美国巴尔的摩市长发布宵禁令

 　　Rioters plunged¹ part of Baltimore into chaos² Monday, torching a pharmacy³, setting police cars ablaze⁴ and throwing bricks at officers just hours after the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, a black man who died from a mysterious spinal⁵ injury sustained while in police custody⁶ earlier this month.

　　The governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, declared a state of emergency and activated⁷ the National Guard to help with the violence and rioting.  He signed the order late Monday at the request of the city.

　　At an evening news conference Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the city is imposing⁸ a curfew, saying "thugs" were trying to tear down the city and incite⁹ violence.  The curfew is set for 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. (EDT) for one week starting on Tuesday, with exceptions for work and medical emergencies.

　　At least 15 officers were hurt, and some two dozen people were arrested during clashes Monday with hundreds of youths who pelted¹⁰ the officers with rocks, bricks, glass bottles and other objects.

　　Riot, Looting Prompt State of Emergency, Curfew in Baltimore

　　Two officers remained hospitalized, police said.

　　During the daylight hours television footage showed at least one police cruiser in flames and crowds of looters breaking into stores.

　　The clashes started near the Mondawmin Mall, just blocks from Gray's funeral, and spread out over a wide area as a line of police officers pushed them back.

　　At one point, a police car was surrounded and destroyed by people jumping on it.  Police initially¹¹ showed restraint on Monday, but then began arresting people and using pepper spray on rioters.

　　In the late afternoon schools, businesses and train stations began closing in the city of 662,000 people, 64 km from the nation's capital. The Baltimore Orioles professional baseball game was cancelled, as were all school trips scheduled into the city this week.

　　Baltimore schools will be closed on Tuesday.

　　Firefighters battled several blazes on Monday evening, including a fire under investigation¹² that consumed a church's senior center under construction in East Baltimore.

　　Police said looting and assaults against officers continued into the night.

　　Freddie Gray's funeral

　　The riot occurred just hours after the funeral for Gray, whose family along with pastors¹³ and city officials had pleaded for peaceful demonstrations¹⁴ after some arrests and injuries at protests over the weekend.

　　"It is disappointing just a few hours after putting Gray to rest," Reverend Jamal Bryant who spoke¹⁵ at the funeral told reporters. "This is not what the family asked for today of all days. This was a day of sacred closure."

　　Thousands of mourners gathered at a church to pay their respects to Gray, whose death became the latest incident sparking questions and protests about interactions between minorities and police in the United States.

　　Among those attending the funeral were Reverend Jesse Jackson and Maryland Congressman¹⁶ Elijah Cummings, whose district includes Baltimore.  White House officials said Cabinet Secretary Broderick Johnson, who heads an initiative on minority men, represented President Barack Obama's administration.

　　Gray family attorney, Bill Murphy Jr., called on the officers involved in the incident to come forward and tell their side of the story.

1 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

4 ablaze   

adj.着火的，燃烧的；闪耀的，灯火辉煌的

参考例句：

• The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那条主要街道灯火辉煌。
• Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有时因雷击而起火。

5 spinal   

adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的

参考例句：

• After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
• Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

6 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

7 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

8 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

9 incite   

v.引起，激动，煽动

参考例句：

• I wanted to point out he was a very good speaker, and could incite a crowd.我想说明他曾是一个非常出色的演讲家，非常会调动群众的情绪。
• Just a few words will incite him into action.他只需几句话一将，就会干。

10 pelted   

（连续地）投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续抨击； 攻击； 剥去…的皮

参考例句：

• The children pelted him with snowballs. 孩子们向他投掷雪球。
• The rain pelted down. 天下着大雨。

11 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

12 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。

13 pastors   

n.（基督教的）牧师( pastor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Do we show respect to our pastors, missionaries, Sunday school teachers? 我们有没有尊敬牧师、宣教士，以及主日学的老师？ 来自互联网
• Should pastors or elders be paid, or serve as a volunteer? 牧师或长老需要付给酬劳，还是志愿的事奉呢？ 来自互联网

14 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

15 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

16 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。