反对派领袖遇害 俄举行悼念游行

 　　Tens of thousands of people have marched through central Moscow to mourn opposition¹ politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on Friday.

　　The mourners have marched to the bridge near the Kremlin where Nemtsov was gunned down.

　　Prominent Russian opposition figures have taken part in the march, including former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov.

　　反对派领袖遇害 俄举行悼念游行

　　"Boris dedicated² his whole life to making Russia a democratic state. He was exposing criminals and wasn't afraid to speak about it. That's why they hated him and dared to kill him."

　　The murder of 55-year-old Nemtsov came just a few hours after he conducted a radio interview in which he denounced President Vladimir Putin's policies as mad and aggressive.

　　He had been due to lead an opposition march on Sunday against Russia's actions in Ukraine, as well as the economic crisis at home.

　　Nemtsov's allies are pointing to the Kremlin for his murder.

　　Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned³ the murder as "vile," and is vowing⁴ to find the killers⁵.

　　Authorities are looking into a number of possible motives⁶ for Nemtsov's murder.

　　They include the possibility of attempting to destabilize the political situation in Russia, the internal situation in Ukraine and possible connections with Nemtsov's business activities.

　　A reward of just under 50-thousand US dollars is being offered for information leading to the killers.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

4 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

5 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

6 motives   

n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
• His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。