美国有线新闻 CNN 达科塔石油管道项目被军方下令改道 美国印第安土著获得暂时胜利

 

Big question mark now over the Dakota Access Pipeline¹, a controversial oil pipeline. It would run from North Dakota to Illinois. The Obama administration originally approved the plan. But after months of protests by local native American groups and activists² who joined them, the U.S. Army Corps³ of Engineersputthe pipelineon hold, saying it wanted to have more discussion about it and this week, the government said it had decided⁴ not to allow the final piece of the pipeline to cross under the Missouri River at North Dakota's Lake Oahe.

The Obama administration says alternative pipeline route should be considered. But the incoming Trump⁵ administration could change that decision.

SARA SIDNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT:Drumbeat, cheers and tears, the sound of victory for the Standing⁶ Rock Sioux and thousands of others gathered to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. This massive humanityleaving offthe grid⁷ joined by thousands of military veterans helped exert so much political and legal pressure, it effectivelyforcedthe pipelinetobe rerouted.

CHIEF ARVOL LOOKING HORSE, KEEPER OF WHITE BUFFALO⁸ CALF⁹ PIPE:People say that, now, this is a make it or break it. I guess we made it.

SIDNER:The pipeline was almost to the river when it was halted by the Army Corps of Engineer so they could take another look at its path.

Sunday, they decided it was a no go. For months, the Sioux Nation had been demanding the project be scrapped¹⁰. They were convinced the pipeline carrying crude oil underneath¹¹ the Missouri River would one day leak, poisoning the drinking water of millions down river.

But then, Energy Partners responded, saying this is simply a political move by the Obama administration that won'tstopthe pipelinefromgoing under the river. They contend the latest decision changes nothing, they have every legal right to continue. And with that, the celebrations could be short-lived.

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 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 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。

6 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。

7 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

8 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

9 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

10 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

11 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。