209 示威并未影响八国首脑会议议程

209 示威并未影响八国首脑会议议程

G-8 Leaders Stick To Schedule Despite Protests
Paula Wolfson
Genoa, Italy
21 Jul 2001 20:10 UTC

Leaders of seven industrialized countries and Russia continued their Genoa summit Saturday, while record numbers of demonstrators took to the streets of the Italian port city. There was tension in the air one day after a protestor was killed by police. But, summit participants stuck to their schedule inside a security zone ringed by steel and 1)concrete 2)barricades 1.
The summit stayed on track. Protestors demanded an end to the meetings. But the sessions went on in quiet 3)seclusion. On the other side of the barricades, demonstrators demanded to be heard.
Organizers say more than 100,000 demonstrators joined their march through the streets of Genoa. The protestors, for the most part, were peaceful. But a few started to throw rocks at nearby police. The security forces responded with 4)tear gas as 5)helicopters flew overhead.
The incident took place several kilometers from the summit. But the scent 2 of tear gas 6)drifted slightly into the security zone, a reminder 3 of the violence nearby.
Summit participants took note of the anger and sorrow in the streets early Saturday in a written statement. By late afternoon, they were speaking out in public.
French President Jacques Chirac said everyone has been 7)traumatized by the events in the streets of Genoa.
President Bush said a tragic 4 loss of life has occurred. But he went on to stress he still does not agree with the protestors that the world's industrialized countries are more interested in making money than in helping 5 the poor. "Those protestors who try to shut down our talks on trade and aid don't represent the poor as far as I am concerned," he said. The 8)plight of the poor was a major topic at the summit on Friday. On Saturday, the eight heads of state and government turned their attention to global crises. They 9)endorsed the 10)notion of sending observers to the Middle East to help calm the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but only if both sides agree to the move.
They also talked a lot about global warming. Aides said the summit participants were unable to close the gap between Europe and the United States.
President Bush rejects the Kyoto treaty on global warming. Europeans support it. As he sat down for a bilateral 6 meeting with German Chancellor 7 Gerhard Schroeder, Mr. Bush tried to put the situation in the best possible light. "We both agree to reduce 11)greenhouse gases. And we both agree to continue dialogue," he said.
On Sunday, Mr. Bush will continue his dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. There hasn't been much talk at the summit about security issues. But Russia remains 8 very upset about the Bush administration's strong support for a missile defense 9 system.
 

(1) concrete[5kRNkri:t]adj.具体的, 有形的n.混凝土v.用混凝土修筑, 凝结
(2) barricade[bArI5keId]v.设路障n.路障
(3) seclusion[sI5klu:F(E)n]n.隔离
(4) tear gas n.催泪瓦斯
(5) helicopter[5helIkRptE(r)]n.直升(飞)机, 直升机
(6) drift[drIft]n.冲洗, 漂流物, 观望, 漂流v.(使)漂流
(7) traumatize[`trR:mEtaIz,`traJ-]vt.[医] 使受损伤, 使受精神上创伤
(8) plight[plaIt]n.情况, 状态, 困境, 盟誓(婚姻)vt.保证, 约定
(9) endorse[In5dC:s]v.在(票据)背面签名, 签注(文件), 认可, 签署
(10) notion[5nEJF(E)n]n.概念, 观念, 想法, 意见, 打算, 主张
(11) greenhouse gas n. 二氧化碳、甲烷等导致温室效应的气体