美国最高法院同意继续实施“旅行禁令”，该禁令禁止来自特定国家的人群进入美国境内。特朗普政府称此举“为美国民众提供了人身安全保障”。
CNN新闻：U.S. Supreme Court Allows Trump's Refugee Ban
美国最高法院允许旅行禁令继续实施
燕山大学 刘立军 宋葳 编写
◆TRANSCRIPT
For the time being, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to continue keeping certain immigrants and refugees from entering the U.S. What's known as the government's travel plan temporarily prevents the immigration of certain people, from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It also puts America's refugee resettlement program on hold.
The Trump administration has argued that this will help keep the U.S. safer from people who might pose a threat to Americans. Critics have argued that this will only harm refugees who pose no threat to Americans.
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that refugees who've been promised legal resettlement in the U.S. would be exempted from the ban. That means as many as 24,000 people who were originally blocked by the ban would be allowed to immigrate in spite of it.
The Trump administration objected to the appeals court's ruling, and yesterday, the Supreme Court blocked it. That means the government's order will stand, keeping those would-be immigrants out of the U.S.
This is one step in a bigger legal process. The Supreme Court has not decided whether the Trump administration's travel restrictions as a whole will be allowed. It's scheduled to take up that subject on October 10th.
Adapted from 美国旅行禁令
◆VOCABULARY
1.put on hold 搁置; 延期; 暂停。
2. exempt from 使免除
3. take up开始处理; 讨论如何处理 If you take up a question, problem, or cause, you act on it or discuss how you are going to act on it. 例如：
○Mr de Garis's MP, Max Madden, took up the case. 德加里斯先生的下议员马克斯·马登开始着手处理这个问题。
○Most scientists who can present evidence of an environmental threat can reasonably assume that a pressure group will take up the issue. 能够提供环境威胁证据的大多数科学家都有理由认为，环保团体不会放过这个问题。
◆QUESTIONS
TASK 1: TRUE OR FALSE
Read the statements. Then listen to the news and check (√) the true or (×) false statements.
1. The government's travel plan temporarily prevents the immigration of certain people, from Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
2. The Trump administration argued that this will help keep the U.S. safer from people who might pose a threat to Americans.
3. Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that refugees who've been promised legal resettlement in the U.S. would be exempted from the ban.
4. The Trump administration objected to the appeals court's ruling, and yesterday, the Supreme Court blocked it.
5. The Supreme Court has not decided whether the Trump administration's travel restrictions as a whole will be allowed.
TASK 2: DICTATION
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
For the time being, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to continue keeping certain (1) ____________________________from entering the U.S. What's known as the government's travel plan temporarily prevents the immigration of certain people, from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It also puts America's (2) ________________________ program on hold.
The Trump administration has argued that this will help keep the U.S. safer from people (3)_____________________________to Americans. Critics have argued that this will only harm (4) _______________________ who pose no threat to Americans.
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that refugees who've been promised (5) ____________________________________in the U.S. would be exempted from the ban. That means as many as 24,000 people who were originally blocked by the ban would be allowed to (6) _____________________________in spite of it.
The Trump administration objected to the appeals court's ruling, and yesterday, the Supreme Court (7) ______________________________it. That means the government's order will (8) ______________________, keeping those would-be immigrants out of the U.S.
This is one step in a bigger (9) ____________________________. The Supreme Court has not decided whether the Trump administration's travel restrictions as a whole will be allowed. It's scheduled to (10) __________________________that subject on October 10th.
◆KEY
TASK 1:
×1. The government's travel plan temporarily prevents the immigration of certain people, from Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. 正确表达：What's known as the government's travel plan temporarily prevents the immigration of certain people, from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
√2. The Trump administration argued that this will help keep the U.S. safer from people who might pose a threat to Americans.
√3. Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that refugees who've been promised legal resettlement in the U.S. would be exempted from the ban.
√4. The Trump administration objected to the appeals court's ruling, and yesterday, the Supreme Court blocked it.
×5. The Supreme Court has decided that the Trump administration's travel restrictions as a whole will be allowed. 正确表达：The Supreme Court has not decided whether the Trump administration's travel restrictions as a whole will be allowed.
TASK 2:
For the time being, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to continue keeping certain (1) immigrants and refugees from entering the U.S. What's known as the government's travel plan temporarily prevents the immigration of certain people, from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It also puts America's (2) refugee resettlement program on hold.
The Trump administration has argued that this will help keep the U.S. safer from people (3) who might pose a threat to Americans. Critics have argued that this will only harm (4) refugees who pose no threat to Americans.
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that refugees who've been promised (5) legal resettlement in the U.S. would be exempted from the ban. That means as many as 24,000 people who were originally blocked by the ban would be allowed to (6) immigrate in spite of it.
The Trump administration objected to the appeals court's ruling, and yesterday, the Supreme Court (7) blocked it. That means the government's order will (8) stand, keeping those would-be immigrants out of the U.S.
This is one step in a bigger (9) legal process. The Supreme Court has not decided whether the Trump administration's travel restrictions as a whole will be allowed. It's scheduled to (10) take up that subject on October 10th.