南非厨师因太胖被新西兰拒签
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南非厨师阿尔伯特在新西兰一家餐馆工作了六年,如今因为太胖在更新工作签证时被拒,面临被驱逐。新西兰移民局官员称,阿尔伯特体重130公斤,不符合可接受的健康标准,这样的体重可能导致糖尿病、高血压、心脏病等健康问题,会对国家医疗服务造成负担。
 
Authorities in New Zealand have told a South African chef he is too fat to be allowed to live in the country.
 
Immigration officials said Albert Buitenhuis, who weighs 130kg, did not have "an acceptable standard of health".
 
He now faces expulsion(驱逐) despite shedding(脱落) 30kg since he moved to the city of Christchurch six years ago.
 
New Zealand has one of the highest obesity1 rates in the developed world, with nearly 30% of people overweight.
 
Mr Buitenhuis and his wife, Marthie, moved from South Africa to Christchurch in 2007. At the time, the chef weighed 160kg.
 
Until now, their annual work visas had been renewed with "very little problem", his wife said.
 
"We applied2 year after year and there were no issues," she said.
 
"They never mentioned Albert's weight or his health once and he was a lot heavier then."
 
But in early May, the couple was told their work visas had been declined because of Mr Buitenhuis's weight.
 
"The irony3 is that at the moment he weighs less than when we first arrived in New Zealand and also less than in his first medical, which was accepted by [immigration authorities]," his wife said.
 
The couple has appealed to(呼吁,上诉) New Zealand's immigration minister, citing the chef's recent weight loss.
 
An immigration spokesman said Mr Buitenhuis's application had been rejected because his obesity put him at "significant risk" of complications including diabetes4, hypertension and heart disease.
 
"It is important that all migrants have an acceptable standard of health to minimise costs and demands on New Zealand's health services," he said.


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1 obesity Dv1ya     
n.肥胖,肥大
参考例句:
  • One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
  • Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。
2 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
3 irony P4WyZ     
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄
参考例句:
  • She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
  • In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。
4 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句:
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
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