三月二十八号，美国可能出现了有史以来最大的抗议活动。On March twenty-eighth, America may have seen its biggest protest ever.
差不多九百万人走上了街头。About nine million people took to the streets.
全国有三千多个抗议地点。There were more than three thousand protest locations across the country.
这个数字是非常惊人的。This number is really shocking.
这个活动叫No Kings，就是没有国王的意思。This event is called No Kings, which means no king.
这已经是第三次了。This was already the third time.
去年六月第一次，大约五百万人。The first time was last June, about five million people.
去年十月第二次，大约七百万人。The second time was last October, about seven million people.
这次是最多的一次，九百万。This time is the most, nine million.
每次都比上次的人多。Every time there are more people than the last.
这个趋势说明什么呢？What does this trend tell us?
说明越来越多的美国人觉得不满意。It tells us more and more Americans are feeling dissatisfied.
而且这种不满在变得越来越强烈。And this dissatisfaction is getting stronger and stronger.
不是慢慢增长，是越来越快。It's not growing slowly, it's getting faster and faster.
从五百万到七百万再到九百万。From five million to seven million to nine million.
增长没有停下来的意思。The growth shows no signs of stopping.
他们在抗议什么？What are they protesting about?
最直接的原因是移民执法的问题。The most direct reason is immigration enforcement.
美国移民局最近在大规模抓人。The American immigration bureau has been arresting people on a large scale recently.
而且在执法过程中有人死了。And during enforcement, people have died.
有三个人的名字被大家记住了。Three people's names are remembered by everyone.
Renee Good，Keith Porter，还有Alex Pretti。Renee Good, Keith Porter, and Alex Pretti.
他们在被执法人员抓的时候死亡了。They died while being arrested by enforcement officers.
这件事让很多人非常愤怒。This made many people extremely angry.
他们觉得这样做太过分了。They feel this went way too far.
不管那些人是不是非法移民。Whether those people were illegal immigrants or not.
也不应该用暴力对待他们。They still shouldn't be treated with violence.
更不应该让他们死。And they definitely shouldn't die.
另一个原因是政府关门。Another reason is the government shutdown.
美国联邦政府已经关门好几个星期了。The American federal government has been shut down for several weeks.
关门是什么意思呢？What does shutdown mean?
简单说就是政府没有钱运转了。Simply put, the government doesn't have money to operate.
很多公务员拿不到工资。Many government workers can't get their wages.
比如机场的安检人员。Like the security workers at airports.
他们叫TSA。They're called TSA.
他们已经好几个星期没有发工资了。They haven't been paid for several weeks.
但是还得每天去上班。But they still have to go to work every day.
你每天早上起来。You wake up every morning.
坐车去机场。Take a bus to the airport.
工作八个小时。Work for eight hours.
检查行李，检查旅客。Check luggage, check passengers.
但是你的银行卡上没有进一分钱。But your bank card hasn't received a single cent.
这样的日子已经持续了好几个星期。This has been going on for several weeks.
换成是你，你能接受吗？If it were you, could you accept it?
这让很多人觉得非常不公平。This makes many people feel it's extremely unfair.
还有一个更深层的原因。There is also a deeper reason.
很多人觉得总统做事越来越像国王。Many people feel the president acts more and more like a king.
他不太听国会的意见。He doesn't really listen to Congress's opinions.
国会就是那些代表人民的政治家。Congress is those politicians who represent the people.
他不太尊重法院的判决。He doesn't really respect court rulings.
法院的判决应该是最后的决定。Court rulings should be the final decision.
但是总统有时候不理会。But the president sometimes ignores them.
他用行政命令做很多事情。He uses executive orders to do many things.
行政命令就是总统自己做的规定。Executive orders are rules the president makes by himself.
不需要其他人同意。Without needing anyone else to agree.
很多人觉得这样不对。Many people feel this is not right.
总统的权力应该有限制。The president's power should have limits.
所以抗议的名字叫没有国王。So the protest is called No Kings.
美国不需要一个什么都自己说了算的人。America doesn't need someone who decides everything alone.
总统应该跟大家商量。The president should discuss with everyone.
听听不同的声音。Listen to different voices.
而不是一个人拍板。Instead of one person making all the decisions.
