VOA标准英语2012--Arrests Mark 1st Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(九月)
Arrests Mark 1st Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street
Demonstrators sought to occupy Wall Street only to find police already there. Nonetheless, protesters got within one block of the New York Stock Exchange to make their point that a wealthy one percent of Americans has allegedly usurped 1 power in the United States.
Barry Knight 2, a farmer from Massachusetts, says Americans must retake control of their government from corporations.
“Unfortunately, we’re now living in a government that is run by big banks, lobbies, corporations and no longer represents the people of the United States," he said. "What was once a democratic republic is now a 'corptocracy.'"
Police made numerous arrests on charges of obstructing 3 traffic on streets or sidewalks. Among those detained was Antonio Serna who says he came to demonstrate for a variety of causes.
“Freedom, end [the] prison system, free education; a lot of things - too many," he said.
A side demonstration 4 focused attention on environmental issues such as pollution and the so-called "fracking" of shale 5 for natural gas. This trio of protestors satirized 6 what they say is corrupt 7 corporate 8 financing of U.S. elections. The puppeteer 9, Mr. Money Banks, says it makes no difference whether Americans vote for incumbent 10 president Barack Obama or challenger Mitt 11 Romney - he bought them both.
“I’ve got it all taken care of," he said. "They just do what I tell them to do, and everything’s fine!”
The Occupy movement has been criticized for failure to offer solutions to the problems it raises. One group of Occupy activists 12 wants to remain above politics. A smaller group says the movement won’t succeed unless it enters the political fray 13. Sherman Jackson is among them.
“A lot of people say politics is corrupt so they don’t want to go that route," he said. "But inevitably 14, it’s those elected officials and it’s the people who finance their campaigns that are passing the laws that are making the policies that we feel need to change.”
Occupy marked its first anniversary with a lot of noise, and demonstrators denounced police for allegedly manhandling arrestees. But ultimately, it was the police, at the behest of elected public officials, who occupied Wall Street and kept protesters outside looking in.
- That magazine usurped copyrighted material. 那杂志盗用了版权为他人所有的素材。
- The expression'social engineering'has been usurped by the Utopianist without a shadow of light. “社会工程”这个词已被乌托邦主义者毫无理由地盗用了。
- He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
- A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
- You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。
- He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
- We can extract oil from shale.我们可以从页岩中提取石油。
- Most of the rock in this mountain is shale.这座山上大部分的岩石都是页岩。
- How could he stand being satirized by you like this? 你这么讽刺他，他怎么能搁得住。 来自互联网
- The essay bitterly satirized some unhealthy tendencies in society. 这篇杂文辛辣地讽刺了社会上的一些不良现象。 来自互联网
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
- Mr. Sullivan is a professional puppeteer.沙利文先生是一位专业的木偶戏表演者。
- One puppeteer controls the doll's head,face,and right hand.一个表演者控制木偶的头部，面部和右手。
- He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
- It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？
- Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。
- In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
- Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。