Police fire tear gas at Tunisian protestors

    CAIRO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Police in Tunisia have fired tear gas at anti-government protestors to disperse¹ demonstrations²(示范,展示) outside the prime minister's office, Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV reported.
    The confrontation(对抗) comes after hundreds of Tunisians gathered overnight outside the building in the capital in defiance³ of a curfew order and in an attempt to force the government to resign.
    Protestors said that it is necessary to remove all old-regime figures from the leadership and the abolition⁴ of ousted⁵ President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's powerful RCD party.
    Schools were set to reopen Monday after weeks of closure amid unrest, but teachers went on strike. Some students joined the demonstrations instead of heading to their classrooms.
    Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, who has been in place since 1999, has vowed⁶ to quit after holding the North African country's first fair polls following the ouster of Ben Ali.
    Ghannouchi has promised parliamentary and presidential elections within six months, but no dates have been set.
    Ben Ali, who had been in power since 1987, fled to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14, following mass protests against his government over unemployment, price hike and corruption⁷.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

2 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• 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。

3 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

4 abolition   

n.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They declared for the abolition of slavery.他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。
• The abolition of the monarchy was part of their price.废除君主制是他们的其中一部分条件。

5 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

6 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• 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。