21-08-09 动词短语 spark off 意思是引起，引发。 例句 Their decision sparked off a protest because people were very angry. If I comment on my girlfriends new haircut it might spark off an argument. 这个词也可以用来形容引起人们积极的活动。 The documentary spark...

16-08-03 affordable a.可负担得起的 stretch v.伸展 prompt a./v.迅速的；立即的/催促 promote v.提高，促进 disinterested a.公平的 maintenance n.维持；维修； sustainability n.可持续性 abolish v.废除 distinct a.清楚的 distinctive a.有特色的；与众不同的 release n./...

14-05-28 Police in Brazil have fired tear gas at anti-World Cup and indigenous demonstrators in the capital, Brasilia. 巴西首都巴西利亚，警察向反世界杯以及土著示威者发射催泪弹。 The protesters were involved in a tense stand-off with the mounted police Stones...

14-05-26 In a prelude to protests planned for the McDonald's annual shareholders meeting Thursday morning, police arrested 139 protesters on Wednesday afternoon outside McDonald's world headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill. 5月21日下午在伊利诺伊州橡树溪麦当劳全球...

13-12-10 The mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogota, Gustavo Petro, has been sacked following allegations of mismanagement of the rubbish collection system. 哥伦比亚首都波哥大市市长古斯塔沃佩特罗因受到对垃圾收集系统管理不善的指控而被免职。 The sacking of Mr Pet...

13-11-06 Egyptian security forces crushed the protest camps of thousands of supporters of the deposed Islamist president on Wednesday, shooting more than 200 of them dead in the bloodiest day in decades and polarising the Arab world's most populous nation....

12-05-31 Students in Nigeria's main city of Lagos have been involved in angry protests about the president's decision to change the name of their university. 尼日利亚主要城市拉各斯城的学生发起了对总统修改拉各斯大学名称这一决定的愤怒抗争。 Students say the na...