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Australian police broke up a violent protest in Melbourne this week.
澳大利亚警方本周驱散了墨尔本的暴力抗议活动。
Mandate
授权令；命令
Hundreds were protesting a Victoria state mandate that building industry workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
数百人抗议维多利亚州要求建筑行业工人必须接种新冠疫苗的规定。
Officials said such businesses may not operate until they prove they have obeyed the order.
官员们表示，这些企业只有在证明自己遵守了命令后才可以运营。
Since June, more than 255 people have died in the state's latest COVID outbreak.
自6月以来，该州最近爆发的新冠疫情已造成超过255人死亡。
A mandate is an official order or rule that must be followed.
“mandate”的意思是必须被遵守的官方命令或规定。
A mandate is also the power to act that voters give to their elected officials.
“mandate”也表示选民赋予他们选出的官员的行动权力。
