從歷年真題學英語六級詞匯（11）

　?、? At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? (2011. 06 閱讀 Text2)

　　【翻譯】非法移民問題的爭論核心是一個重要的問題：移民是否對經(jīng)濟有利?

　　【詞匯】1. debate n. 辯論，爭論，討論

　　例：After a long debate, they reached an agreement.

　　經(jīng)過長時間的討論，他們達成了一致。

　　2. immigration n. 移居，移民

　　例：Immigration to America has slowed.

　　移民美國的速度有所減緩。

　　3. immigrant n. 移民，僑民

　　例：There are many Chinese immigrants in America.

　　美國有許多中國移民。

　　【語法】此處出現(xiàn)了全部倒裝，具體可點擊超鏈接了解。

　?、? So why is there such a discrepancy between the perception of immigrants' impact on the economy and the reality? (2011.06 閱讀 Text2)

　　【翻譯】那么為什么關(guān)于移民對經(jīng)濟的影響的看法與現(xiàn)實有那么多的差異?

　　【詞匯】1. discrepancy n. 差異，分歧，不一致

　　例：There is a discrepancy in the two reports.

　　這兩個報告里有一個不一致的地方。

　　2. perception n. 感知，認識，看法，洞察力

　　例：He is interested in my perception of this matter.

　　他對我對此事的看法很感興趣。

　　3. impact n. 影響力，沖擊力

　　例：The earthquake had a disastrous impact on the people in that area.

　　地震對該地區(qū)的人民造成了災(zāi)難性的影響。

　?、? Among high-skilled, better-educated employees, however, opposition was strongest in states with both high numbers of immigrants and relatively generous social services. What worried them most, in other words, was the fiscal burden of immigration. (2011.06 閱讀 Text2)

　　【翻譯】然而，在那些移民數(shù)量大，社會福利制度好的國家，有高技能、接受過更好教育的雇員中反對聲最高。換句話說，他們最擔心的是移民帶來的財政負擔。

　　【詞匯】1. opposition n. 反對，敵對

　　例：Opposition to immigration is growing.

　　對移民的反對日漸增長。

　　2. generous a. 慷慨的，豐厚的

　　例：She is always generous to other people.

　　她對他人總是很慷慨。

　　3. relatively a. 相對地，相較而言

　　例：The machine is relatively new.

　　這個機器相對較新。

　　4. fiscal a. 財政的，國庫的

　　例：The government is going to carry out a new fiscal policy this year.

　　政府今年將要實行一項新的財政政策。