韩国7万人大游行要求朴槿惠下台

 　　Security forces in the South Korean capital Seoul have clashed with protesters during one of the country's biggest street rallies in recent years.

　　韩国首都首尔爆发近年来最大的示威游行，很多安保部队和抗议者集聚在街上。

　　Police used tear gas and water cannons¹ against demonstrators demanding the resignation of conservative President Park Geun-hye. Tens of thousands of people took part in the march, according to police.

　　示威者呼喊要求朴槿惠下台，警方用催泪弹和水枪驱赶群众。据警方介绍，有上万名群众参与了此次游行。

　　It brought together various groups, including trade unions opposed to the president's business-friendly policies. Others were protesting against the imposition of state-approved history schoolbooks, which they say whitewash² South Korea's past dictatorships.

　　此次游行集聚了各种不同的团体，其中就包括反对总统商业政策的商业团体。其他的一些示威者抗议国家批准的历史教科书，教科书粉饰了韩国以前的独裁统治。

　　韩国7万人大游行要求朴槿惠下台

　　Many marchers chanted "Park Geun-hye, step down". Security forces fired tear gas when some of them tried to break through police barricades³ as they moved towards the presidency⁴.

　　很多示威者高呼“朴槿惠，下台”的口号。示威者在接近总统府时，其中一些人试图冲过警方的警戒线，安全部队不得已施放了催泪弹。

　　Park Geun-hye, South Korea's first female president, was elected two years ago. She is pushing through controversial plans to make labour markets more flexible by giving employers more leeway in dismissing workers.

　　朴槿惠，是韩国首位女总统，在两年前就职。在任职期间，朴槿惠推出了一些有争议的计划，给予雇主解雇工人更多的回旋余地，让劳动力市场更加灵活。

1 cannons   

n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 whitewash   

v.粉刷，掩饰；n.石灰水，粉刷，掩饰

参考例句：

• They tried hard to whitewash themselves.他们力图粉饰自己。
• What he said was a load of whitewash.他所说的是一大堆粉饰之词。

3 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

4 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。