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The 2020 Women's March Drew A Smaller, But Passionate¹ Crowd

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:

The fourth annual Women's March returned to more than 200 cities around the world yesterday. NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports on what drew crowds this time to Washington, D.C., for the anti-Trump² demonstration³.

ISABELLA GOMEZ SARMIENTO, BYLINE⁴: Protesters filed into Freedom Plaza⁵, blocks from the White House, more than an hour before the Women's March was set to begin. As light snow began to fall, people chanted on their way to the planned revel⁶.

(SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST)

UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) Hey, hey, ho, ho. Donald Trump has got to go.

GOMEZ SARMIENTO: This year's march followed a period of controversy⁷ for the feminist⁸ organization. Three out of four founding members stepped down in 2019, following allegations of anti-Semitism. But with a new board and a new focus in place, the demonstrations⁹ seemed to draw renewed support this time around.

Eighteen-year-old Nadrat Amos said she felt turned off by the march in the past for its lack of inclusivity. But in 2020, she said she's had a change of heart.

NADRAT AMOS: I also believe that it's important for certain people - especially black people, black women - to be very visible and fight for visibility in these spaces. This is my march as much as it is any other person's march.

GOMEZ SARMIENTO: The protest route circled around the White House as people carried signs for climate change, immigration and LGBTQ rights. Some people also referenced the recent passage of the Equal Rights Amendment¹⁰ in Virginia.

(SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST)

UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) ERA in the U.S.A. ERA in the U.S.A.

GOMEZ SARMIENTO: Still, fewer people turned out for this year's march on Washington than in the past. The permit filed with the National Park Service allowed for a maximum of 10,000 protesters. But even so, Becky Halbe said the energy still felt as high as in other marches that she's gone to.

BECKY HALBE: We can't give up.

GOMEZ SARMIENTO: Halbe used to work at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She said climate change is one of her biggest concerns.

HALBE: There are other things we can do, but this is important to show that we do care.

GOMEZ SARMIENTO: After arriving at the White House, protesters chanted the articles of impeachment¹¹ before the crowd began to disperse¹².

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR News, Washington.

1 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

2 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。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• 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。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。

6 revel   

vi.狂欢作乐，陶醉；n.作乐，狂欢

参考例句：

• She seems to revel in annoying her parents.她似乎以惹父母生气为乐。
• The children revel in country life.孩子们特别喜欢乡村生活。

7 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

8 feminist   

adj.主张男女平等的，女权主义的

参考例句：

• She followed the feminist movement.她支持女权运动。
• From then on,feminist studies on literature boomed.从那时起，男女平等受教育的现象开始迅速兴起。

9 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。

10 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。

11 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

12 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。