奧地利和德國向成千上萬移民開放邊界 (雙語、詞匯解釋及例句)

Germany and Austria are welcoming thousands of migrants within their borders Sunday.

德國和奧地利星期天在各自國內(nèi)歡迎成千上萬名移民。

Most of the migrants have opted to seek refuge in Germany - Europe's wealthiest country - where an estimated 8,000 are expected to arrive by day's end. German officials have said they will accept as many as 800,000 asylum seekers this year.

絕大多數(shù)的移民選擇在歐洲最富裕的國家德國尋求庇護。估計星期天結(jié)束前，會有8千移民抵達德國。德國官員已經(jīng)表示，他們今年可以接收多達80萬的尋求避難者。

European Union countries have been divided amid an unprecedented migrant influx. EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini has warned that the migrant inflow is “here to stay” and called for a unifying European approach to effectively respond to it.

歐盟成員國在面對史無前例的移民涌入的問題上陷入分裂。歐盟外交事務主管莫蓋里尼警告說，移民潮會“存在下去”，呼吁采取團結(jié)一致的做法，對移民問題做出有效回應。

Pope Francis on Sunday called on "every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every sanctuary in Europe" to host a refugee family.

教皇方濟各星期天號召“歐洲的每個教區(qū)，每個宗教社區(qū)，每個修道院，每個教堂”都接待收留一個難民家庭。

The pontiff told pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter's Square that two parishes in the Vatican will take in two families of refugees.

教皇告訴在圣彼得廣場的朝圣者和游客，梵蒂岡的兩個教區(qū)將接收兩個難民家庭。

Meanwhile, refugees on Turkey's border with Syria told VOA Sunday that more and more newcomers are going directly from the borders to buses to begin the next phase of their dangerous journey towards Europe.

與此同時，聚集在土敘邊境的難民星期天告訴美國之音，越來越多的新來難民正在直接通過邊界，乘坐巴士，開始他們下一階段前往歐洲的危險旅程。

本文中重難點詞匯解釋及例句：

opted：選擇、做出抉擇

例子：Depending on your circumstances you can opt for one method or the other.

根據(jù)自己的情況，你可以選擇這種或那種方法。

asylum：n. 庇護;收容所，救濟院

例子：He applied for asylum in 1987 after fleeing the police back home.

他于1987年逃脫本國的警察之后申請了避難許可。

unprecedented：adj. 空前的;無前例的

例子：Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented.

這樣的舉動少見，但并非從來沒有過。

unifying：使統(tǒng)一

例子：He pledged to unify the city's political factions.

他保證要統(tǒng)一全市的政治小集團。

monastery：n. 修道院;僧侶

例子：The first part explained the history of monastery.

文章第一部分主要闡述了中世紀西歐修道院的歷史。