英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 94
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：英语新闻与报道—News and Reports
英语课
Wk 23 (4 June 1989)
Chinese Troops Kill ProtestersThis Week in HistoryChinese troops kill thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
In 1989, the Chinese government used military force to suppress 1 a pro-democracy demonstration 2 by tens of thousands of unarmed citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. The exact number of deaths is not known, but is believed to be in the thousands. The suppression put an end to a growing pro-democracy movement led mainly by students but including people from all walks of life in the communist state.
vt.压制，镇压，查禁，抑制，阻止
- He continued to suppress the people and serve the imperialists.他继续镇压人民，为帝国主义效劳。
- She was struggling to suppress her sobs.她拼命不让自己哭出来。
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。