VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on US Immigration Reform
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(七月)
Washington Week: Focus on US Immigration Reform
Congress returns to work after a weeklong recess 1. Many legislators heard passionate 2 and pointed 3 words in their home districts on immigration reform.
“We are here today as a coalition 4, as a group to put the pressure where the fight will be: on the House [of Representatives]," said immigration reform protester Richard McDaniel.
Last month, the Democratically-controlled Senate passed a bill that would boost U.S border security, streamline 5 the legal immigration process, and provide a path to citizenship 6 for millions of undocumented workers. Action in the Republican-controlled House is far from assured.
Represenative Bob Goodlatte is chairman of the House Judiciary committee, which oversees 7 immigration matters. "I do not think a special pathway to citizenship should be provided at all," he said.
Instead, many Republicans want to focus on border security first and foremost. But an enforcement-only approach that fails to address the legal status of the undocumented is unacceptable to many Democrats 8, including President Barack Obama.
Only if both houses of Congress pass an identical version of immigration reform would the bill go to the White House for Mr. Obama’s signature.
House Speaker John Boehner has given no indication a vote will be held.
- The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
- Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
- He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
- He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
- Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。
- 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。
- She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网