VOA常速英语2007年-Tens of Thousands Protest in Tbilisi Against Ge
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
Moscow
02 November 2007
Tens of thousands of people in Tbilisi are protesting against the government of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who came to power following demonstrations 2 that swept aside his predecessor 3 in 2003. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has this report from Moscow.
At least 40,000 people gathered in front of Georgia's parliament in Tbilisi with a list of demands that include early legislative 4 elections, electoral reform, and restrictions 5 on presidential power.
Georgia is scheduled to hold a parliamentary election in late 2008, but the opposition 6 wants it earlier in the year. The opposition is also accusing President Mikhail Saakashvili of human rights abuses and failure to narrow the gap between rich and poor.
Interior Ministry 7 spokesman Shota Utiashvili told VOA the demonstration 1 was peaceful.
Utiashvili says such protests are normal in any democratic society. He says the government pursues an active policy, which he says the majority agrees with, but some don't and they decided 8 to protest, which they have every right to do.
President Saakashvili came to power as a hero in 2003 after the so-called Rose Revolution, a mass demonstration against his predecessor, Eduard Shevardnadze. Georgia's current leader is pro-NATO and wants the country to join the European Union. He has also had close ties with the United States.
Alexander Konovalov, a political analyst 9 with the Institute of Strategic Assessments 10 in Moscow says the Tbilisi protest is not anti-Western.
Konovalov says the protest is not against pro-Western policies. Instead, it is a pro-Georgian demonstration. He adds that the Georgian opposition is fragmented, but that if any faction 11 were to gain power, it would most likely lean toward the United States.
Political tensions in Georgia escalated 12 following accusations 13 of corruption 14 and anti-state activities against President Saakashvili by his former defense 15 minister, Irakli Okruashvili. The president's former ally later retracted 16 the charges.
Opposition activists 17 say he was forced out of the country to prevent his participation 18 in the protest. Government officials say Okruashvili flew abroad voluntarily for treatment of an unspecified medical condition. Just days before, he had announced the establishment of a new opposition party, the Movement for a United Georgia.
Opposition leaders also accuse the government of blocking roads around Tbilisi to prevent more people from joining the protest. Georgian authorities deny the charge.
- 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。
- 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。
- It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
- The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句
- Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
- I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
- A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
- The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。