EDUCATION REPORT - Foreign Student Series 6: New Security Sy

EDUCATION REPORT -October 24, 2002: Foreign Student Series #6: New Security¹ System

By Nancy Steinbach

This is the VOA Special English EDUCATION REPORT.

We continue our series of reports about how foreign students can attend a college or university in the United
States. This report is on the Special English Internet Web site, w-w-w dot voaspecialenglish dot com.

Last week, the Education Report discussed changes in the government rules for getting legal permission to enter
the United States to study. Today, we tell about ways the government plans to follow foreign students inside the
country.

One way is by using a new computer security system called the Student and Exchange Visitor Information
System or SEVIS. All schools will enter information about their foreign students into this computer network. The
SEVIS system will go into effect on January thirtieth, two-thousand-three.

SEVIS will link about seventy-four-thousand American colleges, universities and technical schools to the
Immigration and Naturalization Service. It will give the I-N-S and the Justice Department detailed² information
about each student. The government will be able to tell if the student is attending classes or if the student leaves
school. The government will also use the system to let the schools know that a student has entered the country.
The new rules require schools to tell the I-N-S within thirty days if the student is attending classes.

SEVIS is one of a number of ways that government officials are getting more control over foreign students.
Earlier this year, officials said they may not approve requests from foreigners who want to study some kinds of
science or technology subjects. These include subjects that could provide knowledge about how to make
dangerous weapons. And the Justice Department has begun a new system to follow foreign visitors entering and
leaving the country.

The program involves fingerprinting³ a small percentage of foreign visitors. The fingerprints⁴ will be studied to see
if they are the same as those of known criminals or terrorists⁵. The fingerprinted⁶ visitors also must tell the
government from time to time where they are living and what they are doing in the United States. They must also
let officials know when they leave the country.

Information about SEVIS can be found on the I-N-S Web site. The address is w-w-w dot i-n-s dot g-o-v. Then go
to SEVIS Resources or Special Registration⁷.

This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy Steinbach.

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1 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

2 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

3 fingerprinting   

v.指纹( fingerprint的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Institutions from banks to pawnshops are fingerprinting to authenticate transactions. 从银行到当铺，都在使用指纹识别对交易进行验证。 来自互联网
• In addition, a digital fingerprinting algorithm based on binary codes is described. 介绍了一种二进制指纹编码方案。 来自互联网

4 fingerprints   

n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
• They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 terrorists   

n.恐怖主义者，恐怖分子( terrorist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The terrorists have halted their bloody campaign of violence. 恐怖分子已经停止了他们凶残的暴力活动。
• They were finally forced to capitulate to the terrorists' demands. 他们最后被迫屈从恐怖分子的要求。

6 fingerprinted   

v.指纹( fingerprint的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The criminal was fingerprinted in the sheriff's office. 罪犯在警长办公室里被取下指纹。 来自辞典例句
• They were then taken to be photographed and fingerprinted. 然后，他们被带去照相、留指纹。 来自互联网

7 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？