VOA常速英语2022 佩洛西丈夫遇袭加剧美国担忧

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这里是美国之音新闻。

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Threats to U.S. lawmakers and their families are in the spotlight¹ Saturday after Friday's attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by a man who broke into the Pelosi's San Francisco home.

星期五，一名男子闯入美国众议院议长南希·佩洛西位于旧金山的住所，并袭击了她的丈夫，此举使人们开始关注美国议员及其家人面临的威胁。

Nancy Pelosi was in Washington D.C. at the time but 82-year-old Paul Pelosi suffered blunt force injuries in the attack and was hospitalized.

袭击发生时，南希·佩洛西在华盛顿特区，但82岁的保罗·佩洛西遭受钝器打击，此后被送往医院。

At a campaign rally for Democrats² in Maryland, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer denounced the attack on the husband (of) House Speaker Pelosi.

在马里兰州的一次民主党竞选集会上，众议院多数党领袖斯特尼·霍耶对行凶者袭击众议院议长佩洛西丈夫的行为表示了谴责。

"... Who would pit one another against one another, who would degrade our Constitution and our declaration and our proposition that 'all men and women are created equal'."

“是谁在制造对立，是谁在蔑视我们强调‘男女生而平等’的宪法、宣言和修正案。”

That's House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

这是众议院多数党领袖斯特尼·霍耶的发言。

The Russian Defense³ Ministry⁴ says Moscow has suspended its implementation⁵ of a U.N.-brokered grain export deal that has allowed more than 9 million tons of grain to be exported from Ukraine, lowering global food prices.

俄罗斯国防部称，俄罗斯政府已暂停执行在联合国的斡旋下达成的一项粮食出口协议。根据该协议，乌克兰已出口超过900万吨粮食，降低了全球粮食价格。

The ministry cited the reason for its exit as an alleged⁶ Ukrainian drone attack against Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships anchored off the coast of occupied Crimea, which Russia says took place early on Saturday.

据俄罗斯外交部称，此次中止协议的原因是乌克兰无人机袭击了俄罗斯停泊在其占领的克里米亚海岸附近的黑海舰队舰艇。俄罗斯称，袭击发生在周六早些时候。

The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of demonstrations⁷ in a sign that security forces intend to intensify⁸ their crackdown.

伊朗强大的革命卫队的领导人警告抗议者，周六将是他们示威活动的最后一天，这表明安全部队打算加大镇压力度。

Iranians have defied such warnings throughout the popular revolt in which women have played a prominent role.

这次抗议是一次以女性为主导的民变，抗议者曾多次无视类似警告。

Two car bomb explosions at the Education Ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu have killed or wounded scores of people on Saturday this, according to police and (the) state news agency.

据索马里警方和国家通讯社报道，索马里首都摩加迪沙的教育部本周六发生了两起汽车炸弹爆炸事件，伤亡人数数十人。

From Washington, this is VOA News.

华盛顿报道，这里是美国之音新闻。

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

8 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。