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Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
問題1和問題2是關于新聞聽力的。
U.S. President Barack Obama has said the time has come for a review on the U.S. immigration system.
美國總統巴拉克·奧巴馬提出應當對美國的移民體系進行重新審視。
He made his case at a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, a day after a group of senators outlined a framework for reform.
在幾名議員制定出移民改革框架一天之后，奧巴馬在內華達拉斯威加斯一所高中提出了這一框架。
The White House and senators conceive a path to citizenship for many of an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
美國有非法移民將近1100萬人，通過這一框架美國白宮和議員為其中很多人構想出了一條獲得公民身份的途徑。
He noted that the current system was "out of date and badly broken".
他說目前的移民體系已經“十分陳舊而且支離破碎”。
Mr. Obama's case for an immigration reform reflects a blueprint he rolled out in 2011, though that did not go far.
奧巴馬此次的移民改革計劃影射了他2011年推出的一份草案，當時這份草案沒有得到進一步實施。
Mr. Obama now backs the Senate plan including making illegal immigrants pay taxes and fines,
奧巴馬總統支持的這項由參議院制定的計劃中的內容包括讓非法移民繳稅并支付罰款，
and sending them to the back of the queue before they can become American citizens.
并將他們放在申請美國居民名單的底端。
His 2011 blueprint also focused on a path to permanent residency and eventual citizenship.
他2011年草案的重心同樣是放在了讓非法移民獲得永久居住權和公民身份的途徑上。
After eight years, individuals would be allowed to become legal permanent residents
根據2011年草案的內容，非法移民在美國居住滿8年將可獲得永久居住權，
and would eventually become citizens five years later, according to his 2011 blueprint.
并可在五年后最終成為美國公民。
Question 1.What can we know about the immigration reform?
問題1 關于移民體系改革我們了解到了什么？
Question 2.According to Obama' 2011 blueprint, how long would it take for illegal immigrants to gain citizenship?
問題2 根據奧巴馬2011年的草案，非法移民需多長時間才可獲得美國合法居民身份？
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