Cleveland, Philadelphia Increase Security for Political Conventions
时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(七)月
AS IT IS 2016-07-12 Cleveland, Philadelphia Increase Security for Political Conventions
The two main parties in the United States will officially nominate their presidential candidates at national political conventions later this month.
The Republican Party is holding its national convention in Cleveland, Ohio, from July 18 to July 21. The Republicans are expected to officially nominate businessman Donald Trump 1 as their candidate.
The Democrats 2 are preparing to meet at the end of the month in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The party will officially nominate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as its candidate.
Millions of dollars are being spent on security for the two conventions. The cities of Philadelphia and Cleveland have each received $50 million to pay for security, according to multiple sources. The money was awarded in federal grants to keep the convention grounds and the areas around them safe.
Close to 50,000 people are expected to travel to Cleveland for the Republican convention. That number includes about 6,000 demonstrators.
Democratic and Republican protesters clashed at a number of Trump campaign events earlier this year. Police in Cleveland are preparing for the possibility of unrest.
The office of Cleveland’s mayor says the “size and significance of the convention creates unique challenges.” City officials have put special restrictions 3 in place.
Cleveland plans to enforce rules designed to control demonstrations 4. The city will limit marches to 50 minutes. Most of the marches will be held in the morning before Republican delegates gather at the convention site. The planned parade route will send demonstrators in a direction away from the meeting area.
Dan Bulla is the president of a private security company. He thinks the biggest problems will be physical acts of civil disobedience. These acts include blocking streets, disabling police vehicles and trying to incite 5 police action.
Bulla said there may be “more opportunity for disruption and violence” in Cleveland than at the Democratic National Convention.
Officials in Philadelphia will let supporters of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to demonstrate in a park near the Democrats’ convention site. Sanders was Clinton’s main opponent in the race for the presidential nomination 6.
The U.S. Secret Service is heavily involved in planning political conventions. The agency has been working with local and federal law enforcement to prepare for the meetings in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
Nicole Mainor works for the Secret Service. She told VOA: “If individuals or groups decide to act unlawfully, plans have been put in place to …address them. We understand the nature of [these events]. We have anticipated the number of individuals we may encounter.”
Law enforcement officials are also guarding against a possible terror attack or attacks on computers. Cyber-attacks are the “most significant” threat, said Bulla. Officials are working with computer experts to stop hackers 8’ attempts to cut off telephone service and electricity.
Bulla said the threat of a terrorist attack does not rate as high as threats of cyber-attacks and civil disobedience.
In a related development, a federal judge decided 9 some of Cleveland’s rules for protesters were unconstitutional. The rules would have banned some objects from a 5.6-kilometer wide “event zone.” Those items include large backpacks, adhesive 10 tape and string.
The rules would have also limited where demonstrators could speak.
Cleveland officials say they will appeal the ruling.
Words in This Story
grant –? n. public money that is given to someone or something for use on a project or for a particular purpose
civil disobedience – n. refusal to obey laws as a way of forcing the government to do or change something
altercations 11 – n. noisy or angry arguments
cyber-attack – n. an attempt by a computer hacker 7 to damage or destroy a computer network or system
disruption – n. an event that causes something to be unable to continue in the normal way
hackers – n. people who secretly get access to a computer system in order to get information or cause damage
- 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。
- 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》
- 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
- 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。
- I wanted to point out he was a very good speaker, and could incite a crowd.我想说明他曾是一个非常出色的演讲家,非常会调动群众的情绪。
- Just a few words will incite him into action.他只需几句话一将,就会干。
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia.这个计算机黑客自称他来自俄罗斯。
- This site was attacked by a hacker last week.上周这个网站被黑客攻击了。
- They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒,他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面,他们最终同意了。 来自互联网
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- You'll need a strong adhesive to mend that chair. 你需要一种粘性很强的东西来修理那把椅子。
- Would you give me an adhesive stamp?请给我一枚带胶邮票好吗?
- Have I been in physical altercations with men? 我有和男人们发生肢体上冲突么? 来自互联网