VOA标准英语2008年-South Koreans Hold Massive Rally Against US Bee
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By Kurt Achin
Seoul
10 June 2008
South Koreans have turned out in massive numbers for a rally to criticize their president and to oppose the resumed import of American beef. Some are comparing the rallies to ones held on the same date more than 20 years ago to oppose authoritarian 1 rule. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul.
South Korean protesters participate in an anti-government rally against imported U.S. beef in Seoul, 10 Jun 2008
Tuesday night's massive crowd appeared close to 100,000 people or more - the protesters fully 2 occupying a giant eight-lane traffic artery 3 in downtown Seoul.
Like many similar protests recently, this one was overwhelmingly peaceful. Demonstrators waved candles and chanted slogans critical of President Lee Myung-bak and his deal to resume U.S. beef imports.
South Korea was once the world's third largest consumer of American beef. But Seoul banned U.S. beef imports after a single U.S. animal was diagnosed in 2003 with the fatal brain condition known as "mad cow disease."
Protesters say they fear consuming U.S. beef will put them at risk of contracting a human version of the disease, even though there has never been a single documented case of that happening. U.S. officials point out only three American animals have ever been found to have mad cow disease, and none of them entered the food supply.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, 22 May 2008
A consensus 4 is emerging that these demonstrations 6 have transcended 7 the beef issue alone, and represent a far broader discontent with President Lee.
The protesters shout, "Lee Myung-bak - get out!"
Kim Ji-yoon, a student protest leader, tells the crowd the protests are about more than mad cows, but also about mad education policies, and mad canals. The latter is a reference to Mr. Lee's plan to dig a waterway connecting major cities.
The South Korean president is a former corporate 8 chairman whose hard-driving style helped earn him the nickname "bulldozer." Choi Jin, Director of the Institute for Presidential Leadership in Seoul, says that style may not be well adapted to the presidency 9.
He says Mr. Lee needs to show the South Korean people he is not purely 10 concerned with results, but also with the democratic process. He describes Mr. Lee's style so far as too hasty, and dismissive of that process.
Lee Dong-kwan, spokesman for President Lee, says senior officials are ready to accept serious consequences for the controversy 11.
He says Mr. Lee's prime minister and entire Cabinet have submitted their resignations to soothe 12 public anger. He later said the President has not decided 13 what action to take on the resignations at this time.
Earlier, police protectively surrounded a group of about 500 protesters in support of resuming U.S. beef imports.
Yoon Eun-oh, 64, says U.S. beef is safe, and says the other protests are just about working out political grudges 14 against President Lee.
The demonstration 5 falls on the anniversary 1987 demonstrations that are credited with helping 15 to end authoritarian rule in South Korea. South Korea's editorial pages have been debating how closely recent protests deserve to be identified with those from two decades ago.
- 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。
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- We couldn't feel the changes in the blood pressure within the artery.我们无法感觉到动脉血管内血压的变化。
- The aorta is the largest artery in the body.主动脉是人体中的最大动脉。
- Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
- What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？
- 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。
- 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。
- He wanted assurance that he had transcended what was inherently ambiguous. 他要证明，他已经超越了本来就是混淆不清的事情。
- It transcended site to speak to universal human concerns. 它超越了场所的局限，表达了人类共同的心声。
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
- I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
- This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
- This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- He never grudges money. 他从不吝惜金钱。
- They bear grudges against each other. 他俩有过节儿。