VOA标准英语2009-Sri Lanka Readies for Major National Celebration
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(五月)
Sri Lanka is preparing for a major celebration following the battlefield defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, ending a quarter-century civil war. Joyous 1 outbursts that are mixed with some lingering anxiety, especially among the minority Tamils who wonder what the new era will bring for them.
A news vendor 2 selling Sunday papers as Colombo began celebrations of military victory over LTTE
President Mahinda Rajapaksa stepped off his aircraft, on his return from Jordan, to the cheers of supporters who hailed him as a national hero.
On the streets of Colombo, some people hoisted 3 the Sri Lankan flag and set off firecrackers in celebration.
After word came that the rebels had announced their guns would finally gone silent in the northeast, young people celebrated 4 in the backs of slowly moving vehicles along the famous Galle Face seaside boulevard.
But there are no signs, yet, of any mass celebration. A national victory speech by the president is anticipated Monday with a declaration of a national holiday.
Several youths on a motorcycle rejoice at news of the LTTE's defeat
The capital, the sight of many suicide bombings and political assassinations 5 over the years by the Tamil Tigers, still has its typically heavy security presence with numerous roadblocks in some sensitive areas. There motorists and pedestrians 6 are asked to produce ID cards by armed soldiers. Those who are ethnic 7 Tamils can be expected to come under further scrutiny 8 in high security zones.
It is symbolic 9 of the ethnic and linguistic 10 divide affecting the Tamil minority, treatment they say over the decades and even centuries, that led to the violent uprising.
Many here express hope the defeat of the armed rebels will usher 11 in a new era. But for that to happen civil activists 12 say the government must make good on promises to rehabilitate 13 Tamil society and foster equal rights. Others say the burden also lies with Tamil politicians and activists to pursue a peaceful path for addressing their long-standing grievances 14.
- The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
- They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。
- She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
- He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。
- He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
- The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- Most anarchist assassinations were bungled because of haste or spontaneity, in his view. 在他看来，无政府主义者搞的许多刺杀都没成功就是因为匆忙和自发行动。 来自辞典例句
- Assassinations by Israelis of alleged terrorists habitually kill nearby women and children. 在以色列，自称恐怖分子的炸弹自杀者杀害靠近自己的以色列妇女和儿童。 来自互联网
- Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
- His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
- Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
- It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
- The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
- She is pursuing her linguistic researches.她在从事语言学的研究。
- The ability to write is a supreme test of linguistic competence.写作能力是对语言能力的最高形式的测试。
- The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
- They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。
- 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》
- There was no money to rehabilitate the tower.没有资金修复那座塔。
- He used exercise programmes to rehabilitate the patients.他采用体育锻炼疗法使患者恢复健康。
- The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》