protests v. 抗议;反对(protest的三单形式)
n. 抗议(protest的复数)
- As millions of people lose their jobs, and are deprived of their basic right to live decently, the number and scale of protests have also risen.
当数百万菲国人民失去工作、被剥削而失去了合理生活的基本权利,人民抗议的数量与规模已经烽火遍地。 - "A stubborn insistence that those who do not join the protests and boycott Carrefour are not patriotic is false patriotism," the newspaper said in an editorial.
“那种顽固的认为没有参与抗议和抵制家乐福的人不爱国的主张是错误的爱国精神,”报纸在社论中谈到。 - The government fears widespread unemployment could lead to social unrest. But many officials are more fearful of high inflation, which could spark public protests.
中国政府担心,大范围失业可能会导致社会不安定。但许多官员更担心可能引发公众抗议的高通胀。