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The European Union said an effort to repatriate a Belarusian athlete from the Tokyo Olympics was further evidence of "brutal repression" by President Alexander Lukashenko. It said it welcomed Poland's decision to grant her a humanitarian visa.
A spokeswoman for the EU foreign policy chief said, "The attempt to forcibly repatriate Krystsina Tsimanouskaya against her will does not respect any Olympic truce."
The 24-year-old track star was supposed to be in the Olympic Stadium Monday to compete in the 200 meters heats but was instead the subject of intense diplomatic wrangling.
She was one of more than 2,000 Belarusian sports figures who signed an open letter calling for new elections and for political prisoners to be freed.
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham announced on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.
The longtime senator and more recent ally of former President Donald Trump said he has flu-like symptoms and will be self-quarantining for 10 days.
In an announcement on Twitter, Graham said, "I am very glad I was vaccinated because without vaccinations I am certain I would not feel as well as I do now." The South Carolina Republican who is 66 added "My symptoms would be far worse."
Graham said he began experiencing flu-like symptoms on Saturday and sought medical help on Monday.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority employees working in state facilities must be vaccinated or face weekly testing, beginning after the Labor Day holiday September 6th. The policy will cover more than 70,000 workers, most of whom are already vaccinated.
Last week, Cuomo announced that public-facing state employees working in high-risk situations, such as those at state hospitals, must get vaccinated against COVID-19, with no option for regular testing.
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重点解析
1.It said it welcomed Poland's decision to grant her a humanitarian visa.
grant sb. sth. 授予/给予某人某物
eg. He's agreed to grant you your freedom.
他已经同意放你自由。
【常见搭配】government grant 政府津贴；政府助学金
eg. U.S. government grants and several foundations paid for the study.
美国政府津贴和几个基金会为该研究提供了资金.
2.A spokeswoman for the EU foreign policy chief said, "The attempt to forcibly repatriate Krystsina Tsimanouskaya against her will does not respect any Olympic truce."
repatriate 遣返
eg. It was not the policy of the government to repatriate genuine refugees.
遣返真正的难民并不是政府的政策。
against one's will 违背某人的意愿
eg. The words seemed wrenched from him against his will.
这句话似乎是勉强从他嘴里拽出来的。
Olympic truce 奥林匹克休战协议
eg. Since ancient Greek times, the IOC's so-called Olympic Truce has insured that athletes can travel in safety, too, and from the games.
在古代的希腊，国际奥委会所谓的奥运停战协议保证了运动员在奥运会期间可以安全地在举办地之间来回。
参考翻译
欧盟表示，将一名白俄罗斯运动员从东京奥运会遣返回国的努力进一步证明了总统亚历山大·卢卡申科的“残酷镇压”。欧盟表示欣然接受波兰给予她人道主义签证的决定。
欧盟外交政策负责人的一位女发言人说：“违背克里斯蒂娜·齐马努斯卡娅意愿强行遣返她的企图是不尊重任何奥林匹克休战协议的。”
这位24岁的田径明星本应于周一在奥林匹克体育场参加200米预赛，但却引发了激烈的外交争吵。
她是2000多名白俄罗斯体育人士中的一员，他们签署了一封公开信，呼吁举行新的选举，释放政治犯。
美国共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆周一宣称，尽管接种了疫苗，但他的新冠肺炎检测呈阳性。
这位资深参议员是前总统唐纳德·特朗普最近的盟友，他表示已经有流感症状，并将进行10天的自我隔离。
格雷厄姆在推特上发表声明说，“我很庆幸我接种了疫苗，因为如果没接种疫苗，我肯定我的状况不会这么好。”这位66岁的南卡罗来纳州共和党人补充说，“我的症状会严重得多。”
格雷厄姆说，他从周六开始出现类似流感的症状，并在周一寻求医疗帮助。
纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫星期一表示，从9月6日劳工节假期后开始，大都会运输署和纽新航港局在州机构工作的员工必须接种疫苗，否则将面临每周一次的检测。这项政策将覆盖7万多名工作人员，其中大多数人已经接种了疫苗。
上周，库默宣布，在高风险环境工作的面向公众的国家工作人员，比如公立医院的工作人员，必须接种新冠肺炎疫苗，没有定期检测的选项。
玛丽莎·梅尔顿为您远程报道，美国之音新闻。
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