美民主党众议员静坐 要求表决控枪议案

 　　Rallying around their cry, "No bill, no break," House Democrats¹ pressed on early Thursday in their sit-in calling for a vote on gun control legislation before leaving on their Independence Day break.

　　星期四清晨，美国民主党众议员继续在国会举行静坐，高喊“不表决议案就不休会”，要求在独立日休会之前对一项有关控制枪支的议案进行表决。

　　Led by civil rights icon² John Lewis of Georgia, Democrats pledged to remain in the House in a “sit-in” until legislation is brought forward.

　　乔治亚州民主党众议员约翰·路易斯是美国民权运动的象征性人物。在他的带领下，民主党议员们誓言要在国会一直进行静坐下去，直到控枪议案付诸表决。

　　Republicans initially³ responded with gavel-banging and demanding order on the floor. When Democrats refused to disperse⁴, Republicans recessed⁵ the chamber⁶ and turned off the microphones. Although lights continued to shine, proceedings⁷ ceased to be televised, because video is fed from the chamber only when it is in session.

　　共和党议员最初还想敲议事锤来维持秩序，但民主党议员拒绝停止静坐。共和党人于是宣布休会，并关了麦克风，虽然大厅里灯还亮着，但是因为处于休会状态，所以大厅里的情况电视并没有转播。

　　Democrats responded by launching their own broadcasts, using the mobile application Periscope⁸ on their cellular⁹ phones. A non-profit U.S. cable outfit¹⁰ that covers congressional proceedings (C-Span) began broadcasting the Periscope feeds.

　　民主党议员用一款名叫潜望镜的手机应用，把实况录像送上网，专门播报国会议事动态的非营利有线电视台C-Span随即开始播放潜望镜上的内容。

1 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

3 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。

4 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

5 recessed   

v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的过去式和过去分词 )；将（墙）做成凹形，在（墙）上做壁龛；休息，休会，休庭

参考例句：

• My rooms were large, with deeply recessed windows and painted, eighteenth-century panellin. 我住的房间很宽敞，有向里凹陷很深的窗户，油漆过的十八世纪的镶花地板。 来自辞典例句
• The Geneva meeting recessed while Kennety and Khrushchev met in Vienna. 肯尼迪同赫鲁晓夫在维也纳会晤时，日内瓦会议已经休会。 来自辞典例句

6 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

7 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

8 periscope   

n. 潜望镜

参考例句：

• The captain aligned the periscope on the bearing.船长使潜望镜对准方位。
• Now,peering through the periscope he remarked in businesslike tones.现在，他一面从潜望镜里观察，一面用精干踏实的口吻说话。

9 cellular   

adj.移动的；细胞的，由细胞组成的

参考例句：

• She has a cellular telephone in her car.她的汽车里有一部无线通讯电话机。
• Many people use cellular materials as sensitive elements in hygrometers.很多人用蜂窝状的材料作为测量温度的传感元件。

10 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。