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移民往往成为社会问题的替罪羊

2011-12-07来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. A new report says few areas of public policy are subject to greater bias, polarization and political debate than migration.

be subject to受支配,从属于,可以…的,常遭受…
例句:The arrangements are subject to change.
这些安排可能更改。

2. Nobody can deny that migration will play a bigger even role in the future.

play a role in在……扮演一个角色,在某方面起作用
例句:The headmaster plays an important role in the good running of a school.
办好一所学校, 校长起重要作用。

3. Jumbe said the media are partly to blame for the misrepresentation.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句:He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

4. So this is a huge misrepresentation because it does not look at all sides of migration.

look at评判; 审视
例句:The difficulty can now be looked at in a different light.
现在可以用不同的角度来看这个困难。

5. In addition, migrants send billions of dollars to their home countries in the form of remittances.

in the form of 用…的形式
例句:Water vapor is water in the form of a gas.
水蒸气是气态的水。

6. In the United States, for example, an opinion poll indicated the public believed migrants made up 39 percent of the population.

make up组成, 构成
例句:The audience was made up of very young children.
观众由小孩子们组成。