CNN 2009-06-21

We are expecting two mass opposition¹ rallies in direct defiance² to the warnings of Iran's supreme³ leader. There has been pretty much a media black out in Iran. And our one reporter there on the ground has been told you cannot do any live reports unless you submitted an application, and that application is approved. So at this point we cannot bring you any live reports, but one of our guests told us he had heard that some people were starting to gather. We also have heard from a journalist in Iran who says police are surrounding the area where the main rally is supposed to take place.

Apparently⁴ some movement from the council, however, the Guardian⁵ Council there. Iranian state TV is reporting that the council has decided⁶ to recount about ten percent of the ballot⁷ boxes from last week's election. However, as you know, the supreme leader came out yesterday and said he would defend the victory for President Ahmadinejad, so don't see what the point of recounting anything would be right now.

Some pictures that we got out of Iran and they are uploaded, we're gonna try to get them to you now. Ivan Watson,Iva you keep an eye on this stuff, what do you have now?

Absolutely, let's take a walk back here. This is coming from Twitter. Pictures today of what is described today as a large police presence in Tehran. Of course this is coming from Twitter. You can see these uniformed and armed police with their riot gear standing⁸, rows of them are on guard right now. An intimidating⁹ sight if you were an unarmed protestor and you are about to participate in an illegal rally. And I gotta tell you we have to rely on sources like this for information. These are some of the first pictures we have seen out of Tehran, we are not one hundred percent sure that they are the real deal. This is coming from Twitter. The reason we have to rely on this TJ is because of this fax right here. This comes from the Iranian Ministry¹⁰ of Culture and it says it's directed to all international media and it says you were not allowed to report in Iran anything without first coordinating¹¹ this with the Iranian authorities. So our hands are tied in Tehran right now. What we know from eyewitnesses¹³ that we reached on the phone, is that small pockets of protesters have tried to approach some of the meeting points, the squares in Tehran where this demonstration¹⁴ is supposed to take place. And they have been met by large groups of police, uniformed police, perhaps these men here. And that in at least one case eyewitness¹² says tear gas was used to disperse¹⁵ these protesters.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

3 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。

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

9 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

12 eyewitness   

n.目击者，见证人

参考例句：

• The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
• He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。

13 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

14 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

15 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。