Tunisia announces curfew following unrest

    TUNIS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Interior Ministry¹ announced curfew in Grand Tunis region starting from 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) Wednesday to 5:30 a.m. (0430 GMT) Thursday following unrest spread to the capital on Wednesday.
    The move came after violent protests in several districts（区域） of the capital, with riot police firing tear gas against demonstrators.
    Army tanks and troops have been deployed² in central Tunis on Wednesday in the wake of fresh clashes between protestors and police in spite of the dismissing of Interior Minister Rafik Belhadj Kacem hours earlier. It is the first time in years that armored personnel trucks and light tanks were seen in the capital.
    At a press conference（记者招待会） Wednesday morning, Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi said the army had been deployed in certain parts of the country to protect official buildings from arson³ and looting, adding that security must be restored if investments are to continue.
    The north African country has witnessed clashes between security forces and protestors for more than three weeks. The protestors said they are angry about soaring food and fuel prices and high unemployment rates.
    On Monday, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali pledged 300,000 job opportunities especially for university graduates who have been unemployed⁴ for more than two years.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

3 arson   

n.纵火，放火

参考例句：

• He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
• He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

4 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。