VOA常速英语2007年-Strikes Continue to Impact France
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
Paris
20 November 2007
A national transportation strike marked its seventh day in France, Tuesday - even as civil servants took to the streets for a separate one-day strike. Lisa Bryant has more on the demonstrations 1 from Paris.
Teachers, postal 2 workers, air-traffic controllers and other civil servants walked off their jobs Tuesday, calling for better salaries and working conditions. Many French schools were closed; airports reported flight delays and cancelations; mail went undelivered; and, many newspapers were not on sale in kiosks because printers also joined the protesters. A massive march began in Paris Tuesday afternoon, joining others around the country.
The one-day strike comes as transportation workers around the country continue to protest against proposed cuts of special pension benefits they have enjoyed for decades. The proposals are part of a package of reforms the center-right government of President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to push through to help make France more competitive and to reduce public spending.
The number of picketing 3 transportation workers has dwindled 4 since the strike began a week ago, but traffic remained snarled 5 and public transportation slowed - particularly in the Paris region. The French government says the strike is costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars a day, a point reiterated 6 Tuesday by French budget minister Eric Woerth.
In an interview on France-Inter radio, Woerth said the transportation walkout is costing between $440 million and $586 million, daily, and will have long-term consequences, if it continues.
The strike has touched a wide array of sectors 7. Stores, hotels and theaters complain of a sharp drop in business and the steel giant ArcelorMittal complains needed supplies traveling by rail remain undelivered.
A number of French universities are also closed, as students protest still other government reforms in the country's higher education.
- 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。
- A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
- Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。
- mass picketing of the factory 罢工工人集体对工厂的封锁
- "And my chaps were also there to prevent picketing! “我的人也是防着女工们要拦厂！ 来自子夜部分
- Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
- His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
- As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时，它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。