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Young Migrants From Central America Risk Life and Limb to Get to US
For the tens of thousands of young people from Central America trying to enter the U.S. illegally, the trip north is fraught with hardship and danger.
Ricardo Reyes, a 16-year-old Honduran student, lost his leg trying to get into the United States.
And eight-year-old Jonquil Ramirez Ramos went missing after he was sent to America.
Two cautionary tales about the dangers young migrants face as they make the arduous month-long trip through Mexico to the U.S. border, often short on food and always hiding from authorities.
Reyes traveled alone, hoping to make money for his family once he arrived in America.
“I went because I wanted to help my father, get them out of poverty, wanted to fix the house," said Reyes.
Ricardo Reyes says the accident happened when he tried to hop onto a moving freight train in Mexico. The train known as the “beast” is used by thousands of immigrants. He lost his balance, fell and his leg got caught under the rail wheels.
Ramos’ family paid a smuggler $5,000 to reunite the eight year-old with his mother living as an undocumented worker in Miami. His aunt Yamileth Ramirez says they have not heard from him since.
“It's scary that they would go alone because sometimes, like what we are going through right now, we wonder if he is there, or not, or what they could have done to him. We don't know anything," said Ramirez.
Ricardo’s mother, Inginia Reyes Martinez, was at first devastated by the news of his accident but now takes some comfort in knowing that her son is home again.
“But I ask him to keep going, that he has to keep going and he doesn't have to feel [different]. He has to feel like the rest and be like he was before," said Martinez.
Reyes says he hopes others learn from his experience.
“I would recommend that they don't go because of the way the road is. It's not very easy. They get you down on the train or immigration chases you. No, the road is not easy," he said.
Looking back he says trying to sneak into America is not worth the risk of being injured, robbed, arrested or worse.
詞匯解析
commander
難度：2星擴展詞匯，屬常用10000詞
英漢解釋
n.司令官；指揮官
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The commander ordered a counterattack.
司令官命令反攻。
The army was arrayed before the commander.
部隊在指揮官前列好陣勢。
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strain
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.拉緊；緊張；血統(tǒng)；筆調(diào)；（動植物或疾病的）品種
v.拉緊；勞累；過分使用
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The rope finally broke under the strain.
繃緊的繩子終于斷了。
用作動詞 (v.)
Too heavy a load will strain the rope to its breaking point.
負載過重會把繩子拉緊到崩斷的地步。
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pressure
難度：5星基本詞匯，屬常用1000詞
英漢解釋
n.壓強；壓力；壓迫
v.施壓
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The tooth became sore to pressure and there is a dull gnawing pain.
該齒對于壓迫作痛，且有鈍麻如咬的疼痛。
用作動詞 (v.)
Don't be pressured into making any rash decisions.
不要在施壓下做出輕率的決定。
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province
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.省
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
British Columbia is a province of Canada.
不列顛哥倫比亞是加拿大的一個剩
Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang Province.
杭州是浙江的省會城市。
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observer
難度：2星擴展詞匯，屬常用10000詞
英漢解釋
n.觀察者
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用作名詞 (n.)
Each observer's prediction has been borne out.
每個觀察者的預料已被證實了。
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limit
難度：5星基本詞匯，屬常用1000詞
英漢解釋
n.限度；限制；界限
vt.限制；限定
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Her ambition knows no limit.
她的野心沒有限度。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
We must limit our spending.
我們必須限制我們的開支。
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urgent
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
adj.緊急的；急迫的；堅持要求的
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用作形容詞 (adj.)
They've made an urgent request for international aid.
他們緊急請求國際援助。
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