美剧《政客之夫（2013）》第一季第一集Part1-中英文对照台词剧本(3)

Mr Speaker, too often, the issue of immigration has been used
"政治足球"
as a political football,
[难以解决却被拿来借题发挥的问题]
加之小报夸张数据的煽动
fuelled by inflated statistics in the tabloids
国内移民歧视之风愈演愈烈
to appease the anti-immigration prejudice in Britain.
因此早在首相第一次提出
So when the Prime Minister first mooted his proposal
要无限期中止移民制度时
for an indefinite moratorium on immigration,
我就深感不安
I was deeply concerned
来年大选在即 首相突然进行
that should he attempt to force such drastic reform through
如此大刀阔斧的改革
before the election next year,
不仅会减少外来技术人员的输入
not only will it prevent skilled workers coming here
进而阻碍英国经济的复苏
who we rely on for our desperately needed economic recovery,
而且有违我们国家收容各国难民
but it impeaches our humanitarian reputation in providing asylum
使他们免遭迫害和死亡的
for displaced people fleeing their own countries
人道主义精神
to escape death and persecution.
我已经尽最大努力劝说我尊敬的阁下
I did my best to persuade my Right Honourable Friend