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More than 80 police officers were injured in clashes in     (1)      Saturday night in the northern English city (of Bradford). Witnesses say the violence erupted when white men        (2)        south Asian youths, and they attacked and wounded one of the white men. Some community leaders are ______       _(3)  _____   ____. Police say       (4)        after hundreds of angry youngsters                        (5)                        . At least two people were stabbed and more than 80 police officers injured in the clashes, some of them seriously. At least 28 people have been arrested.

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【参考文本】
More than 80 police officers were injured in clashes in race riots Saturday night in the northern English city (of Bradford). Witnesses say the violence erupted when white men shouted racial slurs at south Asian youths, and they attacked and wounded one of the white men. Some community leaders are blaming an extreme right-wing political party for stirring up the trouble. Police say calm has been restored after hundreds of angry youngsters threw gasoline bombs and bricks at police officers who were trying to break up the race riots. At least two people were stabbed and more than 80 police officers injured in the clashes, some of them seriously. At least 28 people have been arrested.

【实用词汇注释】
shout racial slur 高喊诽谤别的种族的污言秽语
racial——adj. existing or happening between different races of people
【词组】racial violence 种族暴力
racial discrimination 种族歧视
racial harmony 种族和谐
racial segregation 种族隔离
slur——v./n. to make unfair damaging remarks, suggesting dishonesty, etc.
【例句】He took the remarks as a slur on his reputation.

right-wing political party 右翼政党

stir up the trouble 煽动闹事
stir up——to cause (trouble)

restore calm 恢复平静
restore——to bring back to a good or desirable state, esp. of health
【例句】I feel quite restored (to health) after my holiday.

throw …… at …… 朝……扔

break up …… 驱散了……
——to stop being together; separate or go in different directions

race riot 种族骚乱
race——n. the fact of belonging to one of these groups
【词组】race relations 种族关系
a person of mixed race 混血儿
riot——n. a scene of noisy, uncontrolled, often violent by a large disorderly crowd of people
【例句】The sudden increase in the price of bread led to riots in the streets.

posted on 2007-06-25 23:05 annika 阅读(396) 评论(0)  编辑  收藏 所属分类: 听透VOA词汇 网摘收藏