链喇4哈餐多方孝 高级商务英语阅读 During the April 20-22 Summit of the Americas held in Quebec City,Canadian authorities brought in 6,000 police officers from across Canada and circled the summit venue with a 2.3-mile concrete and chain-link fence to keep the demonstrators away from the regional leaders.More than 6,000 specially trained riot police were also on hand.Protesters also prepared for violence,bringing their own gas masks,helmets and padded clothing for protection.Protesters vehemently opposed a free trade agreement-which was high on the agenda of the summit of 34 Western Hemisphere leaders because they believed it would benefit only multinational corporations. On April 20,protesters clashed with police near the Summit of the Americas after the crowd tore down parts of a fence and barricades erected to keep them away from the conference in southeastern Canada.Riot police with helmets,batons and shields stood shoulder-to-shoulder trying to maintain their perimeter while demonstrators lobbed rocks,bottles and parts of the fence at the officers.Police answered with tear gas.Protesters picked up some of the tear gas canisters and tossed them back at police.The air soon grew hazy with the gas. V.课文讲解 概念讲解 anti-globalization 反全球化 trade barrier 贸易壁垒 flow of goods and capital 货物及资本流动 mercantilist assumptions 商业主义的观点 dispute settlement process 争端解决进程 课文注释 1.Quebec City(p.117) The capital of Quebec,Canada,in the southern part of the province on the St.Lawrence River. Champlain established a colony in its Lower Town in 1608.British forces under General Wolfe defeated the French forces led by General Montcalm at the Plains of Abraham here in 1759.The city is today a popular tourist center. 2.St Lawrence river(p.117) 第8页共13页高级商务英语阅读 During the April 20-22 Summit of the Americas held in Quebec City, Canadian authorities brought in 6,000 police officers from across Canada and circled the summit venue with a 2.3-mile concrete and chain-link fence to keep the demonstrators away from the regional leaders. More than 6,000 specially trained riot police were also on hand. Protesters also prepared for violence, bringing their own gas masks, helmets and padded clothing for protection. Protesters vehemently opposed a free trade agreement - which was high on the agenda of the summit of 34 Western Hemisphere leaders - because they believed it would benefit only multinational corporations. On April 20, protesters clashed with police near the Summit of the Americas after the crowd tore down parts of a fence and barricades erected to keep them away from the conference in southeastern Canada. Riot police with helmets, batons and shields stood shoulder-to-shoulder trying to maintain their perimeter while demonstrators lobbed rocks, bottles and parts of the fence at the officers. Police answered with tear gas. Protesters picked up some of the tear gas canisters and tossed them back at police. The air soon grew hazy with the gas. V．课文讲解 概念讲解 anti-globalization 反全球化 trade barrier 贸易壁垒 flow of goods and capital 货物及资本流动 mercantilist assumptions 商业主义的观点 dispute settlement process 争端解决进程 课文注释 1. Quebec City (p. 117) The capital of Quebec, Canada, in the southern part of the province on the St. Lawrence River. Champlain established a colony in its Lower Town in 1608. British forces under General Wolfe defeated the French forces led by General Montcalm at the Plains of Abraham here in 1759. The city is today a popular tourist center. 2. St Lawrence river (p. 117) 第 8 页 共 13 页