VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Obama Trip to Mexico Keeps Focus on Immigration Reform
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(四月)
Washington Week: Obama Trip to Mexico Keeps Focus on Immigration Reform
President Obama had hoped to go to Mexico touting 1 new gun-control laws that would impede 2 the flow of American firearms to Mexico’s notoriously vicious drug cartels. The drug war has claimed thousands of lives in Mexico in recent years, but Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has pledged to continue the fight.
“We will not abandon the fight against drug trafficking, drug production. Mexico’s government, my government, will continue to face these types of crimes," he said.
Gun reform stalled in Congress, but another issue of great importance to Mexico is very much alive: U.S. immigration reform. Many of the 11-million undocumented immigrants in the United States were born in Mexico.
Overhauling 3 America’s immigration system is a priority for President Obama, as he made clear in his second inaugural 4 address.
“Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity, until bright young students and engineers are enlisted 5 in our workforce 6 rather than expelled from our country," he said.
Immigration reform would be welcomed by Mexico’s leaders, and by human-rights advocates like Andrea Gonzalez.
“The reality is that migrants live there [the United States] and support the country through their hard work, their labors 7, the things they buy and the taxes they pay," she said.
A bipartisan immigration reform bill was unveiled in the Senate earlier this month. Although Congress is in recess 8, this week could prove pivotal in building legislative 9 support for the proposal.
Lawmakers will be in their home states meeting with constituents 10. Voters’ strong support or fierce opposition 11 to immigration reform could sway members of Congress for or against the bill when they return to work next week.
- He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网
- One shouldn't impede other's progress.一个人不应该妨碍他人进步。
- The muddy roads impede our journey.我们的旅游被泥泞的道路阻挠了。
- I had no chance of overhauling him. 我没有赶上他的可能。 来自辞典例句
- Some sites need little alterations but some need total overhauling. 有些网站需要做出细微修改，而有些网站就需要整体改版。 来自互联网
- We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
- Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
- enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
- He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
- A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
- He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors. 他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。 来自辞典例句
- Farm labors used to hire themselves out for the summer. 农业劳动者夏季常去当雇工。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
- Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。