美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普提议用移民保护换取边界墙经费 民主党人仍不买账

 

The partial shutdown of the U.S. government which has directly affected¹ about 25 percent of its workforce² is now 32 days old. The previous record was 21 days. The main reason why this ones gone on so long is because Democrats³ and Republicans are so dug in. They've been unwilling⁴ to compromise on what they want. For President Donald Trump⁵ and other Republicans that's $5.7 billion in funding to build a barrier between the U.S. and Mexico. For Democrats, that's a wall they don't want to be built and don't want to approve the money for.

On Saturday President Trump made a speech and an offer from the White House. In exchange for funding for the border wall or barrier, he said that people, who were illegally brought into the U.S. as children, would be allowed to stay for an additional three years without the threat of being deported⁶, sent back to their home countries. Some others, who were temporarily allowed to stay in the U.S. because of instability in their home countries were also included in the president's offer.

Republican leaders say this is a reasonable and fair compromise that could end the partial government shutdown but some other Republicans say it goes too far in helping⁷ people who are in the U.S. illegally. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats said the offer was unacceptable. Partly because it includes proposals that Democrats have already rejected and partly because it didn't include permanent protections for undocumented immigrants. Something Democrats want. Negotiations⁸ between Republicans and Democrats have continued throughout the shutdown but an end to it is still nowhere in sight.

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。