VOA常速英语2019--智利因不平等问题而爆发大规模抗议示威

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As many as a million Chileans are protesting in the capital, Santiago, in the biggest demonstrations¹ yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched² inequality in the South American nation.

多达100万名智利市民在首都圣地亚哥抗议，这是自一周前发生暴力事件以来最大的规模的抗议示威行动。上周抗议的原因是人们认为这里这个南美洲国家有着根深蒂固的不平等问题。

Demonstrators waving flags, blowing whistles and horns, and wafting³ incense⁴ and bearing placards urging political and social change streamed through the city streets on Friday.

抗议示威者挥舞着旗子、吹着口哨和号角、挥舞着香、举着布告，敦促进行政治变革和社会变革。周五他们涌动在大街小巷。

Also protesters tried to force their way onto the grounds of Chile's Congress in Valparaiso. Police fired tear gas to fend⁵ off hundreds of demonstrators on the perimeter⁶ as some lawmakers and administrative⁷ staff hurried out of the legislative⁸ building.

此外，抗议示威者还试图迫近智利瓦尔帕莱索的国会。警方发射了催泪弹以挡开外围的数百名示威者，与此同时，一些议员和政府官员急匆匆地从国会大楼跑出。

At least 19 people have died in the turmoil⁹ that has swept the South American nation. The unrest began as a protest over a 4-cent increase in subway fares and soon morphed into a larger movement over growing inequality in one of Latin America's wealthiest countries.

至少19人在这次席卷全国的动乱中死亡。这次动乱发生时，人们也在对地铁费涨4美分而发起抗议——地铁费引发的抗议演变成了针对不平等问题的更大规模运动。智利是拉丁美洲最富裕的国家之一。

1 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

2 entrenched   

adj.确立的，不容易改的(风俗习惯)

参考例句：

• Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
• If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。

3 wafting   

v.吹送，飘送，（使）浮动( waft的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• But that gentle fragrance was clearly wafting from the window. 但那股淡淡的香气，却分明是从母亲的窗户溢出的。 来自互联网
• The picture-like XueGuo, wafting dense flavor of Japan, gives us a kind of artistic enjoyment. 画一般的雪国，飘溢着浓郁的日本风情，给人以美的享受。 来自互联网

4 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

5 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。

6 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

7 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

8 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

9 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。