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An international art fair in Hong Kong is displaying a provocative1 sculpture by jailed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, in what it is billing as a show of support for the outspoken2 dissident.
The Art HK fair opened Wednesday with a display of Ai's 2007 "Marble Arm," which depicts4 an outstretched arm and hand with its middle finger raised.
The acclaimed5 artist-activist was taken into custody6 April 3 during a widespread Chinese crackdown on dissidents, activists7, writers and lawyers.
Last week, China's official Xinhua news agency said Ai faced charges of evading8 "huge amounts" of taxes and the destruction of accounting9 documents.
Human rights activists say China's government often uses accusations10 of financial wrongdoing as an excuse to arrest dissidents.
Ai's detention11 has triggered an international outcry, with art lovers, government officials and human rights advocates across the United States and Europe demanding his release. His works have been shown globally, including recent exhibitions in New York and London.
Ai has in recent years has spoken out against the government on several issues. Among them were shoddy construction practices that resulted in the deaths of many children in schools that collapsed12 during the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. Ai also spoke3 out about the number of Chinese children and infants sickened by contaminated milk powder.
While Hong Kong is part of China, it enjoys civil liberties not allowed in the rest of the country, including the right to protest and free speech. Activists in the city have protested against Ai's detention.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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1 provocative | |
adj.挑衅的,煽动的,刺激的,挑逗的 | |
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adj.直言无讳的,坦率的,坦白无隐的 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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描绘,描画( depict的第三人称单数 ); 描述 | |
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n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留 | |
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n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 ) | |
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逃避( evade的现在分词 ); 避开; 回避; 想不出 | |
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n.会计,会计学,借贷对照表 | |
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n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名 | |
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n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下 | |
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