英譯中9

　　A proposal to change long-standing federal policy and deny citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants on U.S. soil ran aground this month in Congress, but it is sure to resurface – kindling bitter debate even if it fails to become law.

　　At issue is “birthright citizenship” – provided for since the Constitution’s 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868. Section 1 of that amendment, drafted with freed slaves in mind, says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”

　　Some conservatives in Congress, as well as advocacy groups seeking to crack down on illegal immigration, say the amendment has been misapplied over the years, that it was never intended to grant citizenship automatically the babies of illegal immigrants. Thus they contend that federal legislation, rather than a difficult-to-achieve constitutional amendment, would be sufficient to end birthright citizenship.

　　“Most Americans feel it doesn’t make any sense for people to come into the country illegally, give birth and have a new U.S. citizen,” said the spokesman of the federation of American immigration reform. “But the advocates for illegal immigrants will make a fuss; they’ll claim you’re punishing the children, and I suspect the leadership doesn’t want to deal with that.”

　　中譯英9

　　文明歷來注重親仁善鄰，講求和睦相處。中國人在對外關(guān)系中始終秉承“強(qiáng)不執(zhí)弱”、“富不侮貧”的精神，主張“協(xié)和萬邦”。中國人提倡“海納百川，有容乃大”，主張吸納百家優(yōu)長、兼集八方精義。中國堅(jiān)定不移地走和平發(fā)展道路，既通過維護(hù)世界和平來發(fā)展自己，又通過自身的發(fā)展來促進(jìn)世界和平。中國堅(jiān)持實(shí)施互利共贏的對外開放戰(zhàn)略，真誠愿意同各國廣泛開展合作，真誠愿意兼收并蓄、博采各種文明之長，以合作謀和平、以合作促發(fā)展，推動建設(shè)一個(gè)持久和平、共同繁榮的和諧世界。