Russians Voice Support as Truckers' Protest Jams Road
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2015年(十二月)
Russians Voice Support as Truckers' Protest Jams Road
MOSCOW—
A massive traffic jam formed Friday on Moscow's Ring Road after police blocked a column of truckers driving at low speed to protest a doubling of road tolls 1, as well as high fines for not paying.
Normally loyal to authorities, drivers now worry about making a living. Some blame the increased rates on corrupt 2 elites 3 connected to the Kremlin.
"It's a very important sign that more and more social groups in Russian society became frustrated 4 with the current situation and policies of Vladimir Putin's government,” said Vladimir Milov, head of the Democratic Choice party. “So, that is a remarkable 5 turnaround. You see many, many people becoming more and more affected 6, those who previously 7 didn't really pay attention."
Russians in the capital voiced support for the truckers.
"I think they're acting 8 bravely,” said student Arseny Krutov. “Absolutely everyone can agree on this. However, regular citizens can suffer, too, from traffic jams. There are already many in Moscow."
Yuri Bogomolov, an art critic, also backed the protesting drivers.
"It's not only a matter of the government's honor but it's selfishness as well,” he said, “to fill the holes in the budget stemming from the two wars in Ukraine and Syria. They're being filled at the expense of common people."
Pensioner 9 Marina Oleshko agreed.
"I support the truck drivers,” she said, “because I think it's too expensive for them."
Russian truckers have disrupted federal motorways 10 for weeks, demanding the fares be reduced. But progress may be a long way off.
“… You have to turn this big, rusty 11 wheel to convert this to a meaningful political process,” Milov said. “I think, so far, we are kind of far from that."
But supporters hope the stand that truckers are taking — Russia's largest industrial action in years — will help people focus on the country’s systemic problems of political decision-making and accountability.
- A man collected tolls at the gateway. 一个人在大门口收通行费。
- The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum. 长途电话费数目相当可观。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
- Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。
- It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
- The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- The tax threshold for a single pensioner is$ 445.单身领退休年金者的纳税起点为445英镑。
- It was the pensioner's vote late in the day that influenced the election of Mr.Sweet.最后是领取养老金者的选票影响了斯威特先生的当选。
- Most of Britain's motorways radiated from London. 英国的大多数公路从伦敦向四方延伸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Cuba is well served by motorways. 古巴的高速公路四通八达。 来自辞典例句