希腊财政紧缩引发民众抗议
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Further protests are expected in Greece in response to toughened austerity measures being imposed by ministers.

希腊严苛的财政紧缩政策将导致民众进一步的抗议。
Further protests are expected in central Athens on Thursday
Further protests are expected in central Athens on Thursday
 
A 24-hour strike by public transport staff and taxi drivers is under way, while public sector1 workers will mass in central Athens later. 
 
The government has agreed to further cut pensions, extend property tax, and suspend thousands more public workers.
 
It is battling to meet strict fiscal2 targets and persuade international lenders to give it more bailout funds.
 
Wednesday's decision to extend the cuts followed two days of tough talks with the International Monetary3 Fund (IMF) and European authorities.
 
It sees the number of civil servants suspended on partial pay rising 50% to 30,000 by the end of the year, with monthly pensions above 1,200 euros subject to a 20% cut of the amount over that threshold(门槛,极限) .
 
Pensioners4 below the age of 55 will see a 40% cut in the amounts of their pensions above the 1,000 euros limit.
 
The moves have been met with hostility5 by many, frustrated6 that the austerity programme appears to be deepening the recession and increasing unemployment.
 
Default fear
 
Thousands of protesters circled the Greek parliament building as the cabinet's six-hour meeting came to an end.
 
Meanwhile, two of the country's biggest unions have agreed to two days of strike action next month.
 
The government is implementing7 the measures in return for an 8bn-euro (£6.9bn) tranche(部分,一期款项) of aid needed to avoid default.
 
It claimed the move "would allow us to comply with the bailout plan through 2014" and remain at the core of the eurozone.
 
However, the BBC's Mark Lowen said many analysts8 doubted that optimism, believing Greece's vast debt remains9 unsustainable and that it faces an inevitable10 default at some stage.
 
Fears in the financial markets that Greece was close to defaulting on its debts had sent share prices tumbling (歪斜状的)and the euro lower.


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1 sector yjczYn     
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
2 fiscal agbzf     
adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的
参考例句:
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
3 monetary pEkxb     
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的
参考例句:
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
4 pensioners 688c361eca60974e5ceff4190b75ee1c     
n.领取退休、养老金或抚恤金的人( pensioner的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He intends to redistribute income from the middle class to poorer paid employees and pensioners. 他意图把中产阶级到低薪雇员和退休人员的收入做重新分配。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor. 我自己就是一个我们的高贵的施主遗留基金的养老金领取者。 来自辞典例句
5 hostility hdyzQ     
n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争
参考例句:
  • There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
  • His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。
6 frustrated ksWz5t     
adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
参考例句:
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 implementing be68540dfa000a0fb38be40d32259215     
v.实现( implement的现在分词 );执行;贯彻;使生效
参考例句:
  • -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句
8 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
9 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
10 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
参考例句:
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
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