VOA标准英语2008年-Mexicans Stage Nationwide Anti-Crime Protest
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（九月）
Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans have marched in locations across the country to demand a stop to a wave of killings 1, abductions and shootouts. James Blears reports from Mexico City.
Thousands hold up lit candles at the main Zocalo square in Mexico City during a protest against the tide of killings, kidnappings and shootouts sweeping 2 the country, 30 Aug 2008
Scores of towns and cities took part in silent marches to show a united front against escalating 3 kidnappings and murders.
In Mexico City, an overflow 4 crowd of more than 100,000 gathered in the capital city's main Zocalo square. As indigenous 5 musicians blew into sea shells to signal the start of the rally, protesters dressed in white, and cupping their hands around flickering 6 candles, carried signs that read "Enough is Enough," "We want to live in peace" and "The Death Penalty For Kidnappers 7."
Doctor Adiel Asch, who's colleague was recently shot in the leg in a robbery and kidnap attempt, stressed that this show of people power must convince the government to act now.
"I'm here for Mexico. I'm here for my children and for our future. I belive that this country deserves better and this is a demonstration 8 that we can do better," said Asch.
Most crimes in Mexico go unsolved, with corrupt 9 police and justice officials often complicating 10 investigations 11.
Mariana Rios says she knows a family that suffered a double kidnapping. She says that many people in Mexico would never put their faith or trust in the police to resolve such a crime.
"The thing is that you don't trust in the police. So what they basically do is to try to negotiate with the kidnappers and eventually they all paid their randoms. There is no trust in the police and if you go you think you are putting at risk the life of your relative more than if you do something by [on] your own," she said.
Mexico is one of the worst countries in the world for abductions, along with conflict zones like Iraq and Colombia.
Violence has continued to climb in Mexico despite a crackdown launched by President Felipe Calderon after he took office in 2006.
Mr. Calderon deployed 12 more than 25,000 soldiers and federal police to fight drug cartels.
On August 21, President Calderon called a crime summit of state governors and other officials to discuss ways to combat the country's soaring crime rate. Well over 2,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence just this year.
The summit took place following widespread outrage 13 over the kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy found dead even though his wealthy father had paid a ransom 14.
Mexico has one of the highest abduction rates in the world, but many victims never report the crime because police are often involved. Several police officers were arrested in the case of the murdered teenager.
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
- The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
- The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
- After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。
- Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
- Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
- The crisp autumn wind is flickering away. 清爽的秋风正在吹拂。
- The lights keep flickering. 灯光忽明忽暗。
- They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。
- In America these actions become executive puberty rites, complicating relationships that are already complicated enough. 在美国，这些行动成了行政青春期的惯例，使本来已经够复杂的关系变得更复杂了。
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。