The police were met by a hail of stones and bottles as they moved in on the rioters.

当警察走向闹事的人群时，他们挨到了一阵投来的石块和瓶子的袭击。

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Such a man came upon him, like a ghost, at noon in the July weather, as he sat on his heap of stones under a bank, taking such shelter ashe could get from a shower of hail.

那个七月天的正午就有这样一个人像鬼怪般向他走来。 那时，他正坐在一道陡壁下的石堆上想方设法躲避着一场冰雹。

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He was met by a hail of missiles including rotten fruit, pennies and stones and people tried to storm the platform.

BBC: 31 July