Mar. 21, 2020
1-open the floodgates 打开闸门,使一发不可收拾
Migrants head to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates.
2-trikle through 穿过
3-permeable 开放的,渗入的
Migrants trikled through permeable borders to Greece from Turkey as thousands gathered on the country's frontier seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement.
4-wade 趟过(水,泥等)
Further north, groups waded across a river at Kastanies on the shared border.
5-riot police 防暴警察
6-repel 驱逐
There was tension at Kastanies after riot police used teargas to repel hundreds of migrants on the Turkish side demanding across to Greece.
7-restrain 阻止,制止
Turkey has said it will no longer restrain hundreds of thousands of migrants on its territory from reaching Europe, triggering almost an instant rush to the borders it shares with European Union member Greece.
8-orchestrated 精心安排的,策划的
Greece has said there was an orchestrated attempt on its borders, and has accused Turkey of actively guiding migrants.
9-gateway 门户
10-asylum 政治庇护,避难
Greece was a gateway for hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers into Europe in 2015 and 2016.
11-disproportionate 不成比例的
Locals say the islands are suffering a disproportionate burden.
12-influx 大量涌入
Greece has vowed to keep a mass influx out.
13-free-for-all 不加管制,自由放任的场面
We don't want this influx in our country, this country is not a free-for-all.
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