英语听力：自然百科 热带风潮的革命(12)

The soldiers had originally promised that they would relinquish¹ power in 1967 but they stayed on,

士兵们原本承诺,他们将在1967年放弃权力,但他们却死守不放,

with military hardliners determined² to crack down on any form of opposition³.

军方强硬派决心打击任何形式的反对。

On June 26th, 1968, a mass demonstration⁴, the march of a hundred thousand,

1968年6月26日,成百上千人进行了一场大规模示威游行,

was held in Rio, organized in protest at the killing⁵ of a student shot by police.

在里约热内卢举行的抗议,有组织的抗议中一名学生被警察射杀。

Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Paulinho Da Viola and Milton Nascimento were among the musicians who took part.

Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Paulinho Da Viola和Milton Nascimento是参与其中的音乐家们。

1 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

3 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。

4 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。