克罗地亚总统呼吁和平结束波黑动乱

 　　克罗地亚总统呼吁和平结束波黑动乱

　　ZAGREB, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Croatian President Ivo Josipovic on Monday called for a peaceful end to social unrest in neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).

　　He urged BiH to prevent the upheaval¹ from turning into ethnic² conflicts.

　　Protesters, mainly unemployed³ workers and retirees demanding better treatment, clashed with the police on Friday, setting on fire the presidential building and other structures.

　　The demonstrations⁴ started in the city of Tuzla and spread later to Mostar, Zenica and Sarajevo.

　　The Croatian president said it is possible that protests would take place also in his country, but they would not turn violent as in BiH.There is no reason to worry, he said.

1 upheaval   

n.胀起，(地壳)的隆起；剧变，动乱

参考例句：

• It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
• The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。

2 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

3 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

4 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。