时间:2019-02-08 作者:英语课 分类:英语新闻


英语课

  BANGKOK — A day after Thailand's army chief declared martial 1 law, he gathered top politicians and protest leaders for talks in Bangkok. The talks are intended to try to break the six-month political deadlock 2 that continues to damage the country’s economy.

Prominent political figures were summoned Wednesday afternoon for closed-door talks at the Army Club by General Prayuth Chan-ocha.

The military says the talks were serious but conducted in a friendly atmosphere. An army spokesman says all the stakeholders were given "homework" by the military and asked to return for a second round of discussions Thursday.

The day after the army chief declared martial law, there was scant 3 evidence of troops on Bangkok’s streets, a contrast from the previous day when there were numerous checkpoints in and outside the capital.

After Thai Army Hosts Peace Talks, Opposing Sides to Meet Again

One significant difference after the implementation 4 of martial law: a muting of Thailand’s media. At least 14 satellite TV stations and hundreds of small radio stations were taken off the air. At the remaining news stations, soldiers now monitor content.

The pro-government red shirts, camped just west of the capital, have reiterated 5 they will not remain passive if the caretaker cabinet is ousted 6.

At the anti-government rally site, near key government buildings, the army’s headquarters and the U.N.’s largest regional office, there was no military presence. As was the case before martial law, guards of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee control access.

PDRC leader Suthep Thaugsuban, a former deputy prime minister, vows 7 his supporters will break camp only when the government is rid of the influence of the powerful Shinawatra family, whose political parties have won every election since 2001.

That record is why anti-government protesters such as freelance photographer (from Pattalung province) Sathit Yoddecha oppose another vote. Instead, they want an unelected council to change Thailand’s political system.

“Elections aren’t our goal. It would only mean the same group would come back to power. We don’t want that. Elections will lead the country down the same path and it’s not a good path. We don’t want to walk down that path anymore which has hurt us and the country," said Thaugsuban.

Thailand’s economy shrank by more than two percent in the first quarter of the year. And even before the declaration of martial law the government cut its economic growth forecast for the entire year. An extended period of martial law or another coup 8 would almost certainly give pause to many more investors 9 and tourists.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)



adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的
  • The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
  • The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
n.僵局,僵持
  • The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后,谈判陷入了僵局。
  • The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。
adj.不充分的,不足的;v.减缩,限制,忽略
  • Don't scant the butter when you make a cake.做糕饼时不要吝惜奶油。
  • Many mothers pay scant attention to their own needs when their children are small.孩子们小的时候,许多母亲都忽视自己的需求。
n.实施,贯彻
  • Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。
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。
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 ); 革职; 罢黜; 剥夺
  • He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
  • He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿
  • Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
  • The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
n.政变;突然而成功的行动
  • The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
  • That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
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学英语单词
abolishing life tenure in leading posts
accreditation program
acousto-electric effect
alkali plant
amap
amphigynous
anticholagogic
antrum of Willis
bag type collection system
be come to a dead end
be thoughtful of
Beth-horon
boket
canvas bridge screen
caulis spatho lobi
ceelen-gellerstedt(syndrome)
centralized engine room control system
certificate of value
characteristic absorption peak
chlamys farreri
cognitive study
confutest
continuous dyeing machine
crenophile
decision - making process
deduct from the salary
denikins
densariae
deoch an doris
disaligment
disobeyer
distance study
domestic pesticide
dukey
dysfunctional self evaluation
equipensate
erymids
facies posterior pyramidis
facies suite
fluid content
gabrielson
grass-growing days
gum sangapenums
harpins
hemogastric
hydrophobic chain
idtis
indoctrinations
intraligamentous myoma
Khannā, Qā'
kilo
labarde
leading edge of a wing
let the world slide
Lister objective
looping machine
Madingley
mal-infortuned
Marenzio
marine computer
marquees
mccosh
merchandising location
mid-fiftiess
mimetism gene
mucopeptides
near-by bucket
nitrogen-fixings
on deck bill of lading
ostium sinus cornarii
outraying
pay channel
pin-fire
Pindoretama
Pleione albiflora
punching shear
Ranunculus banguoensis
rodine
rubber plug
Salazothiazole
semi-automatic substation
single arm measurement
small-boats
sociodemographics
spread of wave function
stop line
sure-handed
synthetic nitrogenous fertilizer
Tayk
tensile machine
tipping attachment
traitorhead
troubleshooting manual
trypanosome chancre
turn-down collar
uniformly finite subspace
uregenome
usisoire
Vena prepylorica
violent storms
write-once
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