英语新闻听写 2020年的人口普查表引来争议

Reuters reports that a federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to hand information about its plan to ask people filling out the 2020 census¹ form whether they are U.S. citizens over to a group of states and cities.

路透社报道，一名联邦法官周二要求总统唐纳德?特朗普政府提交其计划的相关信息给一些州和城市，计划要求人们填写2020年人口普查表，确定他们是否是美国公民。

The states and cities are suing the administration over the question.

各州和各城市正在就这个问题起诉政府。

At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman also said he would likely deny the administration's motion to dismiss the lawsuit².

在曼哈顿联邦法院举行的听证会上，美国地区法官杰西·福尔曼也说，他可能会否认政府驳回诉讼的动议。

The plaintiffs have said that the census question could lead to undercounting in states with large immigrant populations.

原告表示，人口普查问题可能会导致移民人口众多的州统计人数少于实际人数。

This would jeopardize³ their political representation and access to federal funds.

这将危及他们的政治代表权，减少获得联邦资金的机会。

1 census   

n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查

参考例句：

• A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
• The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。

2 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

3 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。