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Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
问题1和问题2是关于新闻听力的。
U.S. President Barack Obama has said the time has come for a review on the U.S. immigration system.
美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马提出应当对美国的移民体系进行重新审视。
He made his case at a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, a day after a group of senators outlined a framework for reform.
在几名议员制定出移民改革框架一天之后，奥巴马在内华达拉斯威加斯一所高中提出了这一框架。
The White House and senators conceive a path to citizenship for many of an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
美国有非法移民将近1100万人，通过这一框架美国白宫和议员为其中很多人构想出了一条获得公民身份的途径。
He noted that the current system was "out of date and badly broken".
他说目前的移民体系已经“十分陈旧而且支离破碎”。
Mr. Obama's case for an immigration reform reflects a blueprint he rolled out in 2011, though that did not go far.
奥巴马此次的移民改革计划影射了他2011年推出的一份草案，当时这份草案没有得到进一步实施。
Mr. Obama now backs the Senate plan including making illegal immigrants pay taxes and fines,
奥巴马总统支持的这项由参议院制定的计划中的内容包括让非法移民缴税并支付罚款，
and sending them to the back of the queue before they can become American citizens.
并将他们放在申请美国居民名单的底端。
His 2011 blueprint also focused on a path to permanent residency and eventual citizenship.
他2011年草案的重心同样是放在了让非法移民获得永久居住权和公民身份的途径上。
After eight years, individuals would be allowed to become legal permanent residents
根据2011年草案的内容，非法移民在美国居住满8年将可获得永久居住权，
and would eventually become citizens five years later, according to his 2011 blueprint.
并可在五年后最终成为美国公民。
Question 1.What can we know about the immigration reform?
问题1 关于移民体系改革我们了解到了什么？
Question 2.According to Obama' 2011 blueprint, how long would it take for illegal immigrants to gain citizenship?
问题2 根据奥巴马2011年的草案，非法移民需多长时间才可获得美国合法居民身份？
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