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210 八国首脑会议第二日暴力冲突加剧
G-8 Summit Day Two - More Violence
Paula Wolfson
Genoa
21 Jul 2001 16:25 UTC
Demonstrators are back on the streets of Genoa, Italy, for a second day, as the seven leading industrialized nations and Russia continue their economic summit. Tensions are high following the death Friday of a young Italian demonstrator who was shot and killed by 1)paramilitary police.
It was quiet in Genoa when the summit participants began their second day of talks at an ornate old palace. But there was trouble ahead.
As the eight heads of government and state began a working lunch, protesters 2)mingled a few kilometers away. They congregated on a seaside promenade, standing under the banners of different causes and the flags of different countries.
At first, all was peaceful. Then it got ugly. Some in the crowd 3)yelled "assassins...assassins!" at nearby police. A few started to throw rocks and set small fires. Security forces responded with tear gas. The white smoke of the 4)tear gas mingled with the black smoke of the fires, soiling the sky. Helicopters flew overhead, and 5)sirens 6)wailed as 7)ambulances rushed to the scene.
Organizers had hoped for a march free of violence. Most of the thousands of demonstrators who came to Genoa are from mainstream organizations critical of economic policies that they say hurt the poor. But sprinkled in the crowds are hundreds of 8)anarchists. They see the slain protester as a 9)martyr and are vowing revenge.
The summit participants are drawing a definite distinction between the two groups. They say they support 10)legitimate protest, but condemn violent tactics.
In a written statement the leaders of the United States, Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Russia praise the role peaceful protests have played in putting issues like debt relief on the international agenda. They say they will continue to focus on issues that matter to their people and the world.
On day two of the summit, the issues being discussed include the Middle East and the situation in Macedonia.
They also are focusing on global warming, an issue that divides Europe and the United States. Europeans support the Kyoto treaty and its 11)mandatory emission controls. But President Bush has rejected the agreement, saying it is not balanced and not fair. Aides to the participants told reporters it was a big topic at Saturday's morning session, and added the two sides remain far apart.
(1) paramilitary[pArE5mIlItErI; (?@) -terI]adj.准军事的, 辅助军事的
(2) mingle[5mIN^(E)l]v.(使)混合
(3) yell[jel]vi.大叫, 忍不住笑, 呼喊vt.叫着说n.叫声, 喊声
(4) tear gas n.催泪瓦斯
(5) siren[5saIErEn]n.汽笛, 警报器, 空袭警报v.(救火车等)响着警报器行驶
(6) wail[weIl]n.悲叹, 哀号vi.悲叹, 哀号, 嚎啕vt.悲痛(某人的悲惨遭遇)
(7) ambulance[5AmbjJlEns]n.战时流动医院, 救护车
(8) anarchist[5AnEkIst]n.无政府主义者
(9) martyr[5mB:tE(r)]n.烈士, 殉教者v.杀害, 折磨
(10) legitimate[lI5dVItImEt]adj.合法的, 合理的, 正统的v.合法
(11) mandatory[5mAndEtErI]adj.命令的, 强制的, 托管的
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