NSA Surveillance Program to Continue
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：世界各地新闻集锦
英语课
The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to continue collecting data on US phone calls.
Lawmakers rejected the amendment 1 that would have blocked funding for the National Security Agency's program, which gathers details of every call made by or to a US phone.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is Florida Republican Representative.
"The yeahs (voting yes) are 205 and the nays 2 (voting no) are 217, the amendment is not adopted."
Whilst critics say the proposal violates the public's rights, supporters of the amendment say the practice is essential to America's counter-terrorism efforts.
They argue that the surveillance operations have been successful in thwarting 3 at least 50 insurgency 4 plots across 20 countries, including a dozen directed at the US.
These NSA surveillance revelations were made public by former U.S. intelligence contractor 5, Edward Snowden, who's currently in Moscow's airport waiting for asylum 6 papers.
Lawmakers rejected the amendment 1 that would have blocked funding for the National Security Agency's program, which gathers details of every call made by or to a US phone.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is Florida Republican Representative.
"The yeahs (voting yes) are 205 and the nays 2 (voting no) are 217, the amendment is not adopted."
Whilst critics say the proposal violates the public's rights, supporters of the amendment say the practice is essential to America's counter-terrorism efforts.
They argue that the surveillance operations have been successful in thwarting 3 at least 50 insurgency 4 plots across 20 countries, including a dozen directed at the US.
These NSA surveillance revelations were made public by former U.S. intelligence contractor 5, Edward Snowden, who's currently in Moscow's airport waiting for asylum 6 papers.
1 amendment
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
2 nays
n.反对票，投反对票者( nay的名词复数 )
- The tally was two ayes and three nays. 投票结果是两票赞成，三票反对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The tally was three yeas and two nays, so the yeas have it. 投票结果是三票赞成两票反对，投赞成票者胜利。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3 thwarting
阻挠( thwart的现在分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过
- The republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program. 共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。
- There were too many men resisting his authority thwarting him. 下边对他这个长官心怀不服的，故意作对的，可多着哩。
4 insurgency
n.起义；暴动；叛变
- And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
- Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
5 contractor
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
- The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
- The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。