Workers in Europe protest austerity measures
BEIJING, Sep.27 (Xinhuanet) --? As thousands of demonstrators（示威者） marched in European capitals on Wednesday to protest recent austerity measures, officials in Brussels proposed stiffening 1 sanctions（制裁） for governments that fail to cut their budget deficits 2 and debt swiftly enough.
European Day of ActionIn MadridThe first general strike that Spain has witnessed for eight years ended Wednesday with a march through the streets of Madrid. The march, which was led by Union Leaders Carmona Mendez and Ignacio Toxo, began at the emblematic 3 Plaza 4 Neptuno, before moving along the city's main road the Paseo de la Castellana to Plaza Cibeles.
Tens of thousands of workers took the opportunity（抓住机会） to join the march, organized in protest at the labor 5 reform of Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his Socialist 6 Party ( PSOE).
In BrusselsTens of thousands of workers marched through streets in Brussels on Wednesday to protest the budget-slashing plans taken by many European governments to rein 7 in deficits.
The protest started at 1 p.m. local time (1200 GMT) at the Gare du Midi (south railway station). Workers headed for the Cinquantenaire Park near the European Union institutions, waving union flags and carrying banners saying "No to austerity," "No cuts" and "Priority for jobs and growth." The whole procession went peacefully and orderly.
In GreekGreek labor unions of civil servants and private sector 8 employees marked on Wednesday the European Day of Action, stepping up protests over harsh austerity measures implemented 9 by the government this year to overcome an acute debt crisis.
Thousands of commuters nationwide suffered, since the subway, trains and buses did not operate for four hours and dockworkers joined the protest with work stoppages at the ports earlier in the morning. Public hospitals across the country run on limited personnel all day due to a 24-hour strike organized by the doctors ' and nurses' unions.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句
- The violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities. 这种暴力行为正标示了我们市中心贫民区的状况。
- Whiteness is emblematic of purity. 白色是纯洁的象征。 来自辞典例句
- They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
- The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
- His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。
- The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
- He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句