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Migrant Crisis In The United States; Group Of Courageous Young Women In Afghanistan Attending School In Secret; Record-Breaking Skydiver Takes The Leap.

COY WIRE, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello, sunshine, happy Friday, Fri-yay. I`m Coy Wire. This is CNN 10, the best 10 minutes in news, where we tell you the

what, letting you decide what to think.

We`re going to start today with the latest news on migrants in the U.S. The headline, the number of people crossing the U.S. Mexico border is on the

rise. Border patrol agents apprehended more than 200,000 migrants illegally crossing the U.S. Mexico border in September alone, the highest number this year.
 

apprehend [͵æprɪˋhɛnd] v. 逮捕

Why? Analysts say there`s a complex mix of factors at play here, including changes to the U.S. border policy back in May increases in violence in

certain parts of Mexico and economic crises in places like Venezuela. The issues at the border are not new. Several presidential administrations in

a row have wrestled with the situation and the solutions are not simple, how much money should the government spend on border security? What methods
 

wrestle [ˋrɛs!] v. 努力解决；全力对付[（+with）]

should be used to secure the border? How should people trying to cross the border be processed? Those are just some of the biggest sticking points
 

sticking point（谈判等的）症结点；关键

with this issue.

The city of San Diego, California recently declared a humanitarian crisis, asking for more federal resources in dealing with the increase of migrants.

CNN`s Camila Bernal is in San Diego at the U.S. Mexico border to give us a closer look at the growing crisis.

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CAMILLA BERNAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A dramatic increase. Hundreds of migrants almost constantly arriving in waves into the

California border.

Sometimes 50 or 100 or just five. Many with the help of a so-called coyote or smuggler. We ran into one operating openly at the border. He asked us
 

coyote [kaɪˋot] n.【俚】引外国人从墨西哥偷渡进入美国的不法分子; （北美大草原的）郊狼，土狼

not to show his face and distort his voice.
 

distort [dɪsˋtɔrt] v. 使失真，使（电视等的声音、影像）变形

(On-camera): He says to get to the U.S. you need at least $2,500.

(Voice-over): The illegal trafficking of people operating almost like a travel agency. The Coyotes arrange the trip starting in the Middle East,
 

trafficking [ˋtræfɪkɪŋ] n. 非法交易（尤指毒品买卖）

Asia, South or Central America. Then they buy plane tickets and tell migrants exactly where to go.

With each paying a few thousand dollars or between 9,000 to 12,000 for Mexican nationals, The business is lucrative.
 

national [ˋnæʃən!] n. 国民，国人

(On-camera): He says they`re at war with another cartel, and so the only way they can get money is by bringing people in.
 

cartel [kɑrˋtɛl] n.（多家公司为控制价格和限制竞争联合组成的）卡特尔，同业联盟

(Voice-over): People like Alexander.

(On-camera): He says he came here because of the violence that you live in Colombia.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The number of hundreds of people being here at any given time over the last couple weeks is not normal.

BERNAL: Behind me is Mexico. This is an area in Boulevard, California, where there is a gap in the border wall. So a lot of the migrants are able

to just walk into the United States. They continue this walk along the border wall and eventually turn themselves into border patrol. This is

where that asylum process begins.
 

asylum [əˋsaɪləm] n. 避难；政治避难权

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WIRE: San Diego is not the only city dealing with an influx of migrants and asylum seekers. In New York City, the shelter system is straining under
 

strain [stren] v. 繃緊

the influx of migrants. So officials are pushing back against a legal agreement that says they have to provide emergency housing. This week, the
 

push back 抵制，反制

mayor of New York City, Eric Adams is traveling through Latin America where he says he will discourage migrants from coming to New York.
 

discourage [dɪsˋkɝɪdʒ] v. 劝阻；打消

And in Chicago, the governor, JB Pritzker and the mayor, Brandon Johnson confronted top White House officials demanding, they take steps to address
 

confront [kənˋfrʌnt] v. 勇敢地面對；正視；對抗

the migrant crisis. President Biden pledged in 2020 to never build another foot of wall along the U.S. Mexico border saying that it was not a serious

policy solution, but now citing high illegal entry, his administration has just announced it will waive 26 federal laws in order to build and add 20
 

waive [wev] v. 放棄；撤回；不強求執行（規則等）；擱置；推遲

more miles of border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley. It`s an area with especially high illegal entries. From last October to August, there were

nearly 300,000 encounters there. There are no easy solutions. And the number of border crossings is expected to increase further as local and
 

encounter [ɪnˋkaʊntɚ] n. 遭遇，衝突[（+with）]；偶然（或短暫的）碰見

federal agencies continue to grapple with solutions.

