美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-02-11

 Thank you all very much for that excellent introduction, we're going to jump right in and talk about the presidential cabinet today. The advisors¹ who run different parties of the U.S government. When the president stars a second term, that's when you might see a lot of change in the cabinet. Some members stay, some go. We're seeing that right now with the Obama administration. The president picks who he wants to be in the cabinet, but he doesn't make the final call, the U.S senate does that. It's part of something called advice and consent and it goes all the way back to the U.S constitution. The president pick to be his next Secretary of Defense² is Chuck Hagel. He is a former senator, he is a military veteran and it's kind of a controversial pick because of something he said in the past. Before the Senate decides whether Hagel will be the next Defense Secretary, it holds confirmation³ hearings and chance for senators to ask Mr.Hagel questions. Yesterday, things got tense during this exchange with senator John McCain.

"Were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam. Were you correct or incorrect? Yes or no?"

"My reference to the surge being most dangerous..."

"Are you answering the question, senator Hagel? The question is were you right or wrong. That's a prety straightforward⁴ question."

"Well..."

"I would like to answer whether you were right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate."

We've been looking at the issue of the immigration this week, our shows on Tueday and Wednesday 

talked about it, you can found those in the transcript⁵ archived at cnnstudentnews.com.

We brough you a lot of perspectives on this issue. Now we're looking at some of your perspectives. This came from our viewers at Facebook.com/CNNstudentnews.

From Sam, "Immigration regulations are designed to protect citizens from potential enemies of the state. I'd rather have a difficult immigration process than one man, almost anyone can successfully make it through."

From Dulce, "We came here as immigrants, and after many generations of residing here, we decided⁶ to take charge of saying who has the right to have the same chance we did."

Colby now, "With the government have an ultimate control, states are left powerless on the matter, the government needs to step up its game or allow the states to do more to prevent illegal immigration."

Kaylen writes, "America is a locked door that leads to opportunity, it should be unlocked for anybody who needs change in their life."

Caleb says, "If an illegal immigrant comes and applies for a job, don't hire them, employers are the real reason that illegal immigrants are getting jobs."

And from Haden, "I'm all for people immigrating⁷ to this country legally, immigrants who do not take the time to get naturalized should not get the same advantages that immigrants who do take the time to earn their citizenship⁸."

1 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

4 straightforward   

adj.正直的，坦率的；易懂的，简单的

参考例句：

• A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
• I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。

5 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 immigrating   

v.移入( immigrate的现在分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• I have to tie up loose ends before immigrating to America. 移民美国前，我先要处理手头上的一些琐事。 来自互联网
• Marrying an American citizen is a guaranteed ticket to immigrating to America. 与美国公民结婚是移民美国最佳的门票。 来自互联网

8 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。