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March 21 is International Day for the Elimination1 of Racial Discrimination. It commemorates2 a tragedy that happened in the town of Sharpeville in South Africa on this day in 1960. Police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration3 against the apartheid laws. The massacre4 shocked the world. For many years this day was known as Sharpeville Day in South Africa. In 1966, the UN General Assembly created this special day, calling on all countries to redouble their efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination, once and for all. Every March 21st, the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner5 for Human Rights in Geneva and New York conduct activities to highlight the evil of racism6 and our duty to combat it.
1 elimination | |
n.排除,消除,消灭 | |
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2 commemorates | |
n.纪念,庆祝( commemorate的名词复数 )v.纪念,庆祝( commemorate的第三人称单数 ) | |
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3 demonstration | |
n.表明,示范,论证,示威 | |
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4 massacre | |
n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀 | |
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5 commissioner | |
n.(政府厅、局、处等部门)专员,长官,委员 | |
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6 racism | |
n.民族主义;种族歧视(意识) | |
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7 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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8 racist | |
n.种族主义者,种族主义分子 | |
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9 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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10 abhorrent | |
adj.可恶的,可恨的,讨厌的 | |
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