VOA慢速英语2015 很多俄罗斯人怀疑涅姆佐夫的凶手能被找到

AS IT IS 2015-03-06 Many Russians Doubt Nemstov’s Killer¹ Will Be Found 很多俄罗斯人怀疑涅姆佐夫的凶手能被找到

A long line of people gathered in Moscow to pay their respects to Russian opposition² leader Boris Nemtsov. Mr. Nemtsov was buried Tuesday after being shot and killed in Moscow days earlier.

He was shot just meters from the Kremlin -- the government center in Moscow, considered one of the most secure places in Russia. A spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee said officials are using all measures to solve Mr. Nemtsov’s murder.

However, few people believe the person who ordered Mr. Nemtsov’s killing⁴ will be revealed. He joins a growing list of critics of Russia under President Vladimir Putin’s leadership who many say have been killed for their work.

On Tuesday, former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov spoke³ of Mr. Nemtsov’s bravery in being critical of President Putin. He said Mr. Nemtsov could not “tolerate what was happening in Russia.” He said Mr. Nemtsov believed the government was taking away rights from the Russian people.

Those behind the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a critic of President Putin, have never been caught.  

Sergei Sokolov is head of investigations⁵ at “Novaya Gazeta” newspaper, where Ms. Politkovskaya worked. He says five of his reporters and one lawyer were killed since Mr. Putin came to power.

Mr. Sokolov says some of Russia’s media have become intolerant of critics of the current government. He adds that many Russian reporters are beaten for questioning officials. But, he believes it is still possible to find out the truth behind Mr. Nemtsov’s killing.

As Mr. Nemtsov’s body was taken to be buried, his supporters chanted “Russia will be free!” They say Boris Nemtsov fought and died for that belief.

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measure -n., an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result

critical – adj., expressing criticism or disapproval⁶

intolerant – adj., not willing to allow or accept something

1 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

2 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。

3 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

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

6 disapproval   

n.反对，不赞成

参考例句：

• The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
• They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。