Upper-Intermediate-Protest!(D0018)
A:This is Action5News reporter Sarah O’Connell reporting live from Washington, D.C.where a protest has broken out.Thousands of angry citi-zens are protesting against the propod bailout of the auto manufacturing industry!Sir,sir,Sarah O’Connell,Action5news.Can you tell us what’s happening?
B:Y eah,yeah,we’re here becau we feel this is an injustice!Thefinancial irresponsibility of big business has to stop!We’re there to show the government that we don’t like the way that they’re spending our tax dollars!
A:Sir but what exactly is making everyone so angry? B:It’s an absolute outrage,Sarah,the US govern-ment wants to give25billion dollars of taxpayers’money to the auto industry.The are companies that have been mismanaged and are now nearly bankrupt.组织蛋白提取
A:I e.But,many supporters of the bailout argue that it could help save the jobs of millions of hard-working Americans.
B:That maybe true,and I for one don’t want to e anyone lo their job,but how can the CEOs ask for a bailout when they’re making millions of dollars?And then,they have the nerve tofly to Washington in private jets!This costs hundreds of thousands of dollars!And they’re asking for money!That is just not right!
A:Good point.This is Sarah O’Connell reporting live from Washington D.C.,back to you,Tom.
Key Vocabulary
美术素描>原盅原味protest Noun(sin-
gular)an event where people gather together to show disapproval of some-thing
break out Verb,
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start suddenly
蒲公英的花语bailout Noun(sin-
gular)the act of saving a com-pany form money prob-lems
injustice Noun(sin-
gular)
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an unfair situation
outrage Noun(sin-
gular)something that is morally wrong
mismanage Verb,
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manage badly have the nerve Phra dare to Supplementary Vocabulary
Pronoun
placard Noun(sin-
gular)sign people hold at protests,usually a piece of cardboard on a stick
rally Noun(sin-
gular)public meeting in sup-port or opposition of something
demonstration Noun(sin-
gular)event where people gather together to show that they support or oppo something
demonstrators Noun(plu-
ral)people who go to a demonstration or protest
opponent Noun(sin-
gular)a person who oppos something or someone
波义尔proponent Noun(sin-
gular)person who supports someone or something
