美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-07-10

 This is Istanbul’s Istikal Jacuzzi; it’s the main pedestrian thoroughfare in the city and as you can see the riot police are out in force, skirmishing with demonstrators and firing tear gas. A group called The Taksim Solidarity² Platform had organized the protest were planing to go to Istanbul Central Gezi Park, which has been the focus of nearly a month of unrest in Turkey. A court has ruled for the government to stop its plans.

 

Hang on, we are gonna come over and take a look at this - Some kind of blow. He is bleeding heavily from the eye. 

 

So this is a skirmish underway for about an hour now. Police have cordoned³ off Istanbul Central Taksim Square, while refusing to allow, Turkish government officials say, demonstrators to gather in Istanbul Central Gezi Park. And as you can hear, demon¹ stators, pretty angry. 

 

The riot police had been using water cannons⁴ and tear gas. And that's Turkish government official have said, they will not allow this square to be used by protestors; they insist the park at the center of this unrest, will be opened to the public within a matter of days.

1 demon   

n.魔鬼，恶魔

参考例句：

• The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
• He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。

2 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

3 cordoned   

v.封锁，用警戒线围住( cordon的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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》