奥地利和德国向成千上万移民开放边界 (双语、词汇解释及例句)

Germany and Austria are welcoming thousands of migrants within their borders Sunday.

德国和奥地利星期天在各自国内欢迎成千上万名移民。

Most of the migrants have opted to seek refuge in Germany - Europe's wealthiest country - where an estimated 8,000 are expected to arrive by day's end. German officials have said they will accept as many as 800,000 asylum seekers this year.

绝大多数的移民选择在欧洲最富裕的国家德国寻求庇护。估计星期天结束前，会有8千移民抵达德国。德国官员已经表示，他们今年可以接收多达80万的寻求避难者。

European Union countries have been divided amid an unprecedented migrant influx. EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini has warned that the migrant inflow is “here to stay” and called for a unifying European approach to effectively respond to it.

欧盟成员国在面对史无前例的移民涌入的问题上陷入分裂。欧盟外交事务主管莫盖里尼警告说，移民潮会“存在下去”，呼吁采取团结一致的做法，对移民问题做出有效回应。

Pope Francis on Sunday called on "every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every sanctuary in Europe" to host a refugee family.

教皇方济各星期天号召“欧洲的每个教区，每个宗教社区，每个修道院，每个教堂”都接待收留一个难民家庭。

The pontiff told pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter's Square that two parishes in the Vatican will take in two families of refugees.

教皇告诉在圣彼得广场的朝圣者和游客，梵蒂冈的两个教区将接收两个难民家庭。

Meanwhile, refugees on Turkey's border with Syria told VOA Sunday that more and more newcomers are going directly from the borders to buses to begin the next phase of their dangerous journey towards Europe.

与此同时，聚集在土叙边境的难民星期天告诉美国之音，越来越多的新来难民正在直接通过边界，乘坐巴士，开始他们下一阶段前往欧洲的危险旅程。

本文中重难点词汇解释及例句：

opted：选择、做出抉择

例子：Depending on your circumstances you can opt for one method or the other.

根据自己的情况，你可以选择这种或那种方法。

asylum：n. 庇护;收容所，救济院

例子：He applied for asylum in 1987 after fleeing the police back home.

他于1987年逃脱本国的警察之后申请了避难许可。

unprecedented：adj. 空前的;无前例的

例子：Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented.

这样的举动少见，但并非从来没有过。

unifying：使统一

例子：He pledged to unify the city's political factions.

他保证要统一全市的政治小集团。

monastery：n. 修道院;僧侣

例子：The first part explained the history of monastery.

文章第一部分主要阐述了中世纪西欧修道院的历史。