时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2010年10月


英语课

  Strikes continue in France and the country is bracing 1 for another day of demonstrations 3 next Thursday over a new retirement 4 reform bill that the country's Senate passed on Friday. President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to sign the bill into law soon.

法国的罢工在继续。下星期四还将举行一天示威,反对星期五通过的新退休改革法案。萨科齐总统预期将很快签署该法案,使它成为法律。

A hundred or so demonstrators waving red flags and many wearing yellow stickers calling for a retirement at sixty gathered in Paris this weekend. They oppose the government's plan to raise the minimum retirement age two years, to 62 and full retirement from 65 to 67.

100名左右挥舞红旗,许多还佩戴着黄色名片的示威者这个周末聚集在巴黎,呼吁将退休年龄定在60岁。他们反对政府将最低退休年龄从60岁提高到62岁,将完全退休年龄从65岁提高到67岁的计划。

The bill has sparked protests for more than two weeks from transport strike that has disrupted rail services and airports, and a blockade on refineries 5, fuel depots 6 and ports that has left many gas stations empty. The French government says the reforms are necessary because of a large fiscal 7 deficit 8.

这一法案已经引起了两个多星期的抗议,其中包括交通部门的罢工导致铁路和航班中断,封锁炼油厂、油库和港口的行动导致许多加油站没有油了。法国政府说,由于巨额财政赤字,改革是必需的。

These demonstrators are collecting money for the strikers to continue. Patrice Bessac a spokesman for the French Communist party says it does not matter that the senate just passed the bill. "The law is passed but not the movement," he said.

这些示威者正在为罢工者募款,以使罢工继续下去。法国共产党的发言人贝萨克说,参议院刚刚通过这项法案,但这没关系。他说:“法律已经通过,但不是抗议行动。”

Labor 9 unions have called for a nationwide day of action on Thursday. A similar call brought more than a million people into the streets early this week. Students are expected to hold demonstrations as well, but it is Thursday when protestors hope to make a statement.

"I think the demonstration 2 Thursday is going to be enormous", said one.

The government has used emergency legislation to push the bill through and President Sarkozy has been adamant 10 he will not back down.

法国政府使用紧急立法来通过这一议案,萨科齐总统也坚决表示他不会后退。

Bessac says that is not a good strategy for the President. "Mr Sarozy has just one choice to take back his law and to hear the majority of the French people who demonstrate against this law, so Mr Sarkozy, hear your people, hear the French people, they don't want your law, you have to take back," he said.

贝萨克说,这对总统来说不是一个好的策略。“萨科齐只有一个选择,就是收回他的法律,听取法国大多数人民的呼声,他们因为反对这项法律而举行示威抗议。所以,萨科齐总统,倾听你的人民,法国人民的呼声,他们不要你的法律,你得收回。”

The unions promise actions next Thursday and November 6th and say they will continue to call on their workers and other French citizens to keep protesting until the President negotiates with them.

法国工会保证这个星期四以及11月6日将再次采取行动。他们说,他们将继续呼吁他们的工人和其他法国公民不断抗议,直到总统和他们协商为止。



1 bracing
adj.令人振奋的
  • The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
  • The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。
2 demonstration
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
3 demonstrations
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。
4 retirement
n.退休,退职
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
5 refineries
精炼厂( refinery的名词复数 )
  • The efforts on closedown and suspension of small sugar refineries, small saccharin refineries and small paper mills are also being carried out in steps. 关停小糖厂、小糖精厂、小造纸厂的工作也已逐步展开。
  • Hence the sitting of refineries is at a distance from population centres. 所以,炼油厂的厂址总在远离人口集中的地方。
6 depots
仓库( depot的名词复数 ); 火车站; 车库; 军需库
  • Public transportation termini and depots are important infrastructures for a city. 公交场站设施是城市重要的基础设施。
  • In the coastal cities are equipped with after-sales service and depots. 在各沿海城市均设有服务部及售后维修站。
7 fiscal
adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
8 deficit
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
9 labor
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • 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。
10 adamant
adj.坚硬的,固执的
  • We are adamant on the building of a well-off society.在建设小康社会这一点上,我们是坚定不移的。
  • Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。
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alkaline reserve
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already-listed
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antenna inaequalis
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