巴西总统与学生代表会面

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff met on Friday with representatives of 24 students associations and social movements as part of her strategy to answer to demands at the nationwide protests over the past two weeks.

　　The President, who listened to the groups' demands and complaints, pledged to create channels to dialogue with the youth in social networks, the President's office said.

　　The government aims at discussing matters such as education, urban transport and healthcare with young people from all over the country, in a more open manner.

　　The new tool, to be called "Participative Observatory¹", will be launched on July 8, but the details of the initiative have yet to be disclosed.

　　Education Minister Aloizio Mercadante and Presidency² Secretary- General Gilberto Carvalho took part in the meeting on Friday.

　　The protests, which took off earlier this month over public transport fare hikes in Sao Paulo, developed into a mass, nationwide movement, expressing public anger over a range of issues including government corruption³, poor education and health care.

1 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。