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Protesters, Police Still Clashing Over Disputed North Dakota Pipeline¹

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Once again, those protesting a pipeline slated³ to cross traditional Indian lands in North Dakota clashed with police. That was yesterday. They believe that it threatens the water that goes to the nearby Standing⁴ Rock Sioux Reservation. For more, we're joined by Jeff Brady who's on the line with us from Bismarck, N.D.

Good morning.

JEFF BRADY, BYLINE⁵: Good morning, Renee.

MONTAGNE: And Jeff, we know the overall goal for those protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline is to reroute that pipeline away from the nearby reservation. But what is their immediate⁶ goal?

BRADY: Their immediate goal yesterday was to try and get in the way of that construction. You'll remember last week there were protests that turned violent. More than 100 people were arrested and, in that case, protesters had set up camps in the path of the pipeline construction. Police cleared them out. And since then, they've been trying to get back.

Morton County sheriff's office says early Wednesday, a few people built this kind of makeshift wood bridge so that protesters could get across a large creek⁷ and occupy that construction site. Police in small boats - they knocked down that bridge and threatened to arrest anyone who went across for trespassing⁸.

Officers used pepper spray and what they called non-lethal ammunition⁹. One protester I talked to lifted his shirt for me, showed me this big, round bruise¹⁰ under his left arm, bright red and purple. And he said he thought he'd been hit by some sort of beanbag that an officer had fired at him. There was a standoff for a few hours, then protesters dispersed¹¹ and went back to the camps where hundreds of people are still staying even today.

MONTAGNE: So the goal was to occupy this construction site, but it sounds like they did not succeed.

BRADY: No, not yesterday. And I think they realize that they really can't outpower the police. There are officers coming in from other states to help here. And some protesters couldn't even get near where the action was. They were on the opposite side of a river, so a few of them actually waded¹² into the water, and it's very cold this time of year. They started yelling at police.

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STEPHANIE JASPER: Your paychecks come from our tax dollars - out of our paychecks.

BRADY: That voice you hear is Stephanie Jasper from Tampa Bay, Fla. She was standing waist-deep in the water. She tried to get officers to turn in their badges and join the protesters. She did not get any takers, I have to say. After the protest, I sat down with Jasper and she talked about this one protest technique that's pretty unique.

JASPER: There were also people holding mirrors just asking the cops to look at themselves and reflect. And then look at us and see that we are unarmed and to kind of count the weapons that they had on them and count the weapons that we had on us. And the only weapon that we have is prayer.

BRADY: So - very earnest person there, totally opposed to this pipeline and certainly wants to make sure that anyone who will listen, she can tell them that.

MONTAGNE: And...

BRADY: I'm also...

MONTAGNE: But...

BRADY: I should also mentioned that there was one arrest yesterday. The Morton County sheriff's office said one person was arrested for buying canoes and kayaks and then trying to get people to move across the creek in those...

MONTAGNE: Well, just briefly¹³ - President Obama also weighed in on the Dakota Access Pipeline. He - earlier this week, he said the U.S. Army Corps¹⁴ of Engineers is looking at changing the route of the pipeline. What's the reaction to that in just 15 seconds?

BRADY: Yeah, the court hasn't said much. The company that's building the pipeline was very surprised by this. It was news to them. And now we really just need to wait and see where the corps is going to come down on this - if they're going to choose a new route or not.

MONTAGNE: Jeff, thanks very much.

BRADY: Thank you.

MONTAGNE: That's NPR's Jeff Brady in Bismarck, N.D.

1 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

2 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

3 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

8 trespassing   

[法]非法入侵

参考例句：

• He told me I was trespassing on private land. 他说我在擅闯私人土地。
• Don't come trespassing on my land again. 别再闯入我的地界了。

9 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

10 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。

11 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

12 waded   

（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
• He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。

13 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

14 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。