匈牙利限难民入境新规造成局势日趋紧张

匈牙利限难民入境新规造成局势日趋紧张

The steady flow of migrants into Hungary from Serbia may come to a sudden halt on Tuesday.

从塞尔维亚而来进入匈牙利的移民人潮可能会在周二突然停止。

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban has promised tough action against anyone crossing the border illegally from that day onward¹.

匈牙利总理维克多·奥班已许诺从那一天开始对任何非法穿越边境的人采取强硬行动。

Doing so could mean three years in prison.

擅自穿越会为自己带来3年有期徒刑。

Trying to cut the newly erected² fence could mean five years.

试图砍倒新竖起的栅栏可能意味着5年监狱生活。

Anyone entering Hungary will have to file for asylum³.

任何进入匈牙利的人必须申请庇护。

But first they will have to prove they could not file for asylum in Serbia.

但首先这些人必须证明自己无法在塞尔维亚申请庇护。

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee, a human rights advocacy group, has called this a “blanket authorization⁴ to reject 99 percent of asylum claims.”

人权倡导组织之一的匈牙利赫尔辛基委员会称此举为“一张白纸的授权，将99%的难民申请拒之门外。”

The government has already moved several thousand soldiers to the border to bolster⁵ police already assigned there.

而政府已将几千名士兵派往边境同已在那里的警力一起确保安全。

Meanwhile, volunteers helping⁶ the migrants say they will continue their work.

与此同时,帮助移民的志愿者表示他们将继续自己的工作。

Tamas Lederer, founder⁷ of Migration⁸ Aid, said that in the history of his country, when humanity and the law have conflicted, Hungarians have chosen humanity.

移民援助的创始人塔玛斯·莱德尔表示在他国家的历史中,当人类和法律起冲突时,匈牙利人曾选择站在人类一边。

No one knows exactly what will happen Tuesday.

没有人确切知晓周二会发生什么。

 

But in their own way, journalists, activists⁹, migrants and the government are all preparing for the worst.

但通过自己的方式,记者、活动家、移民和政府都做好了最坏的打算。

1 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

2 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

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 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

5 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

6 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。

7 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

8 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。

9 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》