国际英语资讯:Feature: General strike paralyzes Greek public transport, more anti-austerity protests warne
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 28-- <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="queued">queued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> 24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>.</p><p><span word="Ferries">Ferries</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="docked">docked</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="seamen">seamen</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walkout">walkout</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Employees">Employees</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> (<span word="GSEE">GSEE</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="umbrella">umbrella</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="force">force</span>.</p><p><span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="unionists">unionists</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Rania">Rania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rosa">Rosa</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="A">A</span>2 <span word="bus">bus</span>. <span word="None">None</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span>... <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="Rania">Rania</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="job">job</span>?... <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="Rosa">Rosa</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="inconvenience">inconvenience</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strike">strike</span>, <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="mobilization">mobilization</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pinch">pinch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span>.</p><p><span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strikers">strikers</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="squares">squares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>.</p>
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