Good morning everyone. This past week we've seen the best and the worst of humanity. The heinous1 terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, in Iraq and Nigeria. They showed us once again the depths of the terrorist's depravity.
And at the same time we saw the world come together in solidarity2. Parisians opening their doors to anyone trapped in the street, taxi drivers turning off their meters to get people home safety, people lining3 up to donate blood. These simple human acts are a powerful reminder4 that we cannot be broken and in the face of terror we stand as one. In the wake of these terrible events, I understand the anxiety that many Americans feel. I really do. I don't dismiss the fear of a terrorist bomb going off. There's nothing President Obama and I take more seriously though, than keeping the American people safe.
In the past few weeks though, we've heard an awful lot of people suggest that the best way to keep America safe is to prevent any Syrian refugee from gaining asylum5 in the United States.
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So let's set the record straight how it works for a refugee to get asylum. Refugees face the most rigorous screening of anyone who comes to the United States. First they are finger printed, then they undergo a thorough background check, then they are interviewed by the Department of Homeland Security. And after that the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center, the Department of Defense6 and the Department of State, they all have to sign off on access.
And to address the specific terrorism concerns we are talking about now, we've instituted another layer of checks just for Syrian refugees. There is no possibility of being overwhelmed by a flood of refugees landing on our doorstep tomorrow. Right now, refugees wait 18 to 24 months while the screening process is completed. And unlike in Europe, refugees don't set foot in the United States until they are thoroughly7 vetted8.
Let's also remember who the vast majority of these refugees are: women, children, orphans9, survivors10 of torture, people desperately11 in need medical help. <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州閱讀寫作培訓(xùn)</a>
To turn them away and say there is no way you can ever get here would play right into the terrorists' hands. We know what ISIL -- we know what they hope to accomplish. They flat-out told us.
Earlier this year, the top ISIL leader al-Baghdadi revealed the true goal of their attacks. Here's what he said: "Compel the crusaders to actively12 destroy the gray zone themselves. Muslims in the West will quickly find themselves between one and two choices. Either apostatize or emigrate to the Islamic State and thereby13 escape persecution14. " So it's clear. It's clear what ISIL wants. They want to manufacture a clash between civilizations. They want frightened people to think in terms of "us versus15 them."
They want us to turn our backs on Muslims victimized by terrorism. But this gang of thugs peddling16 a warped17 ideology18, they will never prevail. The world is united in our resolve to end their evil. And the only thing ISIL can do is spread terror in hopes that we will in turn, turn on ourselves. We will betray our ideals and take actions, actions motivated by fear that will drive more recruits into the arms of ISIL. That's how they win. We win by prioritizing our security as we've been doing. Refusing to compromise our fundamental American values: freedom, openness, tolerance19. That's who we are. That's how we win. <A hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/MiNifoRm.html>蘇州作文培訓(xùn)班</a>
May God continue to bless the United States of America and God bless our troops.
1 heinous
adj.可憎的，十惡不赦的
參考例句：
They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他們承認了極其惡劣的罪行。 I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想見那個十惡不赦的人。
2 solidarity
n.團結(jié)；休戚相關(guān)
參考例句：
They must preserve their solidarity.他們必須維護他們的團結(jié)。 The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中國各族人民之間的團結(jié)堅如磐石。
3 lining
n.襯里，襯料
參考例句：
The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套襯里破了。 Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔蘚墊在鐵絲籃里很漂亮。
4 reminder
n.提醒物，紀(jì)念品；暗示，提示
參考例句：
I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到圖書館的催還單。 It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.總是得發(fā)給她一份最后催繳通知，她才付應(yīng)該交的房租。
5 asylum
n.避難所，庇護所，避難
參考例句：
The people ask for political asylum.人們請求政治避難。 Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他們最終獲得了在西方尋求多年的避難權(quán)。
6 defense
n.防御，保衛(wèi)；[pl.]防務(wù)工事；辯護，答辯
參考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有權(quán)獲得辯護。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.戰(zhàn)爭使那個地區(qū)擠滿了軍隊和防御工程人員。
7 thoroughly
adv.完全地，徹底地，十足地
參考例句：
The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下種。 The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵們都系統(tǒng)地接受過保護武器的訓(xùn)練。
8 vetted
v.審查（某人過去的記錄、資格等）( vet的過去式和過去分詞 )；調(diào)查；檢查；診療
參考例句：
The recruits were thoroughly vetted before they were allowed into the secret service. 情報機關(guān)招募的新成員要經(jīng)過嚴(yán)格的審查。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 All staff are vetted for links with extremist groups before being employed. 所有職員錄用前均須審查是否與極端分子團體有關(guān)。 來自辭典例句
9 orphans
孤兒( orphan的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 貧苦的孤兒們吃不飽飯。 Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 這些孤兒的叔父成為他們的監(jiān)護人。
10 survivors
幸存者，殘存者，生還者( survivor的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 緊緊抓住救生筏的幸存者
11 desperately
adv.極度渴望地，絕望地，孤注一擲地
參考例句：
He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想辦法再見她一面。 He longed desperately to be back at home.他非?？释丶?。
12 actively
adv.積極地，勤奮地
參考例句：
During this period all the students were actively participating.在這節(jié)課中所有的學(xué)生都積極參加。 We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我們正在積極調(diào)解爭執(zhí)。
13 thereby
adv.因此，從而
參考例句：
I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我從未去過那座城市，因此對它不怎么熟悉。 He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英國公民，因而得到了投票權(quán)。
14 persecution
n. 迫害,煩擾
參考例句：
He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害時期逃離了法國。 Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他們的迫害只激起人民對他們的反抗。
15 versus
prep.以…為對手，對；與…相比之下
參考例句：
The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大賽是英格蘭對西班牙。 The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富緊張刺激的球賽是哈佛隊對耶魯隊。
16 peddling
忙于瑣事的，無關(guān)緊要的
參考例句：
He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes. 他的工作是上門推銷抹布和刷子。 "If he doesn't like peddling, why doesn't he practice law? "要是他不高興賣柴火，干嗎不當(dāng)律師呢？
17 warped
adj.反常的；乖戾的；（變）彎曲的；變形的v.弄彎，變歪( warp的過去式和過去分詞 )；使（行為等）不合情理，使乖戾，
參考例句：
a warped sense of humour 畸形的幽默感 The board has warped. 木板翹了。 來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
18 ideology
n.意識形態(tài)，(政治或社會的)思想意識
參考例句：
The ideology has great influence in the world.這種思想體系在世界上有很大的影響。 The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意識思想和靈感鼓動之間找到一個折衷。
19 tolerance
n.寬容；容忍，忍受；耐藥力；公差
參考例句：
Tolerance is one of his strengths.寬容是他的一個優(yōu)點。 Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人類對噪音的忍耐力有限。
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