VOA慢速英語：美國即將實現(xiàn)接收一萬名難民的目標

US May Reach Goal of Accepting 10,000 Syrian Refugees
美國即將實現(xiàn)接收一萬名難民的目標

The United States is working to reach its goal of bringing 10,000 Syrian refugees to the country by the end of September. There has been an increase in the number of Syrian refugees entering the U.S. in the past three months.

美國正在努力實現(xiàn)九月底前接收1萬名難民的目標。過去三個月進入美國的敘利亞難民人數(shù)一直在增加。

More than 8,000 people who fled violence and persecution in Syria have been resettled in the United States between October 1, 2015 and this week. The State Department's Refugee Processing Center -- www.wrapsnet.org -- says half are under the age of 14.

從2015年10月1日到本周之間，8千多名逃離暴力和迫害的敘利亞難民已經(jīng)被安置到美國。美國國務(wù)院難民處理中心表示，其中一半難民年齡在14歲以下。

A few hundred Syrian refugees have entered the U.S. every month since last September. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced a plan to welcome them.

自去年九月起，每月都有數(shù)百名敘利亞難民進入美國。美國國務(wù)卿克里宣布了一項迎接難民的計劃。

Experts had said it would be difficult to reach the goal of bringing 10,000 Syrian refugees to the U.S. by the end of September. The previous year, 1,682 Syrian refugees entered the country.

專家們曾表示，美國很難實現(xiàn)在9月底前接收1萬名敘利亞難民的目標。過去一年里有1682名難民進入美國。

But in February, the State Department created a center in Amman, Jordan to help refugees apply to enter the U.S. The application, interviews and medical and security investigations necessary before refugees can be accepted usually take 18 to 24 months. But American officials said having the new center would reduce that time to three months.

但是今年2月份，美國國務(wù)院在約旦安曼建立了一個難民中心，幫助難民申請進入美國。難民接收前的申請、面試以及必要的醫(yī)療和安全檢查通常需要18到24個時間。但是美國官員表示，這個新的難民中心會將這一時間縮短到3個月。

In May, 1,069 Syrian refugees entered the United States. More than 2,000 entered in both June and July.

今年5月份，1069名敘利亞難民進入美國。六月份和七月份都有2千多人進入美國。

The 8,000 Syrian refugees who have entered so far have been sent to 38 states. Michigan has the most -- 887. California received 783, Arizona 651, Texas 565 and Pennsylvania 481.

截至目前進入美國的8000名難民被送往38個州。密歇根州接收了最多的難民，887名。加州接收了783名。亞利桑那州接收了651名，德克薩斯州665名，賓夕法尼亞州481名。

More refugees have been resettled in the United States than any other country. Almost 61,000 refugees have entered the U.S. since last October.

被安置到美國的難民超過了任何其它國家。自去年以來已經(jīng)有將近6.1萬名難民進入了美國。

Last year, Kerry also announced that the government would increase the number of refugees permitted into the U.S. from 70,000 to 85,000. The number is set by the president after he or she receives advice from the State Department. It will increase to 100,000 in the coming year.

去年，克里還宣布，美國政府將把允許進入美國的難民人數(shù)從7萬名提高到8.5萬名。該數(shù)字是總統(tǒng)在接受國務(wù)院的建議后設(shè)定的。未來一年該數(shù)字將提高到10萬名。

But many more Syrians want to enter the United States. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates 4.8 million Syrians have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq. The office says 6.6 million have been displaced within Syria.

但是還有更多敘利亞人希望進入美國。聯(lián)合國難民署估計有480萬敘利亞人逃到了土耳其、黎巴嫩、約旦、埃及和伊拉克。該部門表示，敘利亞國內(nèi)還有660萬人已經(jīng)流離失所。

The Syrian civil war began in 2011. At that time, the U.S. was accepting only a few Syrian refugees every year. Millions of Syrians fleeing conflict and Islamic State violence across the country have been accepted by Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.

敘利亞內(nèi)戰(zhàn)始于2011年。當時，美國每年只接收很少的敘利亞難民。數(shù)百萬逃離全國各地的沖突和伊斯蘭國暴力的敘利亞人被黎巴嫩、約旦和土耳其接收。

Many Republican governors have criticized the Obama administration's decision to accept more Syrian refugees. Several state legislatures have considered bills to slow or stop the resettlement of some or all refugees in their states.

許多共和黨州長都批評了奧巴馬政府接受更多敘利亞難民的決定。一些州議會已經(jīng)考慮通過立法來減慢或推遲該州部分或全部難民的重新安置。

Some opponents of the refugee resettlement plan say they do not believe the security investigations of the refugees have been complete enough. The administration has said they are.

難民安置計劃的一些反對者表示，他們不相信對難民的安全調(diào)查已經(jīng)充分完成了。當局表示已經(jīng)充分完成。

In early July, an Associated Press-GfK public opinion survey found that 69 percent of Republicans support a temporary ban on Muslim immigration. Fifty-two percent of Americans opposed such a ban; 45 percent supported it.

七月初，美聯(lián)社和GfK聯(lián)合進行的民意調(diào)查顯示，69%的共和黨人支持臨時禁止穆斯林移民。52%的美國人反對這樣的禁令，另外還有45%的美國人支持這類禁令。

In September, the U.N. General Assembly will meet to discuss refugee and migrant issues. Almost one million Syrians are seeking asylum in Europe.

九月份聯(lián)合國大會將開會討論難民和移民問題。近1百萬敘利亞人正在歐洲尋求庇護。

I'm Christopher Jones-Cruise.

克里斯托弗·瓊斯 - 克魯斯報道。