土耳其警方用催泪瓦斯驱散示威者

 　　ANKARA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police used tear gas to disperse¹ about 5,000 anti-government protesters in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday night as the nationwide protests entered the 12th day, witnesses said.

　　The witnesses said the Turkish police first warned the protesters in Kizilay Square and later used tear gas and water cannon² to disperse them.

　　Earlier in the day, the semi-official Anatolia news agency said that Turkey has launched a probe into the "physical violence" used by policemen against protesters in the Aegean city of western Izmir province during last week's demonstration³.

　　Turkish people have protested against the demolition⁴ of Taksim' s Gezi Park, which turned into clashes between police and protesters.

　　The anti-government protests have spread to 67 provinces, including Ankara and coastal⁵ cities of Antalya and Izmir. The clashes have led to three people dead, more than 4,000 injured and thousands detained.

　　On Wednesday, organizers of the protests said that they will continue their "struggle" until their demands are met by the government through tangible⁶ steps.

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 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• 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。

4 demolition   

n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹

参考例句：

• The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
• The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。

5 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

6 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。