西班牙部长说，许多非洲移民等待进入欧洲

西班牙部长说，许多非洲移民等待进入欧洲 　　

MADRID, March 4 (Xinhua) - Spanish Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz said on Tuesday that around 80,000 immigrants were waiting in Morocco and Mauritania for the chance to "illegally" enter Spain and the European Union.

　　Fernandez said the numbers were shared evenly between the two countries, with 40,000 waiting their chance in each.

　　"We have a wave of immigration with thousands and thousands of people who want to get to Spain and the European Union in an illegal manner," he said at an event he was attending in Catalonia, adding that "the mafias who deal in people are watching the situation which is happening in Spain."

　　The minister added that Spain's political parties needed to show unity¹ in their treatment of immigration in the wake of the opposition², Socialist³ (PSOE) Party's attempt to open an investigation⁴ committee to look into the deaths of 15 immigrants who attempted to swim into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta a month ago.

　　Although Spanish authorities denied it at the time, the Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) were filmed firing rubber bullets into the water close to some swimmers in an attempt to "dissuade," them from making landfall in Spain.

　　Fernandez has denied that these actions had anything to do with the 15 deaths, all of which were caused by drowning.

　　Earlier on Tuesday around 1,200 Sub-Saharans made an attempt to force their way into Ceuta on the north-coast of Morocco.

　　Several groups of Sub-Saharans try to breech the border fence in different points and the attempt is thought to have involved the majority of Sub-Saharans who are camped in the hills surrounding Ceuta looking for a chance to try and enter the Spanish territory.

　　The Government Delegate in Ceuta informs that on this occasion the Guardia Civil were not involved as Moroccan Security forces were able to stop the attempt to break through the border and that nobody actually crossed into Ceuta.

　　The incident highlights the desperate measures being increasingly used by Africans desperate to try and find a better life in Europe.

　　The past fortnight has seen further attempts to cross the border fence in Melilla, another Spanish enclave on the north coast of Morocco with several hundred Sub-Saharans successfully climbing the wire fence and making their way into the Center of Temporary Residence in the city in two different attempts on the wire.

　　Meanwhile the past two days saw two boats containing 12 and 32 immigrants respectively rescued from high seas and strong winds with gusts⁵ of up to 80 km/h and taken to Melilla.

　　If Fernandez's estimates, which are based in data provided by Morocco and corroborated⁶ by Spain's intelligence service are correct, there will be a great deal more pressure on Ceuta and Melilla in the coming days, weeks and months, analysts⁷ say.

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• 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。

3 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 gusts   

一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作

参考例句：

• Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
• Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

6 corroborated   

v.证实，支持（某种说法、信仰、理论等）( corroborate的过去式 )

参考例句：

• The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses. 此证据由两名独立证人提供。
• Experiments have corroborated her predictions. 实验证实了她的预言。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。