时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:2015年ESL之日常生活


英语课

Seeking Asylum 1 


Julie: The government is out to get me. I feel like I don’t have any real freedom and everything I do is being monitored. 


Ed: Maybe you should move to another country. 


Julie: I guess that’s one solution. 


Ed: Yes, you should seek asylum in another country. 


Julie: Become a refugee? I’m not sure I want to do that. 


Ed: Well, if you feel like you’re being persecuted 2, you should look for other options. 


Julie: That seems a little extreme. 


Ed: People who are being treated unfairly because of their political opinions or religious beliefs have the option to emigrate. 


Julie: I’m not sure I’d go that far. 


Ed: I urge you to think about it. Other countries have resettlement programs for refugees and not every country will have reached their quota 3 yet this year. You might still find a country that will take you. 


Julie: I didn’t say that I wanted to renounce 4 my citizenship 5. I was just letting off steam. 


Ed: That’s the problem with you young people these days. You have no follow-through, and no courage of your convictions. You all need to man up! 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 asylum
n.避难所,庇护所,避难
  • 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。
2 persecuted
(尤指宗教或政治信仰的)迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 ); 烦扰,困扰或骚扰某人
  • Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。
  • Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。
3 quota
n.(生产、进出口等的)配额,(移民的)限额
  • A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
  • He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。
4 renounce
v.放弃;拒绝承认,宣布与…断绝关系
  • She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
  • It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
5 citizenship
n.市民权,公民权,国民的义务(身份)
  • He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生,但没有瑞典公民身分。
  • Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后,她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
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