CCTV9英语新闻：泰国反政府示威者遭袭2人死亡 22人受伤

时间：2014-05-15 09:14:52

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Political tensions in Thailand have given way to fresh violence. Authorities say explosions and an overnight shooting attack on anti-government demonstrators in Thailand’s capital have killed at least two people this morning. Another 22 have been wounded. Last week, the Constitutional Court removed caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for nepotism¹. Nine Cabinet ministers were also dismissed. But the protesters are demanding the elimination² of all influence of the Shinawatra family.

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1 nepotism
n.任人唯亲；裙带关系
参考例句：
The congressman lashed the president for his nepotism.国会议员抨击总统搞裙带关系。 Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.很多人会把他的任命看作是英国银行业应该避免的一种裙带关系。

2 elimination
n.排除，消除，消灭
参考例句：
Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。 I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。