'Today's article' is here: Switzerland’s Anti-Immigration Proposals Cause Rift with the EU | 英会話ニュース教材 Daily News Article.
Unlocking Word Meaning
rift a crack, split or break in something
ex: the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds.
rift - definition of rift in English from the Oxford dictionary.
jeopardize: to put something or somebody in a situation that is likely to result in danger or failure
initiative
reintroduce
enforce
quotas
leftist
Two anti-immigration proposals were put to public vote in Switzerland in 2014.
The first was an initiative to reintroduce and enforce quotas on immigrants, which means to limit the number of immigrants in Switzerland.
The second was an initiative which leads to discrimination, so the first proposal was admitted while the second was refused.
Unlocking Word Meaning
rift a crack, split or break in something
ex: the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds.
rift - definition of rift in English from the Oxford dictionary.
jeopardize: to put something or somebody in a situation that is likely to result in danger or failure
initiative
reintroduce
enforce
quotas
leftist
Two anti-immigration proposals were put to public vote in Switzerland in 2014.
The first was an initiative to reintroduce and enforce quotas on immigrants, which means to limit the number of immigrants in Switzerland.
The second was an initiative which leads to discrimination, so the first proposal was admitted while the second was refused.
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