2016.6.10
news from BBC
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French President Francois Hollande has warned against attempts to disrupt Euro 2016 with strike action, as the football tournament gets under way.
1. France has been in the grip of industrial action, mainly over reforms to labour law.
in the grip of 【grɪp】 受...控制
2. Meanwhile, a brawl in Marseille led to two England fans being arrested.
brawl 【brɔ:l】 吵架，争吵
3. Football fans arriving in Paris and several other cities this week have been greeted by the sight and smell of uncollected rubbish sacks as trade unionists blockade incinerators.
rubbish sack 【sæk】 垃圾袋
4. "I appeal to everyone's sense of responsibility because if the state must do its duty - and it will, it will take all the measures that are necessary," he said on Thursday.
appeal to 呼吁
5. "While there are times when strikes can take place, we are now on the eve of an event during which they are going to prevent some fans from getting to the stadium," he said. "That's just not normal."
eve 【i:v】 前夕，前夜
stadium 【ˈsteɪdiəm】 体育馆
6. Zahier, a waiter in a restaurant in the Latin Quarter where rubbish spilled out of bins into the narrow, cobbled streets, told AFP news agency: "Customers are looking out at the dustbins, so obviously it's making them lose their appetite."
spill 【spɪl】 溢出，涌出
bin 【bɪn】 箱子，容器
cobble 【ˈkɒbl】 鹅卵石
dustbin 【ˈdʌstbɪn】 垃圾箱
appetite 【ˈæpɪtaɪt】 食欲，欲望