时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2011年(一月)


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The United States and the European Union are among those appealing for calm in Albania, after at least three people were killed and dozens were injured in anti-government protests in the capital Tirana. Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha says he will not allow a similar overthrow 1 of his government as in Tunisia, but the opposition 2 has vowed 3 more demonstrations 4.




The Tirana diplomatic missions of the European Union, United States and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe say in a joint 5 statement that they deeply regret the casualties in Friday's anti-government protests.


They also call for a compromise. That seems difficult.


Supporters of the opposition Socialists 7 accuse the government of financial wrong doing and vote rigging during the 2009 elections. Tensions further increased this week when the country's deputy prime minister, Ilir Meta, resigned amid an alleged 8 corruption 9 scandal.


Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha has accused his opponents of attempting a "Tunisia-style uprising," a reference to the bloody 10 overthrow of Tunisia's president in which scores were killed. 


Mr. Berisha says Albania will not pass into a similar "state of emergency." He has told Albanians in televised remarks that "scenarios 11 of violence will not be tolerated."


But those watching the recent demonstrations have already described them as the worst violence to erupt in the volatile 12 Balkan nation in over a decade.


Video footage of Friday's protest shows that shots are fired as security forces try to push back an estimated 20,000 demonstrators.


Protesters shout words such as "get out, get out" as they gather outside Conservative Prime Minister Berisha's office in the capital. Other protesters carry red-and-black Albanian flags.


A tense calm has returned to the streets of Tirana. But the leader of the Socialist 6 Party, Tirana Mayor Edi Rama, says the opposition will hold more demonstrations after observing a day of mourning for those who died.


Rama has made clear he does not want to wait till the scheduled elections in 2013. He says the opposition will not tolerate what he calls "an intolerable regime" of thieves ruling Europe's poorest nation.


The stand-off has underscored international concerns over the country's democratic credentials 13. The European Union already rejected Albania's application to become an official candidate to join the organization, saying it should first fight corruption and establish a functioning democracy



v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆
  • After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后,这个国家处于混乱中。
  • The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
n.反对,敌对
  • 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。
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式)
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
  • 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。
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
n.社会主义者;adj.社会主义的
  • China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家,也是一个发展中国家。
  • His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。
社会主义者( socialist的名词复数 )
  • The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. 社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。
  • The Socialists junked dogma when they came to office in 1982. 社会党人1982年上台执政后,就把其政治信条弃之不顾。
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
n.腐败,堕落,贪污
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染
  • He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
  • He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。
n.[意]情节;剧本;事态;脚本
  • Further, graphite cores may be safer than non-graphite cores under some accident scenarios. 再者,根据一些事故解说,石墨堆芯可比非石墨堆芯更安全一些。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
  • Again, scenarios should make it clear which modes are acceptable to users in various contexts. 同样,我们可以运用场景剧本来搞清楚在不同情境下哪些模式可被用户接受。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
adj.反复无常的,挥发性的,稍纵即逝的,脾气火爆的;n.挥发性物质
  • With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定,投资冒着很大的风险。
  • His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱,喜怒无常。
n.证明,资格,证明书,证件
  • He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
  • Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。
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2-propanone
all-trades
Amalphitan Code
arithmetic underflow
backsies
brises-soleil
broda
buttress-root
captive firing
cathode-biased flip-flop
change-manager
clinocephalism
Control character.
coupling knuckle pin
cutawi machine
d.v
dbrc data-sharing control
dentin matrix
devotional
distractingly
dual indicator
efficiency of feedlot gain
endorsors
Fastnachtsspiel
Fintona
fluorophytosterol
give something one's best shot
glass resistor
glossolysis
gorilla gorilla beringeis
herocane
high quality training
ICP (integrated circuit package)
in a string
ink surface tension
joint variation
K'elafo
kindredship
lace
lignum benedictum
made myself understood
mamma's
marchandise
Marmesine
mattlis
menemsha
minieres
minocycline
molecular radius
multiplicative variation
nazarbaev
o-aminophenol sulfate
oulette
perthiocyanogen
pettitts
Philos. Rev.
photoplastic recording
plain friction bearing
PNAB
polyamorist
polysaccharoses
population gradation
postburnout heat transfer
prefield
pseudohibernation
Pulvinaria camellicola
scenopinids
sectoral supporting services
self-convergent CRT
several-seeded
showing over
side reaction coefficient
silicon planet
smilesmirk
soft switching
solid rolled centre
spark plug pliers
spoon feed
St. Johns River
starus
stepped arch
stern tube packing gland
stoker coal
straight low
subsea template
subsequent settlement
Sulci cerebrales
systemic herbicide
tall drink of water
Tang ware
Tawfīqīyah
theorem of polyhedron
thethy
thousand-years
threatening question
tibetan terriers
tonalpohualli
transliterates
wakon
wave penetration
Weber-number
worthly