VOA标准英语2011--Protest Cleanup Also Aims for Wall Stree

Protest Cleanup Also Aims for Wall Street Cleanup

Anti-Wall Street demonstrators in New York City have pre-empted the official cleanup and potential dispersal of their protest by cleaning up the park where the action is taking place themselves. And the movement against corporate¹ excess is now trying to spread overseas.
Protesters spent the night feverishly² disposing of garbage and scrubbing down the park they are occupying, to head off a 7:00 a.m. official cleanup. City officials said that cleanup would be postponed³. That averted⁴ a potential clash between the police and protesters, who suspected city officials of trickery to disperse⁵ the demonstration⁶.
Police did arrest a few protesters for allegedly obstructing⁷ street traffic, as they marched in a small group to protest at the New York Stock Exchange.
As the sun rose, several individuals, sensing victory in what protesters describe as a battle, brought back mattresses⁸ that had been removed in anticipation⁹ of a ban against their use at the park. Many also caught up on sleep, including Adam and Anna of Queens, New York.
"This is going to keep going. It is a global movement that is going to change the world. People are not going to give up because of rain and park cleaning," said Anna.
Reverend Donna Schaper, of the Judson Memorial Church in New York, says what really needs to be cleaned up is Wall Street.
"We need some fundamental changes in how money, resources and time are distributed in this country," said Schaper. "And Wall Street has taken too much profit, the few have too much, and the many have too little."
Meanwhile, the protesters are getting some high-level support. Poland's Solidarity¹⁰ Trade Union leader and Nobel Peace laureate Lech Walesa told the Associated Press that capitalism¹¹ is making huge money and does not know what to do with it. Walesa said the profits must be invested in people. He told the news agency he is planning either a visit or a letter to the Occupy Wall Street protesters.
The protest web site says the demonstration will continue on Saturday in 82 countries worldwide during an international day of solidarity against greed and corruption¹².

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 feverishly   

adv. 兴奋地

参考例句：

• Feverishly he collected his data. 他拼命收集资料。
• The company is having to cast around feverishly for ways to cut its costs. 公司迫切须要想出各种降低成本的办法。

3 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

4 averted   

防止，避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
• Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。

5 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

6 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。

7 obstructing   

阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。
• He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。

8 mattresses   

褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。
• The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。

9 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

10 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

11 capitalism   

n.资本主义

参考例句：

• The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed.他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功。
• Capitalism began to develop in Russia in the 19th century.十九世纪资本主义在俄国开始发展。

12 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。