美国有线新闻 CNN 丛林难民营拆除 大量移民涌入巴黎

 

First up this Thursday, struggles in France. Authorities there have cleared out "The Jungle", the nickname for a massive migrant and refugee camp that had swelled¹ in the French port city of Calais. Many of the people there were from war-torn violent or impoverished² countries. They've streamed by the hundreds of thousands into Europe, and "The Jungle" formed because Calais is just miles from Britain, the country where many of the migrants want to start over.

But European Union rules say they have to apply for asylum³ to stay in the first European country where they set point. So, authorities in France are trying to resettle them there. Part of that process involves clearing out camps like "The Jungle", where living conditions were terrible and French officials say crime rates were uncontrollable. But other camps are growing in several other places, like parts of Paris.

And though French law says migrants are eligible⁴ for housing while they're waiting to see if they can legally stay in France, there's a serious shortage of housing in Paris. With more migrants arriving daily, the strain in the city becomes more visible.

MELISSA BELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The Calais jungle is now a thing of the past. Its tents torn down and its inhabitants relocated to emergency shelters in France's regions. But as the camp in Calais has closed, others have grown, like this one near a Paris metro⁵ station.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As we know the Paris are opening the door. There are rumors⁶ in the whole Europe that France is giving the papers, so all of them are coming toward France right now.

BELL: The number of migrants living around Stalingrad station have swelled over the course of the last couple of weeks from several hundred to two and a half thousand, according to the aid associations who helped them. We're talking about Eritreans, Somalis, Sudanese and Afghan nationals, most of whom have applied⁷ for asylum here in France. They're simply waiting now for their applications to be processed and living in the meantime in the most appalling⁸ conditions.

Sara is just 17 years old. She arrived at the Stalingrad camp a week ago. And she says she's had no help in claiming asylum.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's very cold, someone is drinking, they talking together. How we can sleep? So when I sleep in the night I cry. Always I can cry. How I can sleep?

BELL: Are you scared?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I worry myself, I don't have anybody there.

BELL: Soon, migrants arriving in Paris will be taken to this camp in the north of the city. It was due to open in November and it shouldn't be long, say authorities, after Calais, they want migrants off all of France's streets.

Stalingrad is to be cleared by the end of the week. Its tents torn down and its inhabitants relocated to emergency shelters in the greater Paris region. The question is, how many more will be drawn⁹ to the streets of a country that now appears to be offering than just its streets?

Melissa Bell, CNN, Paris.

1 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

2 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

4 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

5 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

6 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

8 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

9 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。