【读新闻学英语】奥克兰男子169次投诉警方直升机扰民,警察：他一天来12次！

An Auckland local board member who complained the police Eagle helicopter was a "nuisance" flying over the Remuera area too often at night on its way to attend jobs in South Auckland has complained to police 169 times since December, including 12 times in one day in June.
一名奥克兰Remuera区议会成员抱怨警方鹰式直升机前往南区工作的路上过于频繁的在夜间经过Remuera地区，是一种“滋扰”行为，自从去年12月以来他已向警方投诉了169次，其中包括六月份的一天中他投诉了12次。
Nuisance：滋扰

Other complaints for the same period total just 26.
而在同一时期警方收到的其他针对直升机的投诉总数仅为26次。
Period：时期

This manTroy Churton called for police to review the criteria for Eagle to fly at night, saying it should only be attending "higher level" incidents so his peace and sleep would be interrupted less.
这位名叫Troy Churton的男子呼吁警方审查鹰式直升机在夜间的飞行标准，并表示直升机应该安排在“更高级别”的案件中使用，这样他的安宁和睡眠被打扰的次数就会少一些。
Interrupted：打扰

He claimed that 75 per cent of jobs Eagle attended were "South Auckland located" and flying over his neighborhood to get to them was a "nuisance".
他声称，鹰式直升机75%的工作都是在“奥克兰南区”，并且从他和邻居上空飞过是一种“滋扰”。
Neighborhood：邻居

Police said the increase in flying hours was to enable the provision of "essential support" to on-the-ground staff tasked with keeping Auckland communities safe.
警方表示，飞行时数的增加是为了向负责保持奥克兰社区安全的现场工作人员提供“必要支持”。
Essential support：必要支持

Last week police revealed that between December 20 last year and August 13, Churton complained to police about Eagle 169 times.
上周警方透露，在去年12月20日至今年8月13日期间，Churton已经向警方投诉了169次鹰式直升机。
Revealed：透露

On June 22 this year he complained 12 times — at 3.18am, 5.01am, 5.15am, 5.24am, 5.43am, 6.13pm, 6.20pm, 6.50pm, 7.10pm, 7.29pm, 8.08pm and 10.25pm.
今年6月22日，他投诉了12次 - 凌晨3点，上午5点1分，上午5点05分，上午5点24分，上午5点33分，下午6点3点，下午6点20分，下午6点50分，下午7点10分，下午7点22分，晚上8点08分和晚上10点25

Police previously said they would not review the way Eagle operated, despite Churton's complaints.
尽管有Churton的投诉，警方此前表示他们不会审查鹰式直升机运营的方式。
Operated：运营

Churton said today his complaints to police were his "part-time, proactive efforts to monitor things".
Churton今天表示，他对警察的投诉是他“业余，积极主动地监控事情”。
Proactive：主动

Churton said he was "fully supportive of the police" and the efforts they make to keep Kiwi communities safe.
Churton说他“完全支持警察”以及他们为保持新西兰社区安全所做的努力。