欧盟与欧洲控制边境难民入境

AS IT IS 2015-09-15 EU Meets As Europe Tightens¹ Borders on Refugees 欧盟与欧洲控制边境难民入境

European Union members met in Brussels on Monday to discuss the refugee and migrant crisis.

The European Union, or EU, is trying to stop the large number of people entering Europe. They say refugees are people fleeing war in their home countries. They say migrants are seeking a better life.

Many refugees and migrants are coming to Austria and Germany. These countries say they will take 800,000 migrants. That number could grow to one million, predicted German Vice² Chancellor³ Sigmar Gabriel.

Some European countries, especially those in the East, say Germany encourages refugees and migrants to come to Europe. Germany says it is frustrated⁴ with some EU members who are not helping⁵ the migrants.

The EU nations have “agreed in principle” to redistribute, or move, 160,000 refugees from Italy, Greece and Hungary to other member nations.

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced details Monday after the meeting. The agreement did not say how many refugees each country will take. They did approve moving 32,000 refugees from Italy and Greece to other EU countries.

Countries in the EU are dealing⁶ with the mass migration⁷ in different ways.

Hungary has run razor wire along its border. The Hungarian government says it will prosecute⁸ people who are caught trying to avoid border police.

Germany says it must better control the border with Austria. Border officials there are checking passports in order to limit the number of people entering their country.

Slovakia says it is increasing border controls, and adding 220 more officers to patrol the border. Slovakia says it is working with Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Romania agreed to take 1,785 refugees. It said it will not take five thousand more refugees, as the EU has asked.

More than 430,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean⁹ Sea to Europe this year. Many are refugees from Syria and Iraq. Nearly 3,000 have died, says the International Organization for Migration.

Sunday, 28 more people drowned off Greece when their boat capsized. Many more were rescued near the island of Farmakonisi in the southeastern Aegean Sea.

In Austria, police rescued 42 people hiding in a refrigerated truck on the highway near the German border Sunday. Two Iraqis thought to be smugglers were arrested. Officials note that 71 migrants suffocated¹⁰ in a truck in Austria last month.

Jana Mason is with the United Nations High Commissioner¹¹ for Refugees. In an interview with VOA, she says the UNHCR is on the ground. The UNHCR is working in Europe, at the Hungarian-Serbian border, in Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and elsewhere.

“Our primary objective is to assist those governments in responding to this [refugee] situation, both in terms of emergency supplies like tents, plastic sheeting, thermal¹² blankets.

[We are] "helping those governments receive these refugees and others who are streaming across their borders; helping them respond in terms of [asylum] registration¹³; and, ultimately, giving technical  assistance and guidance so that these governments can hopefully relocate these individuals in an equitable¹⁴ manner around Europe – around the various countries in Europe.”

Ms. Mason says more refugees are fleeing to Middle Eastern countries like Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. More than four million Syrian refugees are now living in those countries and receiving help. She says the  problem needs a diplomatic solution.

“So a comprehensive response, funding in the region, resettlement offers, and, ultimately, ultimately, we need diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis in Syria."

On Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Syrian refugees in Lebanon. He says his country will take 20,000 refugees over the next five years and give Lebanon $43.5 million in new money for aid.

The E.U. ministers meet again Oct. 8.

Words in This Story

migrant (s) –n. people who are moving from one country to another in search of a better economic life

frustrated –v. very angry, or discouraged because unable to do or complete something

redistribute –v. to divide something in a group in a different way

razor wire - n. strong wire with many sharp metal pieces on it and is put in a place to keep people in or out

prosecute –v. to take to trial for a crime

capsized –v. overturned in the water

smugglers –n. people who are paid to take people across borders illegally

1 tightens   

收紧( tighten的第三人称单数 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• One set of provisions tightens emission standards. 一套使排放标准更加严格的规定。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Requires no special tools or fittings; hand tightens to relief valve outlet. 不需要专用工具或管件；用手将其紧固到安全阀上即可。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

7 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

8 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

9 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

10 suffocated   

（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )； （将某人）闷死； 让人感觉闷热； 憋气

参考例句：

• Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
• I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。

11 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

12 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

13 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？

14 equitable   

adj.公平的；公正的

参考例句：

• This is an equitable solution to the dispute. 这是对该项争议的公正解决。
• Paying a person what he has earned is equitable. 酬其应得,乃公平之事。