VOA常速英语2020--为弗洛伊德抱不平 明尼阿波里斯抗议升温

This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd.

欢迎收听VOA新闻，我是远程播报的大卫·伯德。

Thousands of protesters streamed into Washington D.C. and other U.S. cities on Saturday in continued protests against police brutality¹ and racial injustice². We get more from AP's Ben Thomas.

周六，数千名抗议者涌入华盛顿特区以及其他一些美国城市，持续抗议警方的暴力行为和种族歧视。请听美联社记者本·托马斯发回的详细报道。

Neither the steamy summer heat nor coronavirus fears could keep thousands of protesters from gathering³ across the DC metro⁴ area intent on marching toward the White House.

炙热的暑气和对新冠的恐惧都没能阻止数千名抗议者聚集在华盛顿特区，向白宫方向游行示威。

Military vehicles and officers in fatigues⁵ closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned for March. Mayor Muriel Bowser was cheered as she walked to the portion of sixteenth street near the White House that she renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza⁶.

一些军用车辆和疲惫的警官们封锁了华盛顿的很多地方，想要提前阻止游行。市长穆丽尔·鲍泽在走向白宫附近的第16街时获得了人们的欢呼声。穆丽尔·鲍泽已将这里改名为“黑人的命也是命广场”。

These types of gatherings⁷ remind us about us being human and about the need for all of us as one human race coming together to solve the problems of our community.

这类集会提醒我们，大家都是人，我们应该以共同为人的身份团结起来，一起解决各种问题。

Reverend Adrian Nelson of Lomax AME Zion Church tells WJLA that was what was lost in Minneapolis, was the humanity of George Floyd.

洛马克斯教堂的牧师艾德里安·纳尔逊表示，明尼阿波里斯市缺少的正是对乔治·弗洛伊德的人道。

Ben Thomas, Washington.

感谢收听本·托马斯从华盛顿发回的报道。

1 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

2 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

5 fatigues   

n.疲劳( fatigue的名词复数 )；杂役；厌倦；（士兵穿的）工作服

参考例句：

• The patient fatigues easily. 病人容易疲劳。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Instead of training the men were put on fatigues/fatigue duty. 那些士兵没有接受训练，而是派去做杂务。 来自辞典例句

6 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。

7 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。