210 八国首脑会议第二日暴力冲突加剧

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)mingled¹ a few kilometers away. They congregated² on a seaside promenade³, standing⁴ 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 mainstream⁵ organizations critical of economic policies that they say hurt the poor. But sprinkled in the crowds are hundreds of 8)anarchists. They see the slain⁶ protester as a 9)martyr and are vowing⁷ revenge.
The summit participants are drawing a definite distinction between the two groups. They say they support 10)legitimate protest, but condemn⁸ 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 emission⁹ 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

1 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

2 congregated   

（使）集合，聚集( congregate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The crowds congregated in the town square to hear the mayor speak. 人群聚集到市镇广场上来听市长讲话。
• People quickly congregated round the speaker. 人们迅速围拢在演说者的周围。

3 promenade   

n./v.散步

参考例句：

• People came out in smarter clothes to promenade along the front.人们穿上更加时髦漂亮的衣服，沿着海滨散步。
• We took a promenade along the canal after Sunday dinner.星期天晚饭后我们沿着运河散步。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

6 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

7 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

8 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

9 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。