国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Anti-THAAD protestors surround U.S. embassy in S.Korea
<p><span word="SEOUL">SEOUL</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 24-- <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="protestors">protestors</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Terminal">Terminal</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Altitude">Altitude</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> (<span word="THAAD">THAAD</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reversal">reversal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 3,000 <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (0700 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>), <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organizer">organizer</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="THAAD">THAAD</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attendees">attendees</span> <span word="clamored">clamored</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="install">install</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="interception">interception</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raining">raining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protestors">protestors</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surround">surround</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurried">hurried</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="human">human</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>" <span word="event">event</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizer">organizer</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slopping">slopping</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="placards">placards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pamphlets">pamphlets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="read">read</span> "<span word="Repeal">Repeal</span> <span word="THAAD">THAAD</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Hate">Hate</span> <span word="THAAD">THAAD</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> "<span word="THAAD">THAAD</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="in">in</span>."</p><p><span word="Ordinary">Ordinary</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Seongju">Seongju</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Gimcheon">Gimcheon</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="THAAD">THAAD</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seongju">Seongju</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Gyeongsang">Gyeongsang</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Soseong">Soseong</span>-<span word="ri">ri</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northernmost">northernmost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>.</p>
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