VOA常速英语2021--奥运会白俄女运动员拒绝回国，成功寻求波兰庇护

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The European Union said an effort to repatriate¹ a Belarusian athlete from the Tokyo Olympics was further evidence of "brutal² repression³" by President Alexander Lukashenko.

欧盟表示，将一名白俄罗斯运动员从东京奥运会遣返回国的努力进一步证明了总统亚历山大·卢卡申科的“残酷镇压”。

It said it welcomed Poland's decision to grant her a humanitarian⁴ visa.

欧盟表示欣然接受波兰给予她人道主义签证的决定。

A spokeswoman for the EU foreign policy chief said, "The attempt to forcibly repatriate Krystsina Tsimanouskaya against her will does not respect any Olympic truce⁵."

欧盟外交政策负责人的一位女发言人说：“违背克里斯蒂娜·齐马努斯卡娅意愿强行遣返她的企图是不尊重任何奥林匹克休战协议的。”

The 24-year-old track star was supposed to be in the Olympic Stadium Monday to compete in the 200 meters heats but was instead the subject of intense diplomatic wrangling⁶.

这位24岁的田径明星本应于周一在奥林匹克体育场参加200米预赛，但却引发了激烈的外交争吵。

She was one of more than 2,000 Belarusian sports figures who signed an open letter calling for new elections and for political prisoners to be freed.

她是2000多名白俄罗斯体育人士中的一员，他们签署了一封公开信，呼吁举行新的选举，释放政治犯。

Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham announced on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated⁷.

美国共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆周一宣称，尽管接种了疫苗，但他的新冠肺炎检测呈阳性。

The longtime senator and more recent ally of former President Donald Trump⁸ said he has flu-like symptoms and will be self-quarantining for 10 days.

这位资深参议员是前总统唐纳德·特朗普最近的盟友，他表示已经有流感症状，并将进行10天的自我隔离。

In an announcement on Twitter, Graham said, "I am very glad I was vaccinated because without vaccinations⁹ I am certain I would not feel as well as I do now."

格雷厄姆在推特上发表声明说，“我很庆幸我接种了疫苗，因为如果没接种疫苗，我肯定我的状况不会这么好。”

The South Carolina Republican who is 66 added "My symptoms would be far worse."

这位66岁的南卡罗来纳州共和党人补充说，“我的症状会严重得多。”

Graham said he began experiencing flu-like symptoms on Saturday and sought medical help on Monday.

格雷厄姆说，他从周六开始出现类似流感的症状，并在周一寻求医疗帮助。

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that Metropolitan¹⁰ Transportation Authority and Port Authority employees working in state facilities must be vaccinated or face weekly testing, beginning after the Labor¹¹ Day holiday September 6th.

纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫星期一表示，从9月6日劳工节假期后开始，大都会运输署和纽新航港局在州机构工作的员工必须接种疫苗，否则将面临每周一次的检测。

The policy will cover more than 70,000 workers, most of whom are already vaccinated.

这项政策将覆盖7万多名工作人员，其中大多数人已经接种了疫苗。

Last week, Cuomo announced that public-facing state employees working in high-risk situations, such as those at state hospitals, must get vaccinated against COVID-19, with no option for regular testing.

上周，库默宣布，在高风险环境工作的面向公众的国家工作人员，比如公立医院的工作人员，必须接种新冠肺炎疫苗，没有定期检测的选项。

Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton, VOA News.

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