美联社新闻一分钟 AP 俄罗斯多地抗议要求释放纳瓦尔尼

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Protests erupted in over 60 Russian cities on Saturday to demand the release of opposition¹ leader Alexei Navalny. Police arrested more than 850 protesters, some of whom took to the streets in very cold temperatures.

周六，俄罗斯60多个城市爆发抗议活动，要求释放反对派领导人阿列克谢·纳瓦尔尼(Alexei Navalny)。警方逮捕了850多名抗议者，其中一些人不顾严寒天气走上街头抗议。

Hundreds of people in cars drove through Rio de Janeiro on Saturday to demand the impeachment² of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Similar protests took place in several major cities across the country.

周六，数百人驾车在里约热内卢抗议，要求弹劾巴西总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗，原因是其抗击新冠疫情不力。全国几个主要城市也发生了类似的抗议活动。

In India, police used water cannon³ and tear gas to disperse⁴ a protest rally by India's main opposition Congress Party. Thousands of party supporters had gathered to demand the withdrawal⁵ of new agricultural laws that have caused a long-running farmers' dispute.

在印度，警察使用高压水枪和催泪瓦斯驱散印度主要反对党国大党的抗议集会。该党数千名支持者聚集在一起，要求撤销新的农业法律，该法律引发了长期的农民纠纷。

Larry King, whose interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary individuals helped define American conversation for half a century, died Saturday. He was 87.

拉里·金(Larry King)于周六去世。他对世界领导人、电影明星和普通民众的采访，在半个世纪里定义了美国人的谈话节目。享年87岁。

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

3 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

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 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。