时间:2019-02-05 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(二月)


英语课

By Sonja Pace
Damascus
04 February 2006

Angry Syrian protesters set fire to the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus Saturday. It was the most violent demonstration 1 of anger to date over cartoons depicting 2 the Muslim prophet Mohammad in western newspapers.

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Protest in front of Danish embassy in Damascus   
  

They came several thousand strong - carrying banners in praise of God and Islam.

It was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration. But, soon protestors began throwing stones at the Danish embassy building. They broke through the barricades 3 and set fire to the building.

Similar scenes took place at the Norwegian embassy and police eventually used water cannons 4 to disperse 5 the crowds.

Police also used water hoses to disperse hundreds of protesters in front of the French embassy and riot police were stationed at the American diplomatic mission.


Outraged 6 Syrians torch Denmark's Embassy in Damascus   
  
It was the most violent protest to date over the publication of a series of cartoons - one of which depicts 7 the Muslim prophet Mohammad wearing a turban in the shape of a bomb.

The cartoons were first published in a Danish newspaper last September and later reprinted in a Norwegian newspaper. They have since been reprinted elsewhere in Europe and as far away as New Zealand by newspapers that say they are taking the action in defense 8 of the right of the freedom of speech.

The cartoons have outraged Muslims, who say they defame their religion and are a sign of western disregard for the Muslim world.

Protests over the cartoons have taken place throughout the Middle East and other Islamic countries.

There were no reports of injuries in Saturday's protests in Damascus. Both Norway and Denmark have urged their citizens to leave Syria.



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。
描绘,描画( depict的现在分词 ); 描述
  • a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
  • The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。
路障,障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )
  • The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
  • Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。
n.加农炮,大炮,火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
  • Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
vi.使分散;使消失;vt.分散;驱散
  • The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
  • The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。
a.震惊的,义愤填膺的
  • Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
  • He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。
描绘,描画( depict的第三人称单数 ); 描述
  • The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s. 这本书生动地描绘了20 世纪30 年代的法国社会。
  • He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively. 他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
学英语单词
acnes
agricultural production statistics
aldoketoses
alopecias
American standard beam
anaptotic
arithmetic series
azimuth quantum number
Baulmes
Bayan Nuur
Berzé-le-Châtel
book auction
brass monkeys
carry-over rate of solids
ccm(counter-counter measures)
ceramic sensor element
Chizha Pervaya
chronic shortage
CoA
compesterol
D region
deceleration valve
deliver arrangement
diathermies
diverge at
doofus
efficiency adiabatic
excsc
fidel
Finger-Naseversch
flexible benefit plan
foot-valve
go where the woodbine twineth
grecianized
Guluguba
H. & D.
high duty iron
Iberomaurusian
ICEV
identification disc
indistillable
insect dispersion
interior communications
intraparticle diffusion resistance
Jim Mason
keratosis palmaris et plantaris
koinonians
language assembler
lattice vibraton
Lindera glauca B1.
maxi-mini system
mediostratums
metal power cutting
mickler
Microest
minks
mobile noise barge
Mount Eba
nemish
Nitrospirales
nuclei nervorum cranialium
overbrights
overheat control
partial-assembly drawing
passive microwave radiometry
plastic failure criterion
pliableness
pocker
polyte
preliminary discussion
premium amortization
prepaid smart card
prothemus varicolor
pseudoglobular structure
quality and quantity
reactor core baffle
reduction of rail section
Rhodo phyceae
sbci
single source
soapboxer
spinning tool
spray application techniques
sweet sultan
Tabasaran
Talinum calycinum
template beam
Thanh Liem
top front rake
transafrica
underboss
United Methodist Church
uroflometry
vague language
vitrification
war-surplus
website promotion
wickeri
wing member
wordens
worship the ground someone treads on
xenotite