PBS高端访谈:反特朗普游行抗议在华盛顿爆发

 　　JUDY WOODRUFF: As we heard, there were vocal¹ opponents of the president, thousands of them, protesting across Washington throughout this day. Most of them were peaceful.

　　But a number of incidents turned violent late this afternoon. A limousine² was set on fire downtown. Smoke could be seen for blocks away. And protesters hurled⁴ trash cans, flash bombs and objects at police, who used pepper spray in return.

　　By this evening, at least 217 people were arrested. Six police officers were injured.

　　Jeffrey Brown and our team have been out on the streets all day.

　　Here's what they saw.

　　PROTESTERS: Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump⁵ has got to go!

　　JEFFREY BROWN: It was a disparate group of protesters coming together to march, express their resistance to the new administration, and air their anger at what some see as an illegitimate president.

　　WOMAN: I couldn't just sit at home and let this be — like, Trump's administration be normalized.

　　JEFFREY BROWN: Robby Diesu is an organizer of one of the lead umbrella groups called DisruptJ20, Inauguration⁶ Day.

　　ROBBY DIESU, DisruptJ20: Our goal is to disrupt it, just like our name says. And we have definitely been disrupting it all day.

　　JEFFREY BROWN: Disrupting, but in a few moments from now when we're talking, Donald Trump will be president.

　　ROBBY DIESU: Yes, but we were not under impression that we would stop him from becoming president. The point is to set a tone of resistance from the first moment that he is in office.

　　JEFFREY BROWN: One act of disruption, at security checkpoints leading into the National Mall, demonstrators attempted to block access to the inauguration, chaining themselves together and refusing to move.

　　In another, protesters shut down part of a major highway near the Capitol.

　　McPherson Square in downtown Washington, D.C., has been ground zero for protesters all day. From here, different groups have fanned out around the city, some marching peacefully, others more violent.

　　At times, the peaceful burst into the violent. After a tense standoff at 12th and K Streets, police used pepper spray and flash grenades to disperse⁷ the crowd. Elsewhere, protesters dressed in black threw rocks and flash bombs and smashed windows, leading to more confrontations⁸, injuries and arrests.

　　These demonstrators used tactics associated with so-called black bloc³ anarchist⁹ groups, long prevalent in Europe, often seizing the moment amid more peaceful protests.

　　This afternoon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement: "Again, I respect your right to peacefully protest, but the damage that has occurred today is unacceptable and not welcome in D.C."

　　For most who came out, though, today was a day to come together and plan for the future.

　　I spoke¹⁰ with this couple who came from New Hampshire.

　　反特朗普游行抗议在华盛顿爆发

　　WOMAN: There's a lot of folks feel like they are not heard, that they are not represented, that they — their voices do not matter any way, shape, and/or form.

　　And it's just reminding folks that even though the — he is president — we respect that fact, because that fact is a fact — that that doesn't mean that, over the next eight — four to eight years, whatever ends up happening, that those voices won't matter, that those voices will not be a part of the conversation, that those thoughts and those opinions will not be a part of the conversation.

　　I just wanted to make it a point to say that they will.

　　JEFFREY BROWN: The National Park Service gave out 22 permits for First Amendment¹¹ events, considerably¹² more than in previous inaugurations¹³, when some half-dozen were requested.

　　More than 3,000 police and 5,000 National Guard were on hand, and security expenses for the day are expected to exceed $100 million.

　　Protests today also occurred well beyond Washington, from marches in Denver to across San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, and around the world. In London, demonstrators unfurled banners from bridges with messages for the new president, among them, to build bridges, not walls.

　　In Tokyo, hundreds of people, most of them women, marched in the streets in protest of Mr. Trump's presidency¹⁴.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: And Jeff joins me now. He's still in downtown Washington.

　　Jeff, you have been there all day. Where do things stand right now?

　　JEFFREY BROWN: Well, I mean, you can hear all around me sirens in one corner, a band playing in another corner, police off right behind me.

　　It's been a very unusual day here, Judy, in Washington. And it is an extremely unusual evening. It's calmer right now than it was. I'm standing¹⁵ actually right at the spot. We're right outside The Washington Post.

　　This is where that limousine, that car was set on fire that you showed the — our audience the video of from a little earlier. It's a little calmer now. There is a very large security presence now. There is more protesters down at the other end.

　　And, actually, I see some flames right there, but I don't think that's a major fire at the moment, but we will watch that. It's a little calmer, but — and we have been told that, for most part, at least the main coalition¹⁶ groups are not planning any more activities tonight, but maybe these smaller groups that caused more of the trouble.

　　And the thinking really is that it is these smaller groups that have caused most of the trouble. You don't quite know what's going to happen with them later on, but, for the most part, I think we may have seen — it's a little calmer now.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: In just a few seconds, Jeff, we saw you talking to some of the protesters. Do you get the sense that they feel their message is being heard?

　　JEFFREY BROWN: Well, Judy, I think it's more about — and I was listening to the conversation you were just having.

　　I think it's more about what's next. You know, where do they go from here? They wanted to make sure that they were here, that they were showing that they exist, that they have a message, and that they can press things ahead. And it was about meeting people and speaking up and sort of organizing to see where they go from here.

　　But I think that, of course — just as you were saying with the guests earlier, that's really the big question for the people on the streets as well: What's next?

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: Jeffrey Brown out on the streets all day long for the NewsHour, thank you.

　　JEFFREY BROWN: All day, Judy.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: Really fine reporting. We thank you.

　　JEFFREY BROWN: Thanks.

1 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

2 limousine   

n.豪华轿车

参考例句：

• A chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady.司机为这个高贵的女士打开了豪华轿车的车门。
• We arrived in fine style in a hired limousine.我们很气派地乘坐出租的豪华汽车到达那里。

3 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

4 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

7 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。

8 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句

9 anarchist   

n.无政府主义者

参考例句：

• You must be an anarchist at heart.你在心底肯定是个无政府主义者。
• I did my best to comfort them and assure them I was not an anarchist.我尽量安抚他们并让它们明白我并不是一个无政府主义者。

10 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

11 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。

12 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

13 inaugurations   

n.就职( inauguration的名词复数 )；就职典礼；开始；开创

参考例句：

14 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

15 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。

16 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。