EU: Egypt's Morsi in Good Health, Has Access to News

　　European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt's ousted¹ President Mohamed Morsi, is in good health and has access to the news.

 

　　However she says she does not know where Morsi is being held.

 

　　Shen Chengcheng has more.

 

　　Ashton was allowed to meet with Morsi for two hours Monday evening.

 

　　However, she declined to reveal anything further about their conversation.

 

　　Morsi's spokesman Yasser Aly has described the meeting as being a "positive step".

 

　　"As EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton mentioned that there is a political initiative to end this crisis, we believe that a security solution will not solve the crisis and will not make protesters leave the streets that they have been camping out on for a month."

 

　　Morsi supporters say they are planning more protests in Cairo but the interim² government has warned that any violation³ of the law will be dealt with firmly.

 

　　Security officials also threatened to dismantle⁴ a main protest sit-in near a mosque⁵ in Cairo's northeast.

 

　　As part of her mediation⁶ mission to end Egypt's political unrest, Ashton has also held talks with interim leadership, including army chief General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and representatives of activist⁷ groups.

 

　　She is the first foreign diplomat⁸ to meet Morsi since he was detained after being overthrown⁹ close to a month ago.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Shen Chengcheng.

1 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

2 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

3 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

4 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

5 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

6 mediation   

n.调解

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
• The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。

7 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

8 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

9 overthrown   

adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词

参考例句：

• The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
• He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。