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Why No Fans Were Allowed At This MLB Game In Baltimore
美职棒球赛无观众
April 29th's game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox was a little unusual. That's because for the first time in the history of the four major American professional sports leagues the game was played in an intentionally empty stadium.
赛金莺队对阵芝加哥白袜队的比赛迎来了前所未有的罕事——史上唯一一次在没有观众的体育场举行的四大美职棒球赛。
The deliberate shut-out of fans from Camden Yards was to keep them safe following the violent riots that erupted on the streets of Baltimore on April 27th. In addition to shattering windows and looting, protesters also burned down 20 businesses and 144 cars. Twenty police officers were injured, and more than 200 people arrested before the rampage finally came to an end, early Tuesday morning.
这场在坎登园区举行的比赛，之所以阻止观众观赛，是为了让他们免受4月27日巴尔的摩发生骚乱的意外伤害。除了打砸抢，示威人群还烧毁了20多家商铺以及144辆私家车。到星期二早上，骚乱平静之前，已经有20名警察受伤，200多名示威者被捕。
The chain of events leading to this unfortunate turn of events began on April 12th when 25-year-old Freddie Gray was arrested for fleeing upon sighting a police car. While in custody, Gray sustained an unexplained spinal injury. He fell into a coma a few days later and passed away on April 19th.
暴乱始于4月12日那天，一名25岁叫Freddie Gray的青年逃脱警车执法的事件。在拘留期间，Gray感到脊椎莫名的伤痛，随后几天就陷入了昏迷状态，在4月19日不幸去世。
As news of the young men's death spread, the residents of Baltimore began clamoring for answers. However, while there were a couple of peaceful protests outside the local police station on April 18th and the Baltimore City Hall on April 25th, things really escalated a few hours after Gray's funeral on April 27th.
他去世的消息一传开，巴尔的摩的市民就开始为他的死因找寻说法。刚开始，在4月18日市警察局门外和4月25日巴尔的摩市政厅，只有几场非暴力示威。4月27日，Gray的葬礼之后，事情就愈演愈劣。
Nobody knows for sure what instigated the disorder. Some speculate that the riots were started by the local gangs who reconciled their differences to take revenge on the Baltimore Police. Others believe it began after some high school students attending Gray's funeral encountered police in riot gear as they were making their way to the transportation hub to catch a ride home.
没有人知道形势怎么失控的，有些人怀疑，是本地帮派为了报复警察局而挑起了事端，另一些人则认为，是一些参加完Gray葬礼的中学生去运输中心等车回家时，遇到了携带防暴装备的警察。
Fortunately, the situation appears to have calmed down. As for the baseball? Wednesday's game will remain in the history books for many years. That's because the city and MLB have rescheduled the others so that Baltimore fans do not ever have to miss another game.
幸运的是，形势现在已经稳定下来。那么棒球赛呢？周三那场无观众的球赛还是被载入了历史记录，因为巴尔的摩市和美职棒联盟一起，调整了其他比赛的时间，所以说这样的情况真是百年不见呢。
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