2015年ESL之日常生活 02 Seeking Asylum

Seeking Asylum¹ 

Julie: The government is out to get me. I feel like I don’t have any real freedom and everything I do is being monitored. 

Ed: Maybe you should move to another country. 

Julie: I guess that’s one solution. 

Ed: Yes, you should seek asylum in another country. 

Julie: Become a refugee? I’m not sure I want to do that. 

Ed: Well, if you feel like you’re being persecuted², you should look for other options. 

Julie: That seems a little extreme. 

Ed: People who are being treated unfairly because of their political opinions or religious beliefs have the option to emigrate. 

Julie: I’m not sure I’d go that far. 

Ed: I urge you to think about it. Other countries have resettlement programs for refugees and not every country will have reached their quota³ yet this year. You might still find a country that will take you. 

Julie: I didn’t say that I wanted to renounce⁴ my citizenship⁵. I was just letting off steam. 

Ed: That’s the problem with you young people these days. You have no follow-through, and no courage of your convictions. You all need to man up! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 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。

2 persecuted   

（尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 )； 烦扰，困扰或骚扰某人

参考例句：

• Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。
• Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。

3 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。

4 renounce   

v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系

参考例句：

• She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
• It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。

5 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。