CCTV9英语新闻：泰国军队举行公开讨论解决冲突

The Thai army says it will hold a public forum¹ on Saturday, to allow opposition² groups to express their demands.  

Focus on the latest statement by the Thai military, let's speak to our correspondent Dusita Chumsri in Bangkok

Q1: Dusita, Thailand’s military has agreed to meet the opposition leader. Is it playing a mediation³ role, or is the military taking sides?

Q2: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra plans to held a meeting on the same issue, a day after the military meeting, what is Yingluck trying to achieve by doing that?

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 mediation   

n.调解

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
• The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。