VOA慢速英语2014 三名柬埔寨土地维权人士被判刑
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2014年VOA慢速英语(十一)月
Three Cambodian Activists 1 Sentenced to Prison 三名柬埔寨土地维权人士被判刑
A court in Cambodia has sentenced three more activists to a year in prison. The sentences were announced just a day after the three activists were arrested. They were found guilty of disturbing – interfering 2 with – public order on Wednesday. They were charged for a protest they held in support of seven land rights activists on Tuesday. The seven were protesting flooding at a major development in the capital, Phnom Penh.
Trials in Cambodia are rarely completed as fast as these hearings. The accused usually wait weeks or longer before their cases go to a full trial. It is not known why the activists’ cases have been speeded up, or if this is evidence of a government campaign against dissent 3. Government officials have not commented on the cases.
In other news, the opposition 4 Cambodia National Rescue Party is demanding release of one of its members. Officials arrested Meach Sovannara for his reported involvement in violent protests in July. He once worked as a reporter for Radio Free Asia.
Officers questioned Meach Sovannara for two hours on Tuesday before his arrest. He is accused of taking part in a major protest outside Freedom Park on July 15th.
That protest became violent after demonstrators turned against security officers. The incident led to a political deal between the opposition and the ruling party.
Meach Sovannara faces up to 15 years in prison for taking part in the demonstration 5 and supposedly inciting 6 violence there. His lawyer, however, told the Cambodia Daily newspaper that the opposition has video evidence to prove his innocence 7. The lawyer says the video shows him calling for protesters to reject violence.
Words in this Story
activists – n. people who campaign for some kind of social change
inciting – v. causing someone to act in an angry, harmful or violent way
avoid – v. to stay away from someone or something
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
- He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- 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。
- What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
- He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。