有一个很有意思的细节。There is an interesting detail.
这次抗议大约三分之二在小城市和小镇。About two-thirds of these protests were in small cities and small towns.
不只是大城市的人在抗议。It's not just big city people protesting.
那些平时不太关心政治的地方。Places that don't usually care much about politics.
那些以前可能支持总统的地方。Places that maybe used to support the president.
这次也有人出来了。This time people came out too.
这说明不满的情绪已经很广泛了。This shows the dissatisfaction has become very widespread.
不只是纽约和洛杉矶。Not just New York and Los Angeles.
中西部的小镇也有人不满意。Small towns in the Midwest also have unhappy people.
南方的社区也有人出来。Communities in the South also had people come out.
这个变化是很重要的。This change is very important.
当抗议从大城市扩展到小地方。When protests spread from big cities to small places.
说明问题已经不只是一个党派的事了。It shows the problem is no longer just a party issue.
是很多普通人都感受到了。Many ordinary people are feeling it too.
在洛杉矶，高速公路的入口都提前关了。In Los Angeles, highway entrances were closed early.
因为人实在太多了。Because there were just too many people.
路上全是人，车根本开不了。The roads were full of people, cars couldn't drive at all.
这些抗议都是和平的。These protests were all peaceful.
大家走路，拿牌子，喊口号。People walked, held signs, shouted slogans.
组织者一直在强调要和平。Organizers kept emphasizing to be peaceful.
不管多生气，都不能用暴力。No matter how angry, you can't use violence.
组织这个活动的团体叫Indivisible。The group organizing this event is called Indivisible.
他们从特朗普第二个任期开始就在组织。They've been organizing since Trump's second term started.
九百万人一起上街。Nine million people took to the streets together.
这个数字意味着什么？What does this number mean?
意味着大约每三十六个美国人里。It means about one out of every thirty-six Americans.
就有一个人出来抗议了。Came out to protest.
三十六个人里有一个。One in thirty-six people.
这个比例是很高的。This ratio is quite high.
不管你怎么看这件事。No matter how you look at this.
不管你同意他们还是不同意他们。No matter if you agree with them or disagree with them.
这么多人同时表达同一个想法。This many people expressing the same idea at the same time.
在任何国家都是一件非常大的事情。In any country this is a very big deal.
全世界都在看。The whole world is watching.
很多国家的新闻都在报道这件事。Many countries' news are reporting on this.
因为美国是世界上最大的国家之一。Because America is one of the biggest countries in the world.
美国发生的事情会影响很多地方。What happens in America affects many places.
其他国家的人也在想。People in other countries are also thinking.
九百万人上街是什么意思？What does nine million people in the streets mean?
美国是不是出了很大的问题？Does America have a very big problem?
有人支持抗议的人。Some people support the protesters.
也有人不支持。Others don't support them.
但是所有人都同意一点。But everyone agrees on one thing.
这是一件非常大的事情。This is a very big deal.
以前从来没有这么多人一起出来过。There have never been this many people coming out together before.
这说明美国社会现在有很大的分歧。This shows American society now has a very big divide.
分歧就是大家想法不一样。A divide means people have different ideas.
有的人支持总统。Some people support the president.
有的人反对总统。Some people oppose the president.
两边的人都觉得自己是对的。Both sides think they are right.
这种情况什么时候能解决呢？When will this situation be resolved?
说实话没有人知道。To be honest, nobody knows.
但是有一件事是确定的。But one thing is certain.
当这么多人出来说话的时候。When this many people come out to speak.
当事人不能假装什么都没发生。The people in charge can't pretend nothing happened.
这些声音迟早要被回应的。These voices will eventually need to be answered.
最后再说一件有意思的事。One more interesting thing to mention.
有人做了一个计算。Someone did a calculation.
九百万人。Nine million people.
如果让他们排成一排。If you line them up in a row.
可以从纽约排到洛杉矶。They could go from New York to Los Angeles.
再从洛杉矶排回纽约。And from Los Angeles back to New York.
还有剩的。And there would still be people left over.
这就是九百万人的力量。That's the power of nine million people.
不管你站在哪一边。No matter which side you're on.
这个数字本身就值得我们思考。This number itself is worth thinking about.