Anti-War Protests Continue Worldwide

Broadcast: Mar¹ 22 2003

 

Large crowds of anti-war ¹⁾demonstrators turned out in New York City, Saturday. Protesters marched in the streets there and in several major U.S. cities to protest the Bush administration's policy in Iraq.

A coalition² of around 70 anti-war groups led the march down Manhattan's world-famous Broadway, closing the storied avenue and filling it with the ²⁾clamor of dissent³.

Marchers carried signs saying "the world says no to war, Bush, you are not the ³⁾messiah and no more blood for oil."

One protester named Laurie, says she hopes the world is watching.

"There are many people in the United States who do not support what the administration is doing, and that dissent is patriotism," she said. "This is not a ⁴⁾monolithic⁴ nation, and that many people are concerned about international human rights, and the rights of the Iraqi people."

More than 100,000 people marched three kilometers through the center of the city.

In Washington, several hundred demonstrators ^5）rallied near the White House. Many chanting and carried pink and orange signs. Anti-war marches were also held in Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta.

It has also been a day of protest outside the United States. Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched through London. In Dhaka, Bangladesh, a half day strike was observed in protest of U.S. military action, with protesters rallying in the streets. In Tokyo, hundreds held up photographs of Iraqi children wounded in the 1991 Gulf⁵ War.

Back in New York, a participant in many Vietnam War era protests, Alan Feigenberg, says that current demonstrations⁶ are as impressive as any he has seen.

"I think this is incredible," he said. "The fact that the war has started and so many people are coming out to oppose it, and how it's so multinational⁷ and how there's so many young people. A lot of people we've talked to have never been in protests before. "

Counter-demonstrations were conducted in some U.S. cities in which marchers appealed for support of the invasion or U.S. troops.

James Donahower, VOA news, New York.

 

 

1)    demonstrator [5demEnstreitE]n.论证者, 示威者, 证明者

2)    clamor [5klAmE]n.喧闹, 叫嚷, 大声的要求

3)    Messiah[mi5saiE]n.弥赛亚(犹太人盼望的复国救主)

4)    monolithic [7mCnE5liWik]adj.完全统一的；整体的

5)    rally[5rAli]v. 集结,集合，重整旗鼓,

 

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 dissent   

n./v.不同意，持异议

参考例句：

• It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
• He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。

4 monolithic   

adj.似独块巨石的；整体的

参考例句：

• Don't think this gang is monolithic.不要以为这帮人是铁板一块。
• Mathematics is not a single monolithic structure of absolute truth.数学并不是绝对真理的单一整体结构。

5 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

6 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

7 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。