VOA标准英语2008年-Clergy, Labor Unions Add Layers to South Korea'
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（七月）
South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor 1 union group has begun a strike and says its members will join protesters in the streets. VOA's Kurt Achin has more from Seoul.
Striking union workers of South Korea's Hyundai Motors shout slogans at plant in Ulsan, south of Seoul, 02 Jul 2008
South Korean protests against U.S. beef imports have been an almost nightly fixture 2 in Seoul for some two months now - but some of this week's gatherings 4 seemed a lot like a church service.
Protesters - some of them wearing white veils customary among South Korean Catholics - sang "peace, peace, because I serve God."
Religious leaders have been at the forefront of the the protests, this week, lacing the gatherings heavily with symbols of worship. Their stewardship 5 of the demonstrations 6 is expected to end Friday, with a gathering 3 presided over by Buddhist 7 leaders.
Many South Koreans believe U.S. beef is tainted 8 with the brain-consuming mad cow disease, despite a relative lack of hard scientific data. The protests have dwindled 9 in numbers, but become more physical in recent weeks. Last weekend, hundreds of South Koreans were injured in clashes with police connected to the beef protests.
Religious leaders accuse police of using excessive force. They are invoking 10 their public role to call for restraint. Some of them are openly backing the protesters, while others use religious language implying support.
A Catholic priest called upon Jesus Christ to heal those who were hurt and to give everyone gathered the strength to fight against injustice 11.
Separately, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, began a partial nationwide strike, Wednesday, in solidarity 12 with the beef protesters.
The group said more than 130,000 workers would walk off the job, including about 30,000 union members employed by Hyundai Motors.
KCTU President Lee Seok-heang says members are exercising a democratic right, in service of the public.
He says the strikers want to preserve public health, which he calls a key ingredient for production. He says they also want to protect children from what he describes as the "risk" of American beef.
Lee says thousands of labor union workers will travel to Seoul, later this week, to join several days of anti-government protests over the U.S. beef issue.
Lee downplays warnings from leaders and economists 13 that ongoing 14 unrest risks damaging South Korea's long term economic prospects 15. South Korea's prime minister said this week the protests are discouraging investment and damaging South Korea's trade credibility.
South Korea's parliament remains 16 paralyzed by a boycott 17 led by political opponents of President Lee Myung-bak, who made the April deal to resume American beef imports.
Despite opposition 18, U.S. beef did go back on sale this week here in South Korea after clearing final legal loopholes, last month. One of the few retailers 19 daring enough to advertise the beef says sales are brisk- with 400 kilograms leaving the shop since Tuesday.
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
- The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
- His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
- During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。
- The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认，这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
- Last, but certainly not least, are the issues of stewardship and ethics. 最后，但当然不是微不足道的，是工作和道德规范的问题。
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
- The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
- In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。
- The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
- He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
- His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You can customise the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You can customize the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。 来自辞典例句
- They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
- All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
- 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。
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
- They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
- 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。
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
- 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。