Tunisian president appoints new interior minister

    TUNIS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali appointed on Monday Ahmed Friaa as new interior（内部的） and local development minister in replacement¹ of Rafik Belhadj Kacem, the Tunisian Official press agency TAP reported Wednesday.
    Most prisoners detained during the deadly clashes are being released, Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said Wednesday following his meeting with the country's senior officials.
    Ghannouchi also announced the setting up of an enquiry commission regarding offenses² committed during the clashes and a second enquiry commission in charge of examining corruption（贪污,腐败） cases and the errors made by some officials.
    He also called on the parliament to begin implementation³ of the measures announced by the president on Monday, including the boosting of employment, the creation of sources of income, and regional development.
    The decisions come following weeks of unrest which plagued the North African country and which according to official reports have caused the death of 21 people in southern and western regions.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
 

1 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

2 offenses   

n.进攻( offense的名词复数 )；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势

参考例句：

• It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

3 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。