国际英语资讯:Landmarks in U.S. capital defaced amid unrest over Floyds death
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 31-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="landmarks">landmarks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="were">were</span> <span word="defaced">defaced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="graffiti">graffiti</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Floyd">Floyd</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unarmed">unarmed</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="custody">custody</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="instances">instances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vandalism">vandalism</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defaced">defaced</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> "<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="Vets">Vets</span> <span word="count">count</span>?" <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spray">spray</span>-<span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> "<span word="Yall">Yall</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>?" <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spray">spray</span>-<span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p><span word="DC">DC</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Newsham">Newsham</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> 17 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> 11 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>.</p><p><span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undergoing">undergoing</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="fractures">fractures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protester">protester</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cnn">cnn</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="Floyd">Floyd</span>, <span word="aged">aged</span> 46, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 25 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Derek">Derek</span> <span word="Chauvin">Chauvin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span>," <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="please">please</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span>." <span word="Chauvin">Chauvin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manslaughter">manslaughter</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p>
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