《中英對照讀新聞》Eiffel Tower shut as staff walk out over pickpockets 員工為抗議扒手而罷工 艾菲爾鐵塔因而關閉

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Paris’s iconic Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists on Friday as staff walked off the job to protest a surge in gangs of pickpockets roaming around the monument.

巴黎標誌性的艾菲爾鐵塔週五對遊客關閉，因工作人員為抗議流竄在這個景點周邊的扒手集團暴增而罷工。

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The closure of one of the busiest tourist attractions in the French capital ahead of a long holiday weekend recalls a similar strike at the Louvre museum in 2013 as staff protested against the often violent pickpockets stalking the halls of the palace.

法國首都這個數一數二熱鬧的景點，在長週末前關閉，讓人想起2013年羅浮宮員工也為抗議常暴力相向的扒手在羅浮宮大廳伺機而動，而發動類似罷工。

Workers at the 126-year-old iron lattice tower -- a glittering symbol of Paris -- said in a statement they had chosen to down tools due to an "increase in pickpockets around the Eiffel Tower and several threats and assaults."

在這座126年歷史鐵塔、巴黎輝煌標誌上班的工作人員發表聲明說，選擇罷工，是因為艾菲爾鐵塔周邊「扒手增多，發生多起威脅與攻擊事件」。

新聞辭典

roam：動詞，漫遊，閒逛。例句：After the pubs close, gangs of youths roam the city streets.（夜店關門後，成群年輕人在街上遊蕩。）

stalk：動詞，跟蹤，尾隨。例句：The police had been stalking the woman for a week before they arrested her.（警方逮捕那女人之前，已經跟蹤她一週了。）

down tools：片語，（尤指因對工資或工作條件不滿）罷工。例句： Thousands of Krakow steelworkers downed tools to demand more pay.（克拉科夫數千名鋼鐵工人罷工，要求加薪。）