(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Turkish police have used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon against protestors outside the offices of a national newspaper in Istanbul. The demonstrators were protesting against the takeover of a private newspaper by the Turkish government. Turkish authorities seized control of the company that owns Turkey's best-selling newspaper Zaman. The paper was once a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but then became one of his fiercest critics. Authorities say Zaman has links to the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the government says plotted a coup to oust President Erdogan. Commentators say it is another blow for freedom in Turkey.
The takeover of Zaman by the Turkish government has sparked concerns in Europe about Turkey's readiness to join the European Union. European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said the latest developments jeopardised recent progress made by Turkey. The chairman of Germany's foreign affairs committee said, "the violent action against a critical newspaper" and "the fact that the government takes over the whole paper is a severe blow against the freedom of press". The editor-in-chief of Zaman's English newspaper lamented: "Our final headline is about us again, and that should give an idea about the kind of democracy in the country. There's no rule of law left in Turkey."
中文翻译
在伊斯坦布尔,抗议人士包围新闻大楼,警方出动催泪弹,橡皮子弹以及水柱驱离
对于准备“入欧”的土耳其来说,此举引发外界担忧
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重点讲解
1.rule of law 法治
例句:I am confident that we can restore peace, stability, and respect for the rule of law.
我坚信我们能够恢复和平、稳定和对法治的尊重
。2.press freedom 新闻自由
例句:But press freedom does not mean that the press should be above the law.
但新闻自由并不意味着英国新闻界可以凌驾于法律之上
。3.best-selling 最畅销的
例句:Haruki Murakami is Japan's best-selling author.
村上春树是日本当红的畅销书作家
。4.take over 接管
例句:The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate.
比利时人在一项国际联盟的授权下接管了卢旺达
。听力题目
1.What kind of bullets did police use?
a) rubber bullets
b) live bullets
c) plastic bullets
d) hollowed-out bullets
2.In what city did the protests take place?
a) Trabzon
b) Ankara
c) Istanbul
d) Izmir
3.What was once a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan?
a) the government
b) the Zaman newspaper
c) the press
d) authorities
4.Where do authorities say the cleric Fethullah Gulen is based?
a) Australia
b) Iran
c) Ankara
d) the USA
5.What did commentators say the takeover is a blow for?
a) freedom
b) literature
c) journalism
d) bubbles
6.Where has the takeover of the newspaper sparked concerns?
a) Syria
b) the USA
c) Ankara
d) Europe
7.What did Johannes Hahn say the latest developments jeopardised?
a) foreign affairs
b) progress
c) Ankara
d) the police
8.Which member of Germany's foreign affairs committee was quoted?
a) the speaker
b) the vice-president
c) the CEO
d) the chairman
9.What was the final headline of Zaman's English newspaper about?
a) freedom
b) Ankara
c) the newspaper
d) a football match
10.What did an editor-in-chief say there was no more of in Turkey?
a) newspapers
b) rule of law
c) freedom
d) democracy
听力答案
1.a
2.c
3.b
4.d
5.a
6.d
7.b
8.d
9.c
10.b