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shì jiè
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Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
immigrant / migrant
yímín
移民
amnesty / pardon
tèshè
特赦
measure / policy
cuòshī
措施
，
up to / at most
zuìduō
最多
500,000
wǔshí wàn
50万
undocumented
wú zhèngjiàn
无证件
immigrants
yímín
移民
can / may
kě
可
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
legal / lawful
héfǎ
合法
status / identity
shēnfèn
身份
。

Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
on (date marker)
yú
于
April 14
sì yuè shísì rì
4月14日
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to finalize / to confirm
quèdìng
确定
aspect particle
le
了
a / one (measure word for measures)
yī xiàng
一项
immigrant
yímín
移民
amnesty
tèshè
特赦
measure / policy
cuòshī
措施
，
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
up to
zuìduō
最多
500,000
wǔshí wàn
50万
measure word for people
míng
名
undocumented
wú zhèngjiàn
无证件
immigrants
yímín
移民
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
one-year
yī nián qī
一年期
residency
jūliú
居留
and
hé
和
work
gōngzuò
工作
permit / permission
xǔkě
许可
。
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Sanchez
Sāngqièsī
桑切斯
described this as
jiāng
将
this measure
cǐ jǔ
此举
to call / to describe as
chēngwéi
称为
an act of justice
zhèngyì zhī jǔ
正义之举
，
while / whereas
ér
而
opposition party
fǎnduì dǎng
反对党
however / on the other hand
zé
则
to give / to offer
yǔyǐ
予以
strong / intense
qiángliè
强烈
criticism
pīpíng
批评
。

April 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
on (date marker)
yú
于
April 14
sì yuè shísì rì
4月14日
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to finalize / to confirm
quèdìng
确定
aspect particle
le
了
a / one (measure word for policies)
yī xiàng
一项
immigrant
yímín
移民
amnesty
tèshè
特赦
measure / policy
cuòshī
措施
，
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
up to
zuìduō
最多
500,000
wǔshí wàn
50万
measure word for people
míng
名
undocumented
wú zhèngjiàn
无证件
immigrants
yímín
移民
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
legal
héfǎ
合法
status
shēnfèn
身份
。
this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
through / by means of
tōngguò
通过
emergency decree
jǐnjí fǎlìng
紧急法令
method / approach
fāngshì
方式
to implement / to carry out
shíshī
实施
，
to bypass / to circumvent
ràoguò
绕过
aspect particle
le
了
opposition party
fǎnduì dǎng
反对党
to hold / to occupy
zhàn
占
majority
duōshù
多数
structural particle
de
的
parliament
yìhuì
议会
。
application
shēnqǐng
申请
conditions / requirements
tiáojiàn
条件
include
bāokuò
包括
：
applicant
shēnqǐng rén
申请人
must have / required to
xū yú
须于
January 1, 2026
2026 nián yī yuè yī rì
2026年1月1日
before
qián
前
to arrive in
dǐdá
抵达
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
，
locally / in the country
zài dāngdì
在当地
to reside / to live
jūzhù
居住
at least / full
mǎn
满
five months
wǔ gè yuè
五个月
and also / moreover
qiě
且
without / no
wú
无
criminal record
fànzuì jìlù
犯罪记录
。
meeting the requirements
fúhé tiáojiàn
符合条件
structural particle
de
的
applicant
shēnqǐng rén
申请人
can obtain / will receive
kě huòdé
可获得
one-year
yī nián qī
一年期
residency
jūliú
居留
and
hé
和
work
gōngzuò
工作
permit
xǔkě
许可
，
application
shēnqǐng
申请
window / period
chuāngkǒu
窗口
will close on
jiāng yú
将于
June 30
liù yuè sānshí rì
6月30日
to close
guānbì
关闭
。
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Sanchez
Sāngqièsī
桑切斯
described this
jiāng
将
this measure
cǐ jǔ
此举
to call / to describe as
chēngwéi
称为
an act of justice
zhèngyì zhī jǔ
正义之举
，
to emphasize / to stress
qiángdiào
强调
already in / already living in
yǐ zài
已在
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
working
gōngzuò
工作
and
hé
和
living
shēnghuó
生活
structural particle
de
的
people
rén
人
should enjoy / are entitled to
yīng xiǎngyǒu
应享有
equal rights
píngděng quánlì
平等权利
。
opposition party
fǎnduì dǎng
反对党
People Party
Rénmín Dǎng
人民党
leader
lǐngxiù
领袖
Feijoo (opposition leader)
Fèihuò
费霍
to denounce it as
chì zhī wéi
斥之为
inhumane
bù réndào
不人道
、
unfair
bù gōngpíng
不公平
and
qiě
且
unsustainable
bù kě chíxù
不可持续
structural particle
de
的
measure
cuòshī
措施
。
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
，
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
across the country
gèdì
各地
immigration
yímín
移民
affairs / matters
shìwù
事务
office
bàngōngshì
办公室
also
hái
还
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng yú
将于
next week
xià zhōu
下周
to hold / to take part in
jǔxíng
举行
strike
bàgōng
罢工
，
to protest
kàngyì
抗议
system
xìtǒng
系统
incapable of / unable to
wúlì
无力
to process / to handle
chǔlǐ
处理
such a large volume of
rúcǐ dàliàng de
如此大量的
applications
shēnqǐng
申请
。

New Words

tàikōng tànsuǒ
太空探索
space exploration
shāngyè tàikōng lǚyóu
商业太空旅游
commercial space travel
wèixīng
卫星
satellite
sīrén gōngsī
私人公司
private companies
chéngběn
成本
cost
kěchóngfùshǐyòng
可重复使用
reusable
huǒjiàn
火箭
rocket
jīgòu
机构
agencies
hézuò
合作
collaboration
jīngjì
经济
economic

News in English

China & World

Spain Formally Approves Amnesty Measure Allowing Up to 500,000 Undocumented Migrants to Apply for Legal Status

Spain government on April 14 finalized a migrant amnesty measure allowing up to 500,000 undocumented immigrants to apply for one-year residency and work permits. Prime Minister Sanchez called it an act of justice, while the opposition condemned it.

Space exploration companies are accelerating commercial space travel and satellite deployment initiatives.

Private companies are successfully reducing the cost of space access through reusable rocket technology.

These advancements are opening new opportunities for space-based services including communications, earth observation, and tourism.

International space agencies are increasingly collaborating with private companies on ambitious space missions.

Space industry experts predict that commercial space activities will generate significant economic value in the coming decades.

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hǎishang
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紧张
situation
júshì
局势
escalates
jiājù
加剧
。

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fēilǜbīn
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nánhǎi
南海
renewed
zàiqǐ
再起
friction
móca
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Zhōng-Yìn
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interrupted / suspended
zhōngduàn
中断
six years
liù nián
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particle
de
的
border trade
biānjìng màoyì
边境贸易
from / via
cóng
从
Himalaya
Xǐmǎlāyǎ
喜马拉雅
mountain pass
shānkǒu
山口
to resume / to restore
huīfù
恢复
。

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Wěinèiruìlā
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interim government
línshí zhèngfǔ
临时政府
and / with
yǔ
与
opposition (political)
fǎnduìpài
反对派
to open / to initiate
kāiqǐ
开启
the United States
Měiguó
美国
mediation / US-mediated
wòxuán
斡旋
structural particle
de
的
democratic / democracy
mínzhǔ
民主
transition
guòdù
过渡
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
。

Venezuelan Interim Government Opens US-Backed Talks With Opposition on Democratic Transition