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Human rights observers and lawyers for the Maasai people are pressing Tanzania's government to halt plans to forcibly evict¹ tens of thousands of the Indigenous² nomads³ from their ancestral land at the eastern edge of the Serengeti National Park.

人权观察员和马赛人的律师向坦桑尼亚政府施压，要求政府停止强迫数万名土著游牧民离开塞伦盖蒂国家公园东部边缘祖传土地的计划。

Last week, a violent clash broke out after government surveyors and security forces began to demarcate land that Tanzania reportedly would turn over to a foreign firm for a game reserve for commercial hunting.

上周，在政府测量员和安全部队开始划定土地后，爆发了一场暴力冲突。据报道，坦桑尼亚将把这些土地交给一家外国公司，作为商业狩猎的狩猎保护区。

India's purchases of Russian coal have spiked⁴ in recent weeks despite global sanctions on Moscow as traders offered discounts of up to 30 percent, this according to two trade sources and data reviewed by the Reuters news agency.

根据路透社查阅的两个贸易消息来源和数据，尽管全球对莫斯科实施了制裁，但最近几周印度对俄罗斯煤炭的购买量激增，因为贸易商提供了高达30%的折扣。

Russia facing severe Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine warned the European Union in April against sweeping⁵ sanctions on coal, saying they would backfire as the fuel would be redirected to other markets.

今年4月，因入侵乌克兰而面临西方严厉制裁的俄罗斯警告欧盟，不要对煤炭实施全面制裁，称制裁会适得其反，因为煤炭会被重新导向其他市场。

Tensions in Senegal reached a tipping point Friday over the government's decision to keep the opposition⁶ off the ballot⁷ in planned legislative⁸ elections.

塞内加尔的紧张局势星期五达到一个转折点，原因是政府决定不让反对派参加计划中的议会选举。

Thousands of people took to the streets to show support for the opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, and to demand President Macky Sall allow his opponents to run.

数千人走上街头，表示对反对派领导人奥斯曼·松科的支持，并要求总统麦基·萨尔允许他的对手参选。

Annika Hammerschlag live reports from Dakar.

安妮卡·哈默施拉格来自达喀尔现场报道。

Plumes⁹ of smoke billowed into the air throughout Dakar's southern neighborhoods Friday as demonstrators set fire to tires and plastic bins¹⁰.

星期五，随着示威者放火焚烧轮胎和塑料垃圾桶，达喀尔南部地区的空气中弥漫着滚滚浓烟。

Tear gas canisters rained down from the sky, causing protesters to scatter¹¹.

催泪瓦斯如雨点般从天而降，导致抗议者散开。

As they reemerged, they chanted: "Macky Sall is a dictator!" and hurled¹² rocks at police officers.

当他们再次出现时，他们高呼：“Macky Sall是一个独裁者！”并向警察投掷石块。

Anger has mounted since Senegal's constitutional council invalidated the opposition's list of candidates for the July 31 legislative elections, preventing opposition leader Sonko and other opponents from running.

塞内加尔宪法委员会宣布7月31日议会选举反对派候选人名单无效，阻止反对派领导人桑科和其他反对者参选以来，此后，民众的愤怒情绪不断高涨。

The result of the elections will determine the makeup¹³ of Senegal's 165-member National Assembly currently dominated by the president's coalition¹⁴.

选举结果将决定目前由总统联盟主导的塞内加尔国民议会的165名成员的组成。

This is Marissa Mel(ton).

玛丽莎·梅尔顿发来的报道。

1 evict   

vt.驱逐，赶出，撵走

参考例句：

• The lessor can evict the lessee for failure to pay rent.出租人可驱逐不付租金的承租人。
• The government always says it's for the greater good when they evict farmers from their land.当政府把农民从他们的土地赶出去的时候，总是号称是为了更大众的利益。

2 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

3 nomads   

n.游牧部落的一员( nomad的名词复数 )；流浪者；游牧生活；流浪生活

参考例句：

• For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America. 她在北美游牧民中生活了十年。
• Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years. 游牧民族在这地区居住已有数千年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

5 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

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 plumes   

羽毛( plume的名词复数 )； 羽毛饰； 羽毛状物； 升上空中的羽状物

参考例句：

• The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。
• The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头，那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。

10 bins   

n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
• Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句

11 scatter   

vt.撒，驱散，散开；散布/播；vi.分散，消散

参考例句：

• You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
• Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。

12 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

14 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。