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A public memorial service will be held for Heather Heyer today. She's the 32-year-old woman who was killed when a man rammed² his car into counterprotesters in Charlottesville last weekend. President Trump³ said yesterday, he's heard Heyer was a fantastic person. But he also blamed the counterprotesters, in part, for stoking the violence, calling them the alt-left. Community leaders say his remarks are a setback⁴, as NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

DEBBIE ELLIOTT, BYLINE⁵: After Trump's remarks, Charlottesville Vice¹ Mayor Wes Bellamy had to control his anger. He says the president is showing where his loyalties⁶ lie.

WES BELLAMY: That is just extremely disappointing that he would coin a term such as the alt-left and try to place blame, in some way, shape, form or fashion, on the individuals who, according to clergy⁸ members, were saving their lives.

ELLIOTT: From the same park where Saturday's rally erupted into violence, Bellamy says Trump's message encourages hate groups to hide behind the First Amendment⁹.

BELLAMY: So if these individuals want to continue to come back, that's on them. But they're not welcome here. I hope they got that message very loud and clear.

ELLIOTT: A small group of neo-Nazis got that message at a local barbecue joint¹⁰.

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BRIAN ASHWORTH: Now, this is my beef brisket. I just flipped¹¹ them over. I start them on the fat cap side to render some of the fat out.

ELLIOTT: Brian Ashworth owns Ace⁷ Biscuit & Barbecue. He had a confrontation¹² with a group of customers on Sunday.

ASHWORTH: One of them started putting Hitler salutes¹³ out there to another one of them. And that's when I told them they had to go.

ELLIOTT: Downtown, many restaurants and storefronts along an eight-block pedestrian mall closed shop altogether on Saturday, the day of the rally. Joan Fenton has a gift shop and women's clothing store.

JOAN FENTON: It's been devastating¹⁴.

ELLIOTT: Fenton is head of the Downtown Business Association and says now she fears people will be afraid to visit.

FENTON: This was like a little invasion of people who have left town. But as a result, people think maybe they shouldn't come to Charlottesville. And that's not who we are.

ELLIOTT: Several downtown stores have put up signs and placards declaring, this is our town, and if equality and diversity aren't for you, then neither are we. Mike Rodi first put one up at the window of his restaurant, Rapture¹⁵, before a KKK rally earlier this summer.

MICHAEL RODI: If people were going to come out in support of the Klan, they needed to know, upon walking into my restaurant, we do have diverse customers. We do have diverse employees. And if they're going to have a problem with that, then they shouldn't even step inside.

ELLIOTT: Rodi's restaurant is on the corner where a car plowed¹⁶ into counterprotesters. He says it feels like the city is under siege.

RODI: My hope is that a lot of people wake up and say, wow, what did we do? And that any further calls to action by these kinds of groups will result in diminished return.

ELLIOTT: But Rodi says he fears president Trump's comments late yesterday will only serve to embolden¹⁷ hate groups, making it easier for them to get their next permit to demonstrate here. Debbie Elliott, NPR News, Charlottesville, Va.

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1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 rammed   

v.夯实（土等）( ram的过去式和过去分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
• I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 loyalties   

n.忠诚( loyalty的名词复数 )；忠心；忠于…感情；要忠于…的强烈感情

参考例句：

• an intricate network of loyalties and relationships 忠诚与义气构成的盘根错节的网络
• Rows with one's in-laws often create divided loyalties. 与姻亲之间的矛盾常常让人两面为难。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

8 clergy   

n.[总称]牧师，神职人员

参考例句：

• I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
• All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。

9 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

11 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

12 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

13 salutes   

n.致敬，欢迎，敬礼( salute的名词复数 )v.欢迎，致敬( salute的第三人称单数 )；赞扬，赞颂

参考例句：

• Poulengey salutes, and stands at the door awaiting orders. 波仑日行礼，站在门口听侯命令。 来自辞典例句
• A giant of the world salutes you. 一位世界的伟人向你敬礼呢。 来自辞典例句

14 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

15 rapture   

n.狂喜；全神贯注；着迷；v.使狂喜

参考例句：

• His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.他的演说受到支持者们的热烈欢迎。
• In the midst of his rapture,he was interrupted by his father.他正欢天喜地，被他父亲打断了。

16 plowed   

v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
• He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句

17 embolden   

v.给…壮胆，鼓励

参考例句：

• Emboldened by the wine,he went over to introduce himself to her.他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
• The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.发现自己并未遭到反对，首相渐渐有了信心。