VOA慢速英语:U.S. Mistakenly Offers Citizenship to Hundreds(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. This information comes from a report this week by the Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

come from 源自; 来自某处; 出生于
例句：He's just come from the countryside.
他刚从乡下来。

2. Here is what happened, according to the report:

according to 根据，按照
例句：Philip stayed at the hotel, according to Mr Hemming
据亨明先生所说，菲利普住在旅馆里。

3. At least 858 immigrants had been ordered expelled or removed from the United States.

at least 至少
例句：He's been away for at least a week.
他走了总有一个星期吧。

4. It did not find out about the removal orders and, as a result, approved people for citizenship who should have been rejected, Inspector General Roth said.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：As a result, the bad thing has been turned into a good one.
结果坏事变成了好事。

5. But it said that not all people who asked for citizenship without computer fingerprint records were offered citizenship.

ask for 请求…; 要求…
例句：If you get in trouble, don't hesitate to ask for advice.
如果碰到麻烦，要赶紧向人求教。

6. There were injuries, but nobody was killed except the person who Minnesota police said carried out the knife attacks.

carry out 进行;执行;完成
例句：The Social Democrats could still carry out their threat to leave the government
社会民主党人仍有可能将其退出政府的威胁付诸实施。