近一周来，[抗议(kàngyì – v. protest)]活动在白俄罗斯首都明克斯持续，人们[诉求(sùqiú – v. appeal)]现任总统卢卡申科下台。
该总统从白俄罗斯独立以来[就任(jiùrèn – v. be in office)]到现在已26年，在9日高票第六度当选，这也是引起示威的直接[导火索(dǎohuǒsuǒ – n. detonation cord)]。
警方已采取镇压措施，并[拘留(jūliú – v. detain)]了上千人。邻国、欧盟和联合国已对此表达批评，指责[公民权益(gōngmín quányì – n. civilian rights)]受到侵犯。
Word of the day:
导火索（dǎohuǒsuǒ）directly translates to detonation cord, which is often used to refer to a direct cause for something bad and of a great scale to happen.