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意大利加快打擊非法移民的速度

News Background

新聞背景　　非法移民主要包括兩類：其一，非法入境，即無合法入境手續(xù)而入境，就是通常所稱的偷渡。其二，合法入境非法滯留。隨著國際交往的頻繁發(fā)生，非法移民現(xiàn)象在全球來看，已經(jīng)不是一個新問題了。從全球非法移民情況發(fā)展來看，非法移民帶來了多方面的問題，例如非法勞工、違法犯罪行為、社會不安定因素增加等。非法移民往往逃避社會監(jiān)管，造成傳染病控制困難、惡性事件增加等，甚至誘發(fā)群體性事件。此外，非法移民往往非法務(wù)工、營業(yè)，還造成所在國的稅收流失。種種問題，不一而足，給非法移民的所在國帶來巨大的壓力，促使各國紛紛出臺各種各樣越來越嚴格的法律規(guī)定或者管理措施，逐步加大了對此問題的處理力度。

News Transcript VOA 新聞梗概

violence between African agricultural migrants and local residents in the southern region ofCalabria is evidence of the negative consequences of illegal immigration.)The interior minister said about 750 illegal immigrants, were transferred to holding centersin the southern cities of Crotone and Bari. He added that more than 300 with regular permits leftRosarno voluntarily with their own means to other destinations.

He said the illegal entry into Italian territory represents thebasis for the marginalization and exploitation of foreigners andoften becomes the reservoir for recruiting laborers by criminalorganizations.

Maroni said 42,000 immigrants were repatriated in thepast two years. He added that since an agreement was reachedNews Transcript with Libya, arrivals by boat on the Italian southern coast have dropped by 90percent.

He added arrivals are down from more than 30,000 to just more than3,000, mainly thanks to the government’s new ’push-back’ policy to Libya.

Maroni also said the government plans to further intensify its fightagainst illegal labor in the agricultural sector as part of its plan to moreeffectively combat illegal immigration, black-market labor and every form oforganized crime. 　

parliament n.

議會immigration n.

移民transfer v.

轉(zhuǎn)移destination n.

目的地marginalizationn. 邊緣化repatriate v.

把……遣返回國intensify v.

強化combat v.

與……戰(zhàn)斗詞匯加油站

Listening Comprehension聽力理解

1 The interior minister said about illegal immigrants,were transferred to holding centers in the ofCrotone and Bari.

2 Which statement is not right according to the context? ( )A. The interior minister added that more than 200 with regular permits leftRosarno voluntarily with their own means to other destinations.

B. Maroni said 42,000 immigrants were repatriated in the past two years.

C. Maroni added that since an agreement was reached with Libya, arrivals byboat on the Italian southern coast have dropped by 90 percent.

D. All of the above are not right.

3 Maroni also said the government plans to further intensify its fight againstillegal labor in the agricultural sector as part of its plan to more effectivelycombat ? ( )A. illegal immigrationB. black-market laborC. every form of organized crime.

D. All of the above are right.

1. 750; southern cities2. A 3. D Key1 Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni told the upper house of parliament that recent violencebetween African agricultural migrants and local residents in the southern region of Calabriais evidence of the negative consequences of illegal immigration. negative consequences是不好的，不良的結(jié)果，如果不用negative直接用consequence也有不良影響的意思。illegalimmigration是固定個搭配非法移民的意思。

2 He added that more than 300 with regular permits left Rosarno voluntarily with their own meansto other destinations.句中的add的意思是“還說，接著說”的意思，是及物動詞。例如I’ll add a few words when you finish.（你說完后我接著說幾句。）add還有別的意思，如“把……包括在內(nèi)，加進，插入（常與 in 連用） ”Don’t forget to add in the tip.（別忘了把小費也算上。）3 He added that since an agreement was reached with Libya, arrivals by boat on the Italiansouthern coast have dropped by 90 percent. add引出一個賓語從句，其中，由since引導(dǎo)的anagreement was reached with Libya做時間狀語。句子的主語是arrivals by boat on the Italiansouthern coast。By 加數(shù)字是下降了百分之就是，to加數(shù)字是“下降到……”的意思。