双语有声阅读:Okinawa curfew after sex charges 驻冲绳美

Okinawa curfew after sex charges 驻冲绳美军将实行宵禁

Protests against US bases in Japan are not uncommon¹

对美军基地的抗议活动在日本并非罕见

The US military said it would impose a midnight curfew and drinking ban on marines on the Japanese island of Okinawa after a serviceman was charged with sexually molesting² a 14-year-old girl in her bedroom.

But the restrictions³ have prompted criticism as they will only apply for a few days before and during the summit of the Group of Eight (G8) countries, which is being held on the island in a fortnight's time.

On Friday, the chief aide of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori flew to Okinawa to soothe⁴ mounting local anger, while the top US military official on the island made an unprecedented⁵ apology on Thursday.

一个美国士兵因在一个14岁的女孩卧室对其进行猥亵被起诉后，美国军方说,它将对驻日本冲绳岛的海军陆战队实行午夜宵禁和禁酒令。

但这一限令遭到了批评，因为它只是在八国首脑会议之前和期间在冲绳岛实行两周时间。

周五，日本首相首席顾问Yoshiro Mori飞往冲绳安抚日渐愤怒的民众，美军驻本岛最高将领也于周四做了前所未有的道歉
 

1 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

2 molesting   

v.骚扰( molest的现在分词 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵

参考例句：

• He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. 他被指控对一位女同事进行性骚扰。 来自辞典例句
• He was charged with molesting a woman. 他被指控调戏妇女。 来自辞典例句

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

5 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。