2021年经济学人 一年要闻 美国种族示威蔓延全球 英国正式脱离欧盟 白俄选举引发抗议

The death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of police in Minneapolis sparked the worst unrest across America for decades. Floyd’s cry that he couldn’t breathe to the officer kneeling on his neck reverberated¹ around the world. The incident led to a surge in global support for Black Lives Matter and a reckoning with the legacy² of slavery and colonialism. Toppling statues of white men was de rigueur for woke activists³ in many cities. America endured a summer of protest; notable flashpoints included Kenosha and Portland.

在明尼阿波利斯，黑人乔治·弗洛伊德死于警察之手，这引发了美国几十年来最严重的骚乱。弗洛伊德对跪压他脖子上的警察求饶，他窒息般的呼救声传遍了全球。这一事件导致全球支持“黑人的命也是命”的呼声高涨，人们开始反思奴隶制和殖民主义的遗留问题。在许多城市，推翻白人男性雕像是觉醒的活动人士的一贯做法。美国的抗议活动持续了一整个夏天；著名的抗议地点包括基诺沙市和波特兰市。

Britain officially left the European Union on January 31st, entering a transition period that ends on December 31st. Talks about a trade deal dragged on. Whatever the outcome, Britons were told to expect delays when visiting the continent from now on.

英国于1月31日正式脱离欧盟，进入12月31日结束的过渡期。关于贸易协定的谈判被推迟。无论结果如何，英国人都将被告知，即日起访问欧洲大陆的行程将会推迟。

Venezuelan troops intercepted⁴ two small boatloads of men who wanted to overthrow⁵ the country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro. “Operation Gideon” was led by two former members of America’s special forces. Six of the invaders⁶, a group of deserters and Maduro opponents, were executed.

委内瑞拉军队拦截了两船人员，他们想要推翻该国独裁者尼古拉斯·马杜罗。“吉迪恩行动”由两名前美国特种部队成员领导。六名入侵者(一群逃兵和马杜罗的反对者)被处决。

Western intelligence fingered the Kremlin for trying to assassinate⁷ Alexei Navalny, Russia’s main opposition⁸ leader. Poisoned by novichok, a nerve agent, Mr Navalny fell ill on a plane and was airlifted to Germany for treatment. He eventually recovered and later called on the eu to impose sanctions on high-ranking Russian oligarchs.

西方情报机构指责克里姆林宫试图暗杀俄罗斯主要反对派领导人阿列克谢·纳瓦尔尼(Alexei Navalny)。纳瓦尔尼在飞机上感染了神经毒剂诺维乔克(novichok)，随后被送往德国接受治疗。他最终康复，并呼吁欧盟对俄罗斯高级寡头实施制裁。

King of pain

领导者之殇

Belarus was thrown into crisis when Alexander Lukashenko won a sixth term as president in another rigged election. Widespread protests were brutally⁹ suppressed by state goons, forcing opposition leaders to flee the country.

亚历山大·卢卡申科在一场被操纵的选举中第六次当选白俄罗斯总统，白俄罗斯因此陷入危机。大规模的抗议活动被政府的暴徒残酷镇压，迫使反对派领导人逃离该国。

Israel’s third election in less than a year led to a power-sharing agreement, with Binyamin Netanyahu remaining as prime minister until November 2021. Israel also signed peace deals, brokered¹⁰ by the Trump¹¹ administration, with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. Other Arab countries may follow.

以色列在不到一年的时间里举行了第三次选举，双方达成了权力分享协议，本雅明·内塔尼亚胡将继续担任总理，直到2021年11月。在特朗普政府的斡旋下，以色列还与阿拉伯联合酋长国、巴林、摩洛哥和苏丹签署了和平协议。其他阿拉伯国家可能会效仿。

1 reverberated   

回响，回荡( reverberate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使反响，使回荡，使反射

参考例句：

• Her voice reverberated around the hall. 她的声音在大厅里回荡。
• The roar of guns reverberated in the valley. 炮声响彻山谷。

2 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 intercepted   

拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻

参考例句：

• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

5 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

6 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。

7 assassinate   

vt.暗杀，行刺，中伤

参考例句：

• The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
• A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。

8 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

9 brutally   

adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地

参考例句：

• The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
• A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。

10 brokered   

adj.由权力经纪人安排（或控制）的v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的过去式和过去分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
• Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚，把生意都抢了过去，我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白

11 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。