Border Tense as Serbia, Croatia Block Traffic in Migrants Dispute
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2015年(九月)
Border Tense as Serbia, Croatia Block Traffic in Migrants Dispute
BAJAKOVO, CROATIA—
Tensions on the Serbia-Croatia border are growing in a tit-for-tat blockade sparked by the influx 1 of refugees and other migrants.
Parked cargo 2 trucks span the border at the main crossing between Croatia and Serbia as trade has become a victim of Europe's migrant crisis.
The backlog 3 began when Croatia responded to the cross-border flood of refugees and other migrants by closing all but one crossing with Serbia.
Zagreb banned all trucks from Serbia except perishable 4 goods, a move that cut off Serbian trade links to much of Europe.
Belgrade responded with its own embargo 5 on imports from Croatia.
Not to be outdone, Croatia issued a block on all vehicles registered in Serbia, bringing traffic to nearly a full stop.
The trade war revives bitter rhetoric 6 and memories between neighbors who only two decades ago fought a real war.
While a slow trickle 7 of vehicles is crossing the border from Croatia into Serbia, the truck drivers here all say the same thing: They've been stuck two or three days because of the political situation. And, in the meantime, they're losing money.
- The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
- Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。
- Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。
- Many fresh foods are highly perishable.许多新鲜食物都极易腐败。
- Fruits are perishable in transit.水果在运送时容易腐烂。
- This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
- During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。