2021年经济学人 拉多娜·“勇敢的公牛”·阿拉德(4)

It lasted the best part of a year. At first the Obama administration had allowed the pipeline¹, then paused it; the Trump² administration, citing the national interest, ordered it to resume, but was found in violation³ of federal law.

这次的集会持续了大半年。起初，奥巴马政府允许修建输油管道，后来又暂停了这一项目；特朗普政府以国家利益为由下令恢复工程，但恢复令被发现违反联邦法律。

Violence broke out as the pipeline company (which had not been stopped from operating) continued to dig towards the last remaining stretch, where her heart was. The leaderless movement began to fall apart.

当管道公司（公司并未被叫停运营）继续向最后剩余的一段开挖（也是拉多娜最揪心的区域）时，暴力事件爆发了。这场群龙无首的运动开始瓦解。

Meanwhile the tribal⁴ council of the Standing⁵ Rock Sioux, as well as the local police, became disenchanted with the camps, their mess, cost and trouble, and joined federal agencies to drive them out.

与此同时，立岩苏族部落议会和当地警察开始变得对营地丧失耐心，对营地造成的混乱、维持活动的费用和造成的麻烦大失所望，于是加入联邦机构一方，共同将他们驱逐出去。

By March 2017 they were cleared, and through the miles of 30-inch light-green pipes the black snake oozed⁶ its way.

截至2017年3月，营地被清理干净。最终，那条黑蛇沿着狭长的30英寸淡绿色管道，缓缓前行。

This looked like defeat, but not entirely⁷. President Biden might yet shut this pipeline down, as he had cancelled KeystoneXL; the signs were hopeful. She had plans to build a new camp, fully⁸ self-sufficient, in the hills nearby.

这样的结局看似落败，但并非完全失败。拜登总统仍然有可能关闭该管道，如同他撤销Keystone XL输油管道工程一样；种种迹象让人充满希望。拉多娜曾计划在附近的山上建立一个完全自给自足的新营地。

Echoes of the old camp, too, still sounded. The names “Sacred Stone” and “Standing Rock” were now famous, and fresh prayers had been laid on the ground. In this corner of North Dakota, at least, her people were no longer erased⁹ from history.

旧营地往日的欢声笑语仍然在这片土地的上空回响。“圣石”和“立岩”如今流传开来，而且还进行了新的祈祷仪式、留下了新的祷文。至少在北达科他州的这个角落，她的族人不再会被从历史中抹去。

If you walked there, you could hear their resistance rather than their grief.

如果你走过那里，你将听到他们顽强的抵抗，而不是徒劳地悲伤。

1 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

2 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。

3 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

4 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 oozed   

v.（浓液等）慢慢地冒出，渗出( ooze的过去式和过去分词 )；使（液体）缓缓流出；（浓液）渗出，慢慢流出

参考例句：

• Blood oozed out of the wound. 血从伤口慢慢流出来。
• Mud oozed from underground. 泥浆从地下冒出来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 erased   

v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 )；抹去；清除

参考例句：

• He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 他擦去了错误答案，写上了正确答案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He removed the dogmatism from politics; he erased the party line. 他根除了政治中的教条主义，消除了政党界限。 来自《简明英汉词典》