新奇事件簿 土耳其接管《时代报》

Turkish police have used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon¹ against protestors outside the offices of a national newspaper in Istanbul. The demonstrators were protesting against the takeover of a private newspaper by the Turkish government. Turkish authorities seized control of the company that owns Turkey's best-selling newspaper Zaman. The paper was once a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but then became one of his fiercest critics. Authorities say Zaman has links to the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the government says plotted a coup² to oust³ President Erdogan. Commentators⁴ say it is another blow for freedom in Turkey.

在伊斯坦布尔，抗议人士包围新闻大楼，警方出动催泪弹，橡皮子弹以及水柱驱离。抗议人士对政府接管私营报纸表示抗议。《时报代》为土耳其最畅销报纸，政府宣布接手管理。之前，《时报代》曾支持总统埃尔多安，但目前公开反对。据官方表示，《时代报》与美国穆斯林神职人员法图兰·葛兰有关，并企图颠覆埃尔多安政府。评论人士认为，土耳其自由运动遭受打击。

The takeover of Zaman by the Turkish government has sparked concerns in Europe about Turkey's readiness to join the European Union. European Enlargement Commissioner⁵ Johannes Hahn said the latest developments jeopardised recent progress made by Turkey. The chairman of Germany's foreign affairs committee said, "the violent action against a critical newspaper" and "the fact that the government takes over the whole paper is a severe blow against the freedom of press". The editor-in-chief of Zaman's English newspaper lamented⁶: "Our final headline is about us again, and that should give an idea about the kind of democracy in the country. There's no rule of law left in Turkey."

对于准备“入欧”的土耳其来说，此举引发外界担忧。欧盟区域政策专员约翰内斯·哈恩表示，此举有损土方“入欧”进展。德国外交事务委员会主席表示，政府的暴力反对，全面接管给新闻自由事业沉重一击。《时报代》英文版主编表示，这次新闻主题仍是我们，讲述土耳其民主发展。土耳其已无法治。

1 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

2 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

3 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

4 commentators   

n.评论员( commentator的名词复数 )；时事评论员；注释者；实况广播员

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

6 lamented   

adj.被哀悼的，令人遗憾的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
• We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》