Ethiopian Runner Urges US to Push for Human Rights in His Country(翻译)

Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lelisa is urging the United States Congress to take action in support of Ethiopians protesting against their government.
埃塞俄比亚跑步选手勒利萨催促美国国会采取措施，以支持埃塞俄比亚人对他们的政府提出抗议。

Lelisa won the silver medal in the marathon at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last month.He spoke to reporters earlier this week during a visit to Washington, D.C.
上个月，勒利萨在里约奥运会马拉松竞赛中摘得一枚银牌。这周早些时候，他在华盛顿特区参观时与记者进行了谈话。

He said that the Ethiopian people are “peace-loving, but they have been denied peace for a very long time.”The protesters “are calling for the freedom, and democracy that you have here.”He called on the U.S. government to urge the Ethiopian government to make sure that democracy prevails in Ethiopia.
他表示，埃塞俄比亚人民“爱好和平，但他们已经很久没有得到过和平了。”抗议者“呼吁拥有你们这里的自由民主。”他号召美国政府能够催促埃塞俄比亚政府，以确保埃塞俄比亚实行民主。

Feyisa Lelisa gained attention throughout the world during the men’s marathon at the Rio Games.He crossed his wrists as a sign of protest at the end of the race, near the finish line.
勒利萨在里约男子马拉松竞赛中，吸引了全世界的注意。他在接近比赛终点线时，手腕交叉，以示抗议。

Lelisa is Oromo and made the sign in support of Oromo protests.Those protests have been taking place in Ethiopia since last November.The demonstrators are raising issues such as land rights and representation in the government.
勒利萨是奥罗莫人，做手势旨在支持奥罗莫抗议。去年11月，埃塞俄比亚发生了抗议活动。游行示威者提出了土地权及政府代表的问题。

Since Lelisa crossed his wrists at the race in Rio, other runners have copied this move.
自勒利萨在里约比赛时做了交叉手腕的姿势后，其他比赛者纷纷做出了这一举动。

Ebisa Ejigu crossed his arms in the Quebec City Marathon in Canada.Tamiru Demisse is a member of the Ethiopian team at the Paralympics in Rio.He crossed his arms as he won a silver medal in the men’s 1,500 meter race for runners with poor or limited eyesight.
爱比萨·埃吉古在加拿大魁北克马拉松比赛时也做出了此手势。塔米路·德米西是里约残奥会埃塞俄比亚队成员。他视力很差，在男子1500米长跑比赛中摘得银牌后，做出了同样的手势。

Three U.S. lawmakers presented a measure called House Resolution 861 during Lelisa’s press conference.
美国三名立法者在勒利萨新闻发布会期间，提出了一项措施：众议院决议861。

The three -- Chris Smith, Keith Ellison and Mike Coffman – say the resolution is called “Supporting human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.”
立法者克里斯·史密斯、凯斯·埃里森和麦克考夫曼表示，—这项决议叫作“支持人权，鼓励埃塞俄比亚包容性管理。”

The resolution calls on the Ethiopian government to end the use of excessive force by security forces.It urges the government to hold security forces responsible for wrongdoing.
决议呼吁埃塞俄比亚政府不再让安全部队过度使用武力。呼吁政府让安全部队对其所做的不道德行为承担责任。

The resolution also calls on the government to investigate the killings and violence during protests in the Oromia and Amhara areas of Ethiopia.
决议会敦促政府调查埃塞俄比亚的奥罗米亚和阿姆哈拉地区的杀戮和暴力行为。

Eleven civil society organizations have signed the measure.
11个民间组织签署此措施。

Lelisa is visiting the United States on a temporary visa.He said he was not seeking asylum.
勒利萨访美期间使用临时签证。他表示他并没有寻找庇护所。

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