I am a refugee and I am in shock at the home secretary’s announcement that people like me will now have to wait up to 30 years before they can apply for settlement in the UK – a sixfold increase on the current time period.(我是一名难民，内政大臣的声明令我震惊：像我这样的人现在必须等待长达30年才能申请在英国定居——这是现行期限的六倍。)
我是一名难民，内政大臣的声明令我震惊：像我这样的人现在必须等待长达30年才能申请在英国定居——这是现行期限的六倍。
It feels like a pile-on(群起而攻之；雪上加霜) at a time when asylum seekers and refugees are already facing a barrage of(连番的；一连串的) hostility in this country. Even before the announcement, refugees felt under siege(处于被围攻状态；四面楚歌). With the withdrawal of the right to ever become citizens for those of us who have “made a dangerous journey” and with frequent reviews of our refugee status to check if we are still deserving enough of protection or if we should be deported, our security in the UK is more vulnerable than ever.(对于“经历过危险旅程”的我们，成为公民的权利已被剥夺；我们的难民身份还频繁受到审查，以确认我们是否仍配得到保护，还是应被驱逐出境。我们在英国的安全感比以往任何时候都更加脆弱。)
这感觉像是雪上加霜——此时寻求庇护者和难民在本国已经遭受连番敌意。甚至在新规宣布之前，难民就已感到四面楚歌。对于“经历过危险旅程”的我们，成为公民的权利已被剥夺；我们的难民身份还频繁受到审查，以确认我们是否仍配得到保护，还是应被驱逐出境。我们在英国的安全感比以往任何时候都更加脆弱。
According to the new rules, particular restrictions will be reserved for refugees who arrive in the UK on small boats or by other clandestine(秘密的；暗中的) means such as in freight lorries. This is a punishment for fleeing war and using the only option open to us(我们可用的；向我们开放的) to reach a safe country. The government talks a lot about how asylum seekers will be treated differently if they arrive by safe and legal routes. The problem is that almost none exist: the largest scheme, refugee family reunion – which allowed about 20,000 women, children and other eligible dependents to join recognised refugees in the UK – has been suspended for more than a year.(问题在于，这样的途径几乎不存在：最大的计划——难民家庭团聚计划，曾允许约2万名妇女、儿童及其他符合条件的受养人来英与已获认可的难民团聚——已被暂停一年有余。)
根据新规，乘小船或以货运卡车等其他秘密方式抵达英国的难民将受到特别限制。这是对我们逃离战争、使用唯一可行选择前往安全国家的惩罚。政府大谈特谈如果寻求庇护者通过安全合法的途径抵达，将受到不同对待。问题在于，这样的途径几乎不存在：最大的计划——难民家庭团聚计划，曾允许约2万名妇女、儿童及其他符合条件的受养人来英与已获认可的难民团聚——已被暂停一年有余。