新奇事件簿 大批移民朝美国涌进

A caravan¹ of more than 7,000 migrants is embarking² on a thousand-kilometre journey through Mexico, aiming for the border with the USA. The migrants are mainly from Honduras and are hoping to find a better life in the U.S. Parents with young children are fleeing violence and a lack of job opportunities in their home countries. A reporter described the caravan as being "a river of people". They are battling hot weather, a lack of food and exhaustion³ in their epic⁴ flight. The Washington Post reported that there were many in the caravan who were recently deported⁵ from the U.S. after having lived there illegally for decades. They are desperate to be reunited with their children still living in the U.S.

一组七千多移民的大篷车队开始了千米的旅程，穿越墨西哥朝着美国边界前进。移民主要来自洪都拉斯，他们希望能在美国寻找到更好的生活。带着小孩子的父母们想要逃离自己国家的暴力和短缺的工作机会。一名记者将大篷车队描述为“人流涌动”。在他们史诗般的逃离中，他们要抗击炎热的天气、食物短缺和精力消耗。《华盛顿邮报》称大篷车队中的很多都是在美国非法居住几十年，并于近期被驱逐出境的人。他们不顾一切地想要和他们仍在美国生活的孩子团聚。

The U.S. government has made it clear that it will stick to the law regarding any applications for asylum⁶. It will turn away all migrants who don't apply for asylum in Mexico first. There has been a "zero-tolerance" policy towards migrants to deter⁷ people from attempting to enter the country illegally. There was public outcry earlier this year after U.S. authorities separated migrant children from their parents at the border. U.S. President Donald Trump⁸ tweeted: "Sadly, it looks like Mexico's police and military are unable to stop the caravan heading to...the United States. Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in." He has vowed⁹ to reduce or cut off foreign aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

美国政府明确表示将坚持任何关于庇护申请的法律。其将首先讲所有没有申请庇护的民拒之门外。针对移民有一条“零容忍”政策，可以阻止那些试图非法进入美国的人。今年年初，美国官方将在美国边界的父母和他们的孩子分离，这一举动激起公愤。唐纳德·特朗普总统发表推文：“似乎墨西哥的政策和军队无法阻止大篷车队朝着...美国前进。罪犯和未知的中东人都混在其中。”他誓要减少或中断对危地马拉、洪都拉斯以及萨尔瓦多的援助。

1 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

2 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

3 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。

4 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

5 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》

6 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

7 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

8 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

9 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。