白宫表示关注土耳其抗议
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WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The White House expressed its concern Monday over the protests in Turkey, urging all parties to refrain from violence.
"We continue to follow the events in Turkey closely and with concern," said White House spokesman Jay Carney at a briefing.
He reiterated 1 America's support for freedom of expression and assembly, describing the right to peaceful protest as "fundamental to any democracy."
A total of 173 people were injured in clashes between protesters and policemen in during nationwide protests in the past week, said the Turkish authorities Monday.
Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said at least 115 police officers and 58 protesters were injured in the demonstrations 2 which started last week by a group of protesters in Gezi Park to stand guard against the uprooting 3 of trees.
Carney said at the briefing that Washington has "serious concerns" about reports of excessive use of force by Turkish police during confrontation 4 with protesters.
"We call on these events to be investigated, and urge all parties to refrain from provoking violence," he said.
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
- "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。
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
- 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。
n.倒根,挖除伐根v.把(某物)连根拔起( uproot的现在分词 );根除;赶走;把…赶出家园
- He is hard at work uprooting wild grass in the field. 他正在田里辛苦地芟夷呢。 来自互联网
- A storm raged through the village, uprooting trees and flattening crops. 暴风雨袭击了村庄,拔起了树木,吹倒了庄稼。 来自互联网
n.对抗,对峙,冲突
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后,他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
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