The British Museum is now deluged with renewed calls to give back contested objects as countries like Greece, Nigeria, and China have become increasingly vocal that cultural artifacts that were seized or looted by colonial forces should be returned to where they came from. 

To compound its problems, raising a huge sum for an impending refurbishment looks to be an uphill battle.

📝重点词汇与表达

deluge [ˈdɛljuːdʒ]

使涌来; 使充满

renewed calls [rɪˈnjuːd kɔːlz]

再次呼吁

contested objects [kənˈtɛstɪd ˈɒbdʒɪkts]

有争议的物品

vocal [ˈvəʊkəl]

声音响亮的，直言不讳的

seize [siːz]

抓住，夺取（指强行占有、拿取）

loot [luːt]

掠夺，抢劫

compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd]

加剧，使恶化

impend [ɪmˈpɛnd]

迫在眉睫，即将发生

refurbishment [riːˈfɜːrbɪʃmənt]

翻新，修复

an uphill battle [ən ˈʌpˌhɪl ˈbætl]

艰难的战斗，困难重重的任务