Residents (n.居民) of at least 20 Chinese (adj.中國的) cities erupted (v.爆發) in anger (n.憤怒) yesterday after Japanese (adj.日本的) nationalists (n.民族主義者) landed and waved (v.揮動) flags on one of the disputed (adj.引起爭議的) Diaoyu islands (n.釣魚島).
In Shenzhen (n.深圳), the anger turned to violence (n.暴力), with mobs (n.群眾) smashing (v.打破) windows and signboards (n.招牌) of Japanese shops, overturning (v.推翻) Japan(n.日本)-branded (adj.作牌子的) cars and calling for (v.呼籲) a boycott (n.抵制) of Japanese goods.
Other protests (n.示威) erupted in Hong Kong (n.香港), Guangzhou (n.廣州), Chengdu (n.成都), Beijing (n.北京), Shanghai (n.上海), Hangzhou (n.杭州), Harbin (n.哈爾濱) and several other mainland (n.內地) cities.
The Shenzhen protest drew (v.吸引) a crowd of between 2,000 and 3,000 who overturned Japanese vehicles (n.車輛), including at least one police car, and smashed the windows of Japanese restaurants.
"Get out of the Diaoyu Islands. The Diaoyu Islands are Chinese territory (n.領土)," they chanted (v.叫喊) as they burned a Japanese flag. They also chanted that all Chinese (n.中國人) should boycott Japanese goods.
Many protesters (n.示威者) criticized (v.指責) the central government for not taking a stronger stance (n.立場) on Japan's claim (n.主權) to what it calls the Senkakus (n.尖閣諸島).
In Hong Kong, the Federation (n.聯（合）會) of Trade Unions (n.工會) said 1,000 people joined its march.
(The Standard, August 20)
引起爭議的釣魚島，日本民族主義者登上了其中一個島並揮動旗幟，中國至少二十個城市的居民昨日為此怒吼。
在深圳，憤怒情緒演變成暴力，群眾打破日本商店的玻璃窗和招牌，推翻日本車，並呼籲抵制日貨。
此外，香港、廣州、成都、北京、上海、杭州、哈爾濱及內地其他多個城市也爆發示威。深圳的示威有二三千人參加，他們推翻日本車，包括至少一輛警車，並打破日本餐廳的玻璃窗。
他們焚燒日本國旗，並叫喊“滾出釣魚島。釣魚島是中國領土。”他們並大聲叫道，所有中國人都應當罷買日貨。很多示威者指責中央政府立場不夠強硬。日本把釣魚島叫作尖閣諸島，並聲稱擁有主權。
在香港，工聯會說有一千人參與他們舉辦的遊行。
（《英文虎報》，八月二十日）
閱讀指引
1. boil over (v) /'bɔIl 'əʊvə/，boil OH-va 爆發、大怒
解讀：boil over可指一宗事件或一個情緒爆發，例如the argument boiled over into a war是指那爭論爆發成一場戰爭，又例如標題的anger boils over解作怒火中燒；boil over本身也可專指怒火中燒、勃然大怒。
2. boycott (n) /'bɔIk t/，BOY-kot 抵制、杯葛
解讀：十九世紀一名英國退休軍官Charles Boycott，受僱擔任農場經理，農民要求減田租，但他拒絕，因而受到農民抵制；boycott一字因而變成了普通英文字，解作抵制，尤指集體抵制，並令中文多了音譯的“杯葛”一詞。
3. stance (n) /stæns/，STAN-s 立場、公開表明的觀點
解讀：解作立場時，stance相當於position；採取某立場，可說adopt a stance或take (up) a stance；中立的立場，則可說impartial stance或neutral stance；此外，stance尚可解作站立姿勢，例如an upright stance是直立的站姿。
