉。

哈桑·卡尔塔尔：我还可以偷偷在浴室里迅速抽上一半根烟。

罗纳·奈特：2011年叙利亚战争爆发，当时卡尔塔尔身在阿联酋，在那里做保险营销经理。后来他的叙利亚护照过期，卡尔塔尔说他仍然非法留在了阿联酋，因为他担心返回叙利亚意味着被迫服兵役。

哈桑·卡尔塔尔：他们会把我抓去。他们可能会先把我关进监狱，进行一些调查。之后，他们会派我去参加军事训练。

罗纳·奈特：2017年，卡尔塔尔遭到驱逐，来到马来西亚，马来西亚是为数不多的几个给予叙利亚入境签证的国家之一。但是这张签证很快就到期了。然后他买了一张去厄瓜多尔的机票，这个国家也允许他入境，但是航空公司不让他登机，因为该航班会在土耳其停留，而土耳其不准许他入境。

而所有其他航班的经停之地都会将他遣返回叙利亚。他已经成了这个小交通枢纽的固定标志，常来往返的乘客都已经认得他了。

哈桑·卡尔塔尔：他们想自拍，但他们有些害羞。于是，我开始对他们说，你想自拍吗？

罗纳·奈特：现在一个志愿者组织正试图把他带到加拿大，募捐金额超过16,000美元。但是这一申请还需要两年多的时间。这个志愿组织要求加拿大政府给予卡尔塔尔一项特别许可，以便他能立即入境加拿大。劳丽·库珀是这个志愿组织中的一员。

劳丽·库珀，Canada Caring：他的生活乱作一团。作为一名叙利亚难民，他失去了自己的祖国，失去了家人，失去了朋友。所以我只希望我们能说服加拿大政府，给予这个人入境加拿大的机会，在一个安全的国家里，焕发新春。

罗纳·奈特：但卡尔塔尔的移民噩梦可能还远未结束。加拿大移民局告诉NewsHour记者，这项要求正在审核。PBS NewsHour，我是罗纳·奈特。

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 limbo   

n.地狱的边缘；监狱

参考例句：

• His life seemed stuck in limbo and he could not go forward and he could not go back.他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地，进退两难。
• I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead.I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

6 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》

7 fixture   

n.固定设备；预定日期；比赛时间；定期存款

参考例句：

• Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。

8 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。