美国女巫上街施法对抗特朗普，遭基督徒斗法

 　　At the stroke of midnight on last Saturday, a small group gathered outside Trump¹ Tower in New York to cast a spell of “magical resistance” on the president.

　　上周六午夜钟声敲响之时，一小伙人聚在了位于纽约的特朗普大楼外，一起对总统施放了一个“魔法抵抗”咒语。

　　The mass spell, which was organized by self-identified magician Michael Hughes, is a binding³ spell — meaning it’s intended to restrain Trump’s power, rather than cause harm.

　　这个群体咒语是由自我认定为魔术师的迈克尔·修斯组织的，这是一个有约束力的咒语，就是说它的目的是限制特朗普的权力而不是造成伤害。

　　美国女巫上街施法对抗特朗普，遭基督徒斗法

　　Katy Bohinc, a data scientist and poet who said she “regularly practices spells,” said she’s also been “resisting every way I possibly can without skipping work, but it may come to that.”

　　凯蒂·波因可是一个数据科学家兼诗人，她说自己“定期施咒，”并表示，“在不旷工的情况下，”自己也在“用各种可能的方式进行抵抗，而且也可能会用到咒术。”

　　“Do I think there’s a direct scientific line that we could draw, that maybe Monday he’ll be impeached⁴? Frankly⁵, there are realistic processes behind that, like Congress and the Senate,” she said. “But I do believe there are certain levels of energy in the universe and this definitely doesn’t hurt.”

　　“在我看来，会有那么一个我们可以采用的直接的科学方法，可能会使特朗普在星期一被弹劾吗？坦白说，在这背后是有现实可行的方法的，比如国会和参议院，”她说道。“然而我确实相信，在宇宙中有某种程度的能量，而且这绝对不会造成伤害。”

　　Davy Ran, a domestic violence counselor⁶, is Jewish and practices Kabbalah, as well as palm reading and tarot cards. She showed up too.

　　戴维·拉恩是一名家暴法律顾问，她也信奉犹太教，并且在练习喀巴拉（犹太教神秘主义体系）以及看手相和塔罗牌。她也露面了。

　　“I hope [the spell] will actually do something to stop Trump — bind² him, stop him and all the horrible things he’s doing in his administration,” she said. “I also hope it’ll inspire people to get involved.”

　　“我希望（这个咒语）确实会发挥作用来阻止特朗普，约束他，阻止他，并使他停止在政府中所作的一切可怕之事，”她说道。“我也希望这会鼓励人们参与进来。”

　　However, a “Christian⁷ mystic” named Donna, shouted a counter-prayer while brandishing⁸ a mirror at the witches to “reflect” the spell back on them.

　　然而，一个名叫唐娜的“基督教潜修者”一边大喊着对抗性祷告，一边向这些女巫挥舞着一面镜子，试图把这个咒语“反射”回她们身上。

　　“These people have just been very hateful and nasty, and I wanted to reflect it back at them,” she said. “I hope to protect Donald Trump…and I hope they will repent⁹.”

　　“这些人实在很可恨，而且很险恶，我想把咒语反射回她们身上，”她说。“我想保护唐纳德·特朗普……我希望她们会悔改。”

　　Donna wasn’t the only Christian who attempted to “protect” Trump from the witches — countless¹⁰ Christians¹¹ have been tweeting anti-witch prayers after one Christian Nationalist website put out a call to action.

　　唐娜不是唯一一个试图“保护”特朗普免受女巫伤害的基督徒。在一个基督徒民族主义者聚集的网站召集了这次行动后，无数基督徒发出了反抗女巫的祷告推文。

1 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。

2 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

3 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

4 impeached   

v.控告（某人）犯罪( impeach的过去式和过去分词 )；弹劾；对（某事物）怀疑；提出异议

参考例句：

• Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

6 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

7 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

8 brandishing   

v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀

参考例句：

• The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句

9 repent   

v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔

参考例句：

• He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

10 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

11 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。