新西兰英语 757 Afghan interpreters arrive

 　　30 Afghan interpreters and their families arrived in Auckland yesterday to start a new life in New Zealand, 94 people in total. The youngest is 3 months. These interpreters worked with New Zealand soldiers and police. Over the last 10 years, New Zealand soldiers helped to rebuild Bamiyan province. New Zealand police also sent 16 groups in the last few years to help train Afghan police.

　　Interpreters who worked with New Zealand could be in danger from the Taliban now that New Zealand has left Afghanistan. The New Zealand government offered all those who worked with the soldiers or police in the last two years a chance to live in New Zealand or to move to another place in Afghanistan with 3 years salary.

　　These 94 people are not part of our UNHCR quota¹ of 750 refugees³ a year. They are a special case. However, they will stay at the Mangere Refugee² Centre in Auckland for 8 weeks to learn more about New Zealand before moving to Hamilton or Palmerston North.

　　Vocabulary

　　?UNHCR – United Nations High Commission⁴ for Refugees

　　?quota – the number of refugees we take each year.

1 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

2 refugee   

n.难民，流亡者

参考例句：

• The refugee was condemned to a life of wandering.这个难民注定要过流浪的生活。
• The refugee is suffering for want of food and medical supplies.难民苦于缺少食物和医药用品。

3 refugees   

n.避难者，难民( refugee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The UN has begun making airdrops of food to refugees. 联合国已开始向难民空投食物。
• They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants. 他们宣称自己是政治难民，不是经济移民。

4 commission   

n.委托，授权，委员会，拥金，回扣，委任状

参考例句：

• The salesman can get commission on everything he sells.这个售货员能得到所售每件货物的佣金。
• The commission is made up of five people,including two women.委员会由五人组成，其中包括两名妇女。