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By Lisa BryantFrance is bracing1 for its second major transportation strike in a month, beginning Tuesday evening. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports - although most French do not support the strike - it reflects wider discontent against reforms proposed by the country's conservative government.
The strike is expected to paralyze public transportation service, across the country, and may last until the week's end. The strikers oppose government plans to scrap2 special pension benefits for a small percentage of workers. But unions see the walkout also as a way to flex3 their muscles and many see it as a major test to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's vows4 to push through wide-ranging reforms.
The strike comes less than a month after a similar October walkout brought public transportation to a halt. Again, busses, subways and trains will be functioning only sporadically5 - if at all. International train service is also expected to be effected.
The French government has called for talks, rather than strikes - an appeal aired once again by government spokesman Yves Jego.
In an interview on France-Info radio, Jego called for negotiations6 with unions. However, he says the government will not back down on reforms it vowed7 it would push through.
The strikes recall similar unrest in 1995, against proposed government reforms former French President Jacques Chirac eventually repealed8.
This time, some 55 percent of French are against the strike, according to a a new survey by France's BVA polling institute.
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n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 | |
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n.皮线,花线;vt.弯曲或伸展 | |
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誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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撤销,废除( repeal的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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