时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2015年(九月)


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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.



1 influx
n.流入,注入
  • 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。
2 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
  • 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。
3 backlog
n.积压未办之事
  • 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。
4 perishable
adj.(尤指食物)易腐的,易坏的
  • 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。
5 embargo
n.禁运(令);vt.对...实行禁运,禁止(通商)
  • 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。
6 rhetoric
n.修辞学,浮夸之言语
  • Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗?
  • Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后,他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
7 trickle
vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散
  • The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.这条小河变成细流了。
  • The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。
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