VOA常速英语2021--美国1.6国会暴乱细节披露，共和党人极力维护特朗普

This is VOA News. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton.

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Four U.S. police officers told the congressional investigating committee on Tuesday in gripping detail

星期二，四名美国警察向国会调查委员会详细讲述了，

how an angry mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump¹ broke into the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th in an attempt to block certification of Joe Biden's win in the November presidential election.

1月6日那天，当时的总统唐纳德·特朗普的一群愤怒的支持者闯入美国国会大厦，试图阻止乔·拜登在11月总统选举中获胜的结果认证程序。

The officers said they feared for their lives as about 800 rioters stormed past outmanned law enforcement authorities.

官员们说，当大约800名暴徒冲过人手不足的执法部门时，他们担心自己的生命安全。

They testified that the rioters taunted² them with racial and political epithets³, sprayed chemical irritants at them and engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

他们作证说，暴徒用种族和政治称谓嘲弄他们，向他们喷洒化学刺激物，并进行肉搏战。

This was the first day of public hearings on the deadly mayhem more than six months ago, the worst attack in more than two centuries on the U.S. Capitol building.

这是就六个多月前发生的暴乱举行公开听证会的第一天，这次暴乱是两个多世纪以来美国国会大厦遭受的最严重袭击。

The select committee listening to the testimony⁴ is made up of seven Democratic members of the House of Representatives and two Republicans.

听取证词的特别委员会由7名众议院民主党议员和2名共和党议员组成。

The hearing Tuesday was broadcast live on television and the internet.

星期二的听证会在电视和互联网上进行了现场直播。

In the effort to defend former President Trump from accusations⁵ he incited⁶ the violence at the Capitol, numerous Republicans have minimized the event.

为了保护前总统特朗普，使他免受煽动国会大厦暴乱的指控，许多共和党人都极力淡化了这一事件。

One lawmaker compared the rioters to tourists.

一位立法委员将暴乱者比作游客。

Others voted against a measure honoring police for protecting the Capitol.

其他人投票反对表彰保护国会大厦的警察的举措。

Republican leaders have argued that the latest investigation⁷ is simply a political exercise designed to cast the Republican Party in a poor light ahead of mid-term elections next year.

共和党领导人认为，最近的调查只是一场政治演习，目的是在明年中期选举前给共和党蒙上阴影。

The U.S. government has suspended cooperation with Guatemala's attorney general's office in response to the firing of its top anti-corruption⁸ prosecutors¹⁰.

美国政府暂停与危地马拉总检察长办公室的合作，以回应危地马拉将最高反腐检察官解雇一事。

The United States said it has "lost confidence" in the Central American country's willingness to fight corruption.

美国表示，它对这个中美洲国家打击腐败的意愿已经“失去信心”。

The U.S. State Department deputy spokeswoman, Jalina Porter, told reporters in Washington Tuesday

美国国务院副发言人贾丽娜·波特星期二在华盛顿对记者说，

the decision by Guatemala's attorney general to fire the Guatemalan special prosecutor⁹ against impunity¹¹ "fits a pattern of behavior that indicates a lack of commitment to the rule of law."

危地马拉司法部长将危地马拉负责打击有罪不罚的特别检察官解雇的决定“符合一种行为模式，表明危地马拉缺乏对法治的承诺”。

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 taunted   

嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 )； 嘲弄； 辱骂； 奚落

参考例句：

• The other kids continually taunted him about his size. 其他孩子不断地耻笑他的个头儿。
• Some of the girls taunted her about her weight. 有些女孩子笑她胖。

3 epithets   

n.（表示性质、特征等的）词语( epithet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He insulted me, using rude epithets. 他用粗话诅咒我。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He cursed me, using a lot of rude epithets. 他用上许多粗鲁的修饰词来诅咒我。 来自辞典例句

4 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

5 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

6 incited   

刺激，激励，煽动( incite的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He incited people to rise up against the government. 他煽动人们起来反对政府。
• The captain's example incited the men to bravery. 船长的榜样激发了水手们的勇敢精神。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

9 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

10 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

11 impunity   

n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除

参考例句：

• You will not escape with impunity.你不可能逃脱惩罚。
• The impunity what compulsory insurance sets does not include escapement.交强险规定的免责范围不包括逃逸。