anchor baby 定锚婴儿

时间:2015-09-09 06:43:29

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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday said his use of the term "anchor babies" to describe U.S.-born children of non-citizen parents was taken out of context and not derogatory, saying he was referring solely1 to activity he views as fraudulent.

美国共和党总统参选人杰布·布什24日表示,他使用“定锚婴儿”这一说法来描述非美国公民在美国生的孩子的言论被断章取义,本身并无贬义,他表示,自己所指仅为那些有欺诈嫌疑的生子行为。

 

The U.S. Constitution grants citizenship2 to any child born on U.S. soil, regardless of parentage. Immigration critics sometimes use "anchor babies" to describe U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants, usually from Latin America. Immigration groups say the phrase is offensive.

美国宪法保证每一个出生在美国国土上的孩子都拥有公民权,对父母身份并无要求。移民政策批评人士有时会用“定锚婴儿”这个词来描述那些非法移民,尤其是拉美非法移民,在美国生的孩子。移民权益组织认为这一说法有冒犯意味。

 

Anchor baby是一种很形象的说法,也翻译成“定锚婴儿”或者“锚孩儿”,而孩子的父母就称为“锚族”,因为他们就像航行在海洋中的轮船,将子女诞生在异国他乡就如同在海外放锚停泊,以便将来举家移民美国。因为这些“定锚婴儿”在年满21岁后就可以为父母和兄弟申请美国绿卡(permanent resident status)。


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1 solely FwGwe     
adv.仅仅,唯一地
参考例句:
  • Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
  • The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。
2 citizenship AV3yA     
n.市民权,公民权,国民的义务(身份)
参考例句:
  • He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生,但没有瑞典公民身分。
  • Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后,她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

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