BBC新闻词汇(视频版) 第4期:Canine cull
日期:2012-05-14 17:20

(单词翻译:单击)

Transcript:

Speaking out for their four-legged friends.

Activistshave gathered in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, to protest against the killing ofstraydogs.

They claim thousands have beenelectrocutedand poisoned in an attempt to clear the streets ahead of Euro 2012.

But protestors thinkputting them downis cruel and should be banned.

They want the government to fundsheltersinstead.

Vocabulary:

activists n. 积极分子(activist的复数);活动分子

stray n. 流浪者

electrocuted vt. (美)以电椅处死;使触电致死

putting them down 杀死他们

shelters n. 庇护所

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重点单词
  • strayn. 走失的家畜,浪子 adj. 迷途的,偶然的 vi.
  • claimn. 要求,要求权;主张,断言,声称;要求物 vt. 要
  • protestn. 抗议,反对,声明 v. 抗议,反对,申明