万花筒 2008-04-11&-4-12 破坏火炬传递,中国人不能容忍!

Reuters

To European protesters this may seem a way to help the Chinese people. But Chinese aren't exactly excited about what's happening along the international lag of the torch relay¹, and take it as a shameful² thing.

 Ma Xianming works for an insurance company.

"If the torch relay does not progress smoothly³, it would be a compromise from the Chinese government towards the protesters. We not only have to continue with the torch relay but also have to tell the world loudly that we can do it. "

 IT manager Zhang Ziqing thought that the country lost face.

"The separatists' behavior has really depressed⁴ us, because it's such an important occasion for China to be holding the Olympic Games. Tibet cannot be separated from China. The way the Chinese government dealt with the Tibetan issue was good. "

 University student Li Luqing thinks protesters pick the wrong place to voice their opinions.

"I'm a little bit angry about what they have done. I think they need some sorts of channels to express what they are thinking, but they should use proper channels for doing so. "

 People outside China's political center Beijing are also doing what they can to ensure a smoother torch relay. Over 20, 000 Chinese gathered in southern China's Henan Province to pray for the torch and the coming games. Twenty-nine former Olympic gold medallists showed up at the ceremony and chanted with the rest of the people on a rainy day.

1 relay   

n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播

参考例句：

• They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
• This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。

2 shameful   

adj.可耻的，不道德的

参考例句：

• It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
• We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。

3 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

4 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。