VOA常速英语2013 本周华盛顿仍然关注移民改革法案

Washington Idle, But Immigration Battle Continues 本周华盛顿仍然关注移民改革法案

The President and First Lady Michelle Obama had a more casual look as they arrived at a Massachusetts island resort town.

在到达马萨诸塞州岛度假小镇后奥巴马总统和夫人米歇尔·奥巴马看起来颇为休闲。

Meanwhile, members of Congress are in their home districts, where they face intense pressure on immigration reform from a broad range of activists 1. Some are demanding a path to citizenship 2 for 11 million undocumented immigrants.

与此同时,国会成员们身处自己的选区面临着一大批积极分子对于移民改革的巨大压力。一些人为1100万非法移民要求获得公民身份的途径。

“There are people here who just want to live this American dream that you live every day that some of us are not so lucky to see," said demonstrator Miguel Porfirio.

“这里有人只是憧憬你们每一天都能实现的美国梦,但我们中的一些人就不是那么的幸运,”示威者米格尔·普尔奥说道。

Others are telling lawmakers to focus on stemming illegal immigration once and for all. “Just trying to reinforce that we want the borders secure without blanket amnesty [for the undocumented]," said Terry Moench.

其他人告诉议员们关注一次了结地阻止非法移民。“只是想强调我们希望边界安全，对于非法移民没有特赦。”特里·莫恩科说道。

A Senate-approved bill that would boost enforcement and provide a path to citizenship faces significant opposition 3 in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

一项加强执法并为公民提供合法途径的参议院批准法案在共和党控制的众议院面临明显的反对。

Before departing on vacation, President Obama urged lawmakers to find consensus 4. “I would urge, when they get back [from recess], to do something - put forward a bill that has an opportunity to actually pass. Our economy would be $1 trillion stronger if we got immigration reform done," he said.

在出发度假前,奥巴马总统敦促国会议员们寻求共识。“我会在他们返回的时候要求,做一些事情—提出一项实际上有机会通过的法案。如果有了移民改革,我们的经济将是更为强势的1万亿美元。”他说道。

Obama also promised to work with Congress to address privacy concerns about the federal government’s vast data collection capabilities 5 that were exposed by fugitive 6 former National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. “It is right to ask questions about surveillance, particularly as technology is reshaping every aspect of our lives," he said.

奥巴马还承诺将与国会共同努力,解决关于流亡的前国家安全局泄密者爱德华·斯诺登暴露出来联邦政府庞大的数据收集功能的隐私问题。“提出监测方面的问题非常正确,尤其是随着技术正在改变我们生活的方方面面,”他说道。

Lawmakers of both parties have crafted NSA reform proposals. Democratic Senator Mark Udall said, “My bill, which I want to push as hard as I possibly can, would limit the ways in which the intelligence community accesses average Americans’ - innocent Americans’ - phone records. That is the way to go forward.”

两党议员们精心设计了NSA改革提案。民主党参议员马克·尤德尔说道:“我想尽可能坚持的自己的提案,会限制智能社区访问普通美国人—无辜美国人电话记录的的方式。这就是前进。”

But the president and many members of Congress stress that America must retain a robust 7 intelligence-gathering ability, as evidenced by last week’s terror alert that prompted a global travel warning and the closing of numerous U.S. diplomatic outposts. 

但是总统和许多国会议员强调美国必须维持一种健全的情报收集能力,正如上周促使全球旅行警告及关闭众多美国外交前哨站的恐怖警报一样。