209 示威并未影响八国首脑会议议程

209 示威并未影响八国首脑会议议程

G-8 Leaders Stick To Schedule Despite Protests
Paula Wolfson
Genoa, Italy
21 Jul 2001 20:10 UTC

Leaders of seven industrialized countries and Russia continued their Genoa summit Saturday, while record numbers of demonstrators took to the streets of the Italian port city. There was tension in the air one day after a protestor was killed by police. But, summit participants stuck to their schedule inside a security zone ringed by steel and 1)concrete 2)barricades¹.
The summit stayed on track. Protestors demanded an end to the meetings. But the sessions went on in quiet 3)seclusion. On the other side of the barricades, demonstrators demanded to be heard.
Organizers say more than 100,000 demonstrators joined their march through the streets of Genoa. The protestors, for the most part, were peaceful. But a few started to throw rocks at nearby police. The security forces responded with 4)tear gas as 5)helicopters flew overhead.
The incident took place several kilometers from the summit. But the scent² of tear gas 6)drifted slightly into the security zone, a reminder³ of the violence nearby.
Summit participants took note of the anger and sorrow in the streets early Saturday in a written statement. By late afternoon, they were speaking out in public.
French President Jacques Chirac said everyone has been 7)traumatized by the events in the streets of Genoa.
President Bush said a tragic⁴ loss of life has occurred. But he went on to stress he still does not agree with the protestors that the world's industrialized countries are more interested in making money than in helping⁵ the poor. "Those protestors who try to shut down our talks on trade and aid don't represent the poor as far as I am concerned," he said. The 8)plight of the poor was a major topic at the summit on Friday. On Saturday, the eight heads of state and government turned their attention to global crises. They 9)endorsed the 10)notion of sending observers to the Middle East to help calm the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but only if both sides agree to the move.
They also talked a lot about global warming. Aides said the summit participants were unable to close the gap between Europe and the United States.
President Bush rejects the Kyoto treaty on global warming. Europeans support it. As he sat down for a bilateral⁶ meeting with German Chancellor⁷ Gerhard Schroeder, Mr. Bush tried to put the situation in the best possible light. "We both agree to reduce 11)greenhouse gases. And we both agree to continue dialogue," he said.
On Sunday, Mr. Bush will continue his dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. There hasn't been much talk at the summit about security issues. But Russia remains⁸ very upset about the Bush administration's strong support for a missile defense⁹ system.
 

(1) concrete[5kRNkri:t]adj.具体的, 有形的n.混凝土v.用混凝土修筑, 凝结
(2) barricade[bArI5keId]v.设路障n.路障
(3) seclusion[sI5klu:F(E)n]n.隔离
(4) tear gas n.催泪瓦斯
(5) helicopter[5helIkRptE(r)]n.直升(飞)机, 直升机
(6) drift[drIft]n.冲洗, 漂流物, 观望, 漂流v.(使)漂流
(7) traumatize[`trR:mEtaIz,`traJ-]vt.[医] 使受损伤, 使受精神上创伤
(8) plight[plaIt]n.情况, 状态, 困境, 盟誓(婚姻)vt.保证, 约定
(9) endorse[In5dC:s]v.在(票据)背面签名, 签注(文件), 认可, 签署
(10) notion[5nEJF(E)n]n.概念, 观念, 想法, 意见, 打算, 主张
(11) greenhouse gas n. 二氧化碳、甲烷等导致温室效应的气体

 

1 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

2 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

3 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

4 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

7 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

9 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。