希腊议会批准救助法案

 　　For hours in the Greek Parliament, exchanges were heated.

　　MPs from all sides, keen to have their say on the austerity measures being voted on.

　　The speaker of the Parliament described what had been put upon Greece as a "crime against humanity" - a "social genocide".

　　While MPs voted, protesters gathered outside, unhappy at the cuts being voted through.

　　希腊议会批准救助法案

　　"I think that it is clearly a nearly memorandum¹, it is the harshest ever actually, unfortunately it is voted for by government, proposed by government, that voted for austerity to be kicked out. So apart from imposing² new measures that will suppress our lives further it also creates disorientation among people and workers who have hope".

　　There were some violent scenes, with petrol bombs thrown at riot police, and tear gas fired in return.

　　But the majority of protestors were peaceful.

　　In the early hours of Thursday morning, 229 MPs voted YES to pushing through tough austerity measures, with 64 rejecting the plan.

　　Valdis Dombrovskis who is the European Commission Vice³ President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, says what is needed now is stability in Greece.

　　"As you know the Greek economy is back in recession, the banking⁴ system is on the verge⁵ of collapse⁶ and the Greek state is building up outstanding payments. THe economic problems in Greece are taking their toll⁷ with serious social consequences. What Greece needs now is stability and confidence. Once financial stability is restored the country can once again look towards economic recovery job opportunities, and a better future particularly for the most vulnerable".

　　The vote has seen Alexis Tsipras's Syriza Party split, with many of his MPs voting against the deal he secured with Europe.

　　The coming days will tell whether he and his party can survive.

　　For CRI, I'm Dan Whitehead in Athens

1 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

2 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

5 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

6 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

7 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。