VOA标准英语2013--穆兄会坚持要求穆尔西复职导致埃及和平遥遥无期

 

Egyptian Peace Elusive¹ as Muslim Brotherhood² Insists on Morsi's Return 穆兄会坚持要求穆尔西复职导致埃及和平遥遥无期

Prospects³ for a quick return to peace in Egypt are slim as the Muslim Brotherhood calls for continued street protests demanding the return to power of ousted⁴ President Mohamed Morsi.  World leaders are urging the two sides to come to a compromise. 

 

Morsi supporters vow⁵ the protests will continue until he is returned to power, even after more than 80 of them were killed in recent clashes.  On Tuesday, hundreds of women marched in Cairo calling for Morsi's reinstatement.  

"I am here so I could express myself and tell the world that this was not a revolution," a protester said."It was an illegitimate military coup⁶." 

The march coincided with a visit by European Union policy chief Catherine Ashton, the first outsider to meet with the detained president.  

U.S. President Barack Obama has asked U.S. Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, (both members of the Armed Services Committee),  to travel to Egypt next week to push for speedy elections.   Defense⁷ Secretary Chuck Hagel called Egyptian military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sissi again Tuesday to ask him to exercise restraint.

Analyst⁸ Richard Fontaine, president of the Center for New American Security, said both the United States and Europe must push Egypt to move forward with an inclusive democratic process.  

"The worst possible outcome here is for the Muslim Brotherhood to be completely excluded from the political process and turn to violence, or ally itself with groups that will turn to violence.  It then will paralyze the country.

Fontaine said that it is incumbent⁹ upon Egypt's military to spell out a detailed¹⁰ roadmap back to democracy, based on law and non-violence.

Egyptians tired of violence in their streets say all they want is peace and security, regardless of who is in power.  

"I want the country to return to a state of security where your wife would feel safe to walk in the streets," Cairo resident Tarek Abied said.  "We need nothing more.  We don't want Hosni Mubarak or [President] Morsi, just security."

For now,  peace and security are not guaranteed in Egypt.

1 elusive   

adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的

参考例句：

• Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
• Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

2 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

3 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

4 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。

5 vow   

n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓

参考例句：

• My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
• I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。

6 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

9 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

10 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。