经济学人:亚特兰大谋杀案--美国反亚裔犯罪何时休(2)

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The Centre for the Study of Hate and Extremism, a think-tank, found that whereas, overall, hate crimes dropped by 7% from 2019 to 2020,
智库仇恨和极端主义研究中心发现，2019年至2020年美国总体的仇恨犯罪下降了7%，

roughly two-fifths of Americans said that people expressed racist views about Asians more often than before the pandemic.
大约有五分之二的美国人表示，相较于疫情之前，他们对亚洲人表达种族主义观点的频率要更高。

Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition of Asian advocacy groups, received 3,795 reports of anti-Asian incidents between March 2020 and February 2021-
亚洲倡导团体联盟“停止仇恨亚太裔(Stop AAPI Hate)”在2020年3月至2021年2月期间收到了3795份关于反亚裔事件的报告，

a particularly vile act during a pandemic caused by a virus that spreads through respiratory droplets.
在新冠病毒可以通过飞沫传播的疫情期间，吐口水是一种及其恶劣的行为。

The report contends that these are "only a fraction" of the incidents that have actually occurred.
报告认定，相对实际发生的事件，这些只是九牛一毛。

On the afternoon of March 17th police officers said that the alleged shooter— Robert Aaron Long, a 21-year-old charged with eight counts of murder and one of aggravated assault—
21岁的罗伯特·亚伦·朗被控犯有八项谋杀罪和一项严重袭击罪。

Online reviews of the attacked massage parlours indicate that they may have offered sexual services.
被袭击按摩院的网络评论显示，他们可能提供过不正当的性服务。

authorities said that he had "a bad day", and saw the spas as a "temptation" that had to be eliminated
当局说罗伯特·亚伦·朗“今天过得不好”，并认为水疗是必须消除的“诱惑”。

But the possibility that his actions were fuelled by racism has not been ruled out.
但无法排除他的暴行受到种族主义煽动的可能性。

The House Judiciary Committee announced it will hold a hearing on anti-Asian violence on March 18th.
众议院司法委员会宣布将于3月18日举行反亚裔暴力听证会。

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1. But the possibility that his actions were fuelled by racism has not been ruled out.

rule out 排除

They didn't rule out coalition with the Social Democrats.

他们不排除与社会民主党人结盟的可能性dZ;#yneNs8kb5j+LsAf。

2. Even as a semblance of post-pandemic normality appears on the horizon, fear continues to grip America’s Asian communities.

on the horizon 已露端倪的;即将发生的

There's trouble looming on the horizon.

可能快要出事了iRdK#eXUWmH)。

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