VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistani Opposition, Lawyers Launch Protest De
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(三月)
Demonstrators in Pakistan have defied a government ban on rallies to embark 1 on a protest convoy 2 to the capital. Hundreds of protesters set out from two southern cities, but police arrested dozens of people throughout the day, including some organizers.
Police arrest protesters for participating in anti-government march in Karachi, Pakistan, 12 Mar 3 2009
Protesters held rallies in cities across Pakistan, but much of the attention was focused on groups of lawyers and political activists 4 in Karachi and Quetta, who officially started the so-called 'long march' to Islamabad.
The arrest of hundreds of demonstrators continued Thursday, with more detentions 5 reported in Karachi. After police allowed a convoy of vehicles to leave the downtown area, officers rounded up scores of lawyers at a toll 6 booth outside of the city, stuffing them into waiting buses. Some organizers were among those detained.
Demonstrators in Quetta were not subject to the new ban on political rallies and few clashes with police were reported.
In Quetta, Supreme 7 Court Bar Association President Ali Ahmad Kurd said he felt confident about the chances of reinstating the deposed 8 chief justice of the supreme court, who has become a unifying 9 symbol for opponents of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and President Asif Zardari.
"The government does not have the power to sabotage 10 this movement," Kurd said. "And Inshallah you will see the long march where hundreds of thousands people will join us and when we reach Constitution Avenue in Islamabad it will be the climax 11 of the lawyer's movement."
The protesters plan to work their way north in vehicle convoys 12, gradually adding to their numbers as they move through cities and towns in the coming days. The convoys are easily tracked by police, who set up blockades to intercept 13 convoys on major roads.
Lawyers have questioned the legality of the ban on political rallies, but officials continue to insist they are more interested in ensuring public safety than stifling 14 political dissent 15. The head of the interior ministry 16, Rehman Malik, told members of parliament that there have been too many suicide bombings and terrorist attacks against processions on Pakistan's roads.
"Processions, demonstrations 17, this is part of democracy and that should not be denied," Malik said. "Let there be a long march, but let it not be in the streets."
Demonstrators plan to converge 18 on the capital city Monday, when convoys from the south will meet up with lawyers and activists from Peshawar.
Authorities have boosted security in Islamabad and are believed to be staging large container trucks to block major roads into the city. Officials say protesters will not be allowed to rally outside parliament, and should instead gather at a field on the outskirts 19 of the city.
- He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
- Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。
- The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
- Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
- It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
- Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
- 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》
- Teachers may assign detention tasks as they wish and some detentions have been actually dangerous. 老师可能随心所欲指派关禁闭的形式，有些禁闭事实上很危险。
- Intimidation, beatings and administrative detentions are often enough to prevent them from trying again. 恐吓，拷打和行政拘留足以阻止请愿者二次进京的脚步。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
- The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- In addition, there were certain religious bonds of a unifying kind. 此外，他们还有某种具有一种统一性质的宗教上的结合。
- There is a unifying theme, and that is the theme of information flow within biological systems. 我们可以用一个总的命题，把生物学系统内的信息流来作为这一研究主题。
- They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
- The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。
- The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
- His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。
- Truck convoys often stop over for lunch here. 车队经常在这里停下来吃午饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys. 一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。 来自辞典例句
- His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
- Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。
- The weather is stifling. It looks like rain. 今天太闷热，光景是要下雨。
- We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. 我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里，简直透不过气来。
- 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。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- 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 results converge towards this truth.其结果趋近于这个真理。
- Parallel lines converge at infinity.平行线永不相交。