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


英语课

Tunisia's highest constitutional body has appointed the head of the lower house of parliament as temporary head of the North African country, after massive protests drove longstanding leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from the country.




A day after massive protests and riots toppled Tunisia's authoritarian 1 president, Tunisians ventured into the streets of the capital to survey the damage and digest the historic events. Riot police and army tanks were out in force and helicopters flew overhead.


While most ordinary Tunisians were barred from venturing down the main Habib Bourguiba Avenue - scene of massive demonstrations 2 and rioting on Friday - other streets were open to traffic and pedestrians 3.


Basma Moussa, a woman in her 50s, surveyed the damage. Charred 4 objects littered the sidewalks and smashed store windows. Rioters burned Tunis' main station and looted many shops.


Moussa said she was sad to see Tunis in such bad shape. But she was proud of Tunisians for toppling their longtime president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Tunisians are tired, she said, and they are poor.


The constitutional council says President Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia Friday night, has left power for good.


Here in Tunis, many are divided about the future. Some are hopeful the country would finally become the true democracy they yearned 5 for. Others are fearful that yet another authoritarian regime would come to power.


Fifty-three-year-old business owner Anouar Frika recalled the last power change in 1987, when the country's long-time leader Habib Bourguiba was removed from office and Mr. Ben Ali replaced him.


Then, Frika says, Mr. Ben Ali promised change - but that never happened. Nor does he have much confidence in Tunisia's political parties right now. But he thinks that with time they will learn what democracy is all about. He is glad law enforcement authorities are out to keep order on the streets.


But 27-year-old Marouen Gara is more pessimistic.


Gara said protesters created a revolution and want freedom. Now he sees police on the street. He says this is not the freedom they had hoped for



n./adj.专制(的),专制主义者,独裁主义者
  • Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
  • The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。
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。
n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )
  • 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》
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式);烧焦
  • the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
  • The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。
  • She yearned to go back to the south. 她渴望回到南方去。
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air-damped balance
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heaven-queen
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humble yourself
I am afraid
isopathotherapy
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kingly form of government
lakefront
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mind one's eye
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Neil Armstrong
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Shipping and Forwarding Agent
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Terra Boa
threeleaf Rocky Mountain maple
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