New Zealand farmers stage huge protest over environmental rules

Thousands of farmers have descended on dozens of towns and cities across New Zealand in their tractors in a nationwide protest against a swathe of new environmental regulations.

stage (v.) 举办、组织

descend on 突然造访、突然抵达

tractor (n.) 拖拉机

swathe (n.) 部分、范围

整段大意：

几千名农民示威者组织全国性抗议活动，开着拖拉机行至纽西兰的众多城镇反对一系列的新环保政策。

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The Howl of a Protest event was tipped to be the largest of its kind for the rural sector, with motorcades expected in 51 towns and cities.

howl (n.) 愤怒的表示

motorcade (n.) 汽车行列

Farmers drove tractors, bearing placards, from the outskirts of Auckland into the city centre on Friday morning, causing gridlock on the motorways. In Whangarei, protesters took over a sports field, while in Dunedin, a five-kilometre long convoy snaked its way through the city, bringing it to a standstill.

bear (v.) 携带、运送

placard (n.) 标语牌

the outskirts (n.) 郊区

gridlock (n.) 交通阻塞

convoy (n.) 车队

standstill (n.) 停顿、停滞