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.) 舉辦、組織

descend on 突然造訪、突然抵達

tractor (n.) 拖拉機

swathe (n.) 部分、範圍

整段大意：

幾千名農民示威者組織全國性抗議活動，開著拖拉機行至紐西蘭的眾多城鎮反對一系列的新環保政策。

補充兩段，可以自行選讀：

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.) 憤怒的表示

motorcade (n.) 汽車行列

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.) 攜帶、運送

placard (n.) 標語牌

the outskirts (n.) 郊區

gridlock (n.) 交通阻塞

convoy (n.) 車隊

standstill (n.) 停頓、停滯