Ten second trivia.

Kubal is the capital city of what country?

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, or Yemen?

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. A nation of about 39 million people.

Next, we have a story about a courageous group of young women in Afghanistan who are having to secretly get an education. The Taliban, a

radical group took over the country in 2021 after the U.S. controversially pulled out its troops. And that`s when life got difficult, especially for

women. They shut down schools for women. They ban them from public spaces, but we`re about to meet a group of young women who are sneaky and secretly

getting an education because they feel it`s absolutely worth the risk.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You are witnessing a courageous act of rebellion. Young girls gather to learn in a secret classroom. To the Taliban, they are
 

rebellion [rɪˋbɛljən] n. 反抗

criminals, defying a ban on female education. But these students say they`re determined to continue their schooling no matter the cost. Two of

them told us why.

YALDA, STUDENT AT SRAK SCHOOL` NETWORK (through translator): I`ve told myself that even if the Taliban arrests me, I will stand up and tell them I

don`t want to be kept at home. She says, I just want to learn. And that is not a crime.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: CNN was granted access to this underground classroom. On the condition, we can conceal the identity of the students and staff and

keep the location hidden. Around 30 students huddle into this little room to learn everything from science to math, to tailoring and drawing. This is
 

tailoring [ˋtelərɪŋ] n. 裁缝技术

one of nine secret schools that educate more than 400 girls across eight Afghan provinces. It is operated by a clandestine network called SRAK.
 

clandestine [klænˋdɛstɪn] adj. 秘密的；暗中的；偷偷摸摸（干）的

Families find the program through word of mouth and demand is growing.
 

word of mouth 口碑；口头传播；口耳相传

It was founded by this woman, Parasto Hakim. She says because of her activism, she was recently forced to flee Afghanistan. But in the summer of

2021, as Kabul fell to the Taliban, she tells us she anticipated the ban on female education and got to work.

PARASTO HAKIM, FOUNDER OF SRAK SCHOOLS` NETWORK: So we were watching some documentaries. I was looking at Afghan woman setting up NGOs and hiding

undergrounded places.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Inspired in part by Christiane Amanpour`s 1996, CNN documentary Battle for Afghanistan. Hakim began to follow the

example of women set nearly 25 years ago.

FARANAZ: I love my work. It`s my right to work. And I need to work.

HAKIM: Afghanistan as fully shattered. It is in darkness.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The Taliban is forcing women into this darkness, effectively erasing them from much of public life. The U.N. says the
 

effectively [ɪˋfɛktɪvlɪ] adv. 实际上

group`s draconian rules may amount to gender apartheid and crimes against humanity. But this little classroom in the shadows provides a ray of hope.
 

draconian [drəˋkonɪən] adj. 严苛的；残酷的

amount to 等同

apartheid [əˋpɑrt͵het] n.（南非）种族隔离政策；隔离，分离

The school is like a light for me, she says. It is like a road for me that I can see happiness in sunrise at the end of it. Brave women and girls

dreaming of a future without the Taliban and boldly preparing to step out into the light again.

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WIRE: All right, for today`s story, getting a 10 out of 10, it`s a bird. It`s a plane. No, it`s a 104-year-old skydiver, Dorothy Hoffner, in Ottawa, Illinois,

kicked her, walk her to the curb, then went up in a plane, 13,500 feet. And she reportedly said, "Let`s go, Geronimo."
 

curb [kɝb] n. 路边，（人行道旁的）镶边石，边栏

geronimo [dʒəˋrɑnəmo] int.【儿语】杰罗尼莫！（人从高处跳下时发出的吶喊声）

Ms. Dorothy coming in hot zoom in and fallen at a speed of 120 miles per hour. It`s believed that she has just set the record for oldest person to

ever tandem skydive. The world record was set in 2022 in Sweden by a 103- year-old. But Ms. Dorothy`s bid has been sent to the Guinness World Records for certification. She said she wasn`t scared at all. And this reminds us
 

tandem [ˋtændəm] adj. 一前一后的；串联的

bid [bɪd] n. 企图；努力

that it`s never too late to chase our dreams. She didn`t start skydiving until she was 100 years old.

Today`s shout out goes to Ms. Dorothy. And Mr. Crosby and the whole crew at Trailridge Middle School in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Rise up. Thanks to all

of you, who`ve learned and laughed with us this week. Before we send you out with a look back at some of the moments we`ve shared. Remember, you are

more powerful than you know. I`m Coy Wire. We are CNN 10. It`s been a blessing to spend this week with you.

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