Indian Automaker to Take Land Dispute to Top Court

 　　Indian automaker(汽车制造商) Tata Motors says it will ask the country's highest court to block a state government's decision to return land for a factory back to farmers.

　　West Bengal's state legislature passed a law earlier this month allowing it to reclaim¹ land in the town of Singur that was allotted² for a factory to make what has been touted³ as the world's cheapest car, the Nano.

　　The factory, which Tata says was nearly complete, was abandoned in 2008 after violent protests by farmers who said they were not properly compensated⁴.  The automaker then shifted production to the western state of Gujarat.

　　The high court in West Bengal's state capital, Kolkata, has refused to stay the law ordering the distribution of land to its previous owners.

　　Tata Motors issued a statement late Monday saying it will now take up the matter with India's Supreme⁵ Court.

　　Tata says it has invested close to $400 million in the site in Singur.

　　West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who took office last month, helped lead the demonstrations⁶ against the Nano plant three years ago.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

2 allotted   

分配，拨给，摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I completed the test within the time allotted . 我在限定的时间内完成了试验。
• Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him. 每个旅客都睡在分配给他的铺位上。

3 touted   

v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
• People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句

4 compensated   

补偿，报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 )； 给（某人）赔偿（或赔款）

参考例句：

• The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script. 本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足。
• I compensated his loss with money. 我赔偿他经济损失。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

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。