美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-08-13
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：CNN2013年(八)月
英语课
Call it a coup 1 or a reset 2 of the 2011 revolution, either way the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi has plummeted 3 the country into crisis.
At its roots are Morsi's authoritarian 4 and increasingly Islamist rule, economic grievances 5 and a plethora(过多) of other failures.
But the nation is also fundamentally entrenched(根深蒂固的) in an ideological 6 clash.
Egyptians are religious. I mean, we've been religious for 7,000 years. So that's not in question here, what's in question is how much of a role religion should play when it comes to the state, OK, that is the fundamental identity question here.
Ali Shalakani is a lawyer and founding member of an NGO that focuses on constitutional reforms.
What happened in 2012 is that the Muslim Brotherhood 7 and the Salafists were pushing for more robust 8, let's say a wider interpretation 9 of what principles of Shariah meant.
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis did get what they wanted, mainly in the form of two articles that gave Islam and Islamic institutions more prominence 10 when it comes to governance. They were able to do that because the secularists and many others withdrew from the constitutional assembly, accusing Morsi and the Islamists of manipulating and hijacking 11 the process.
When put to a national referendum, it passed. But just over 30 percent of the country actually turned out to vote. Amending 12 that constitution is among the first steps of the interim 13 government's roadmap.
Shalakani and others want to strike out those articles, but that's a nonstarter for the hardline Salafist Nour party, uncomfortable bedfellows backing the coalition 14. The Nour Party stood against Morsi, but only after guarantees those articles would not be touched.
So again, the whole of the members who joined the roadmap, or the gentlemen who were there at the meeting, agreed on this philosophy of this principle.
It's a vital nonnegotiable point when it comes to convincing their grassroots supporters that Morsi's ouster was a political battle, not one against Islam.
If they wanted to have some amendments 15 regarding the Islamic identity, I think by that time we can think again, or reconsider again, our joining to the roadmap as a whole.
And so even as Egypt struggles to move forward, another fault line has already threatened to emerge.
n.政变；突然而成功的行动
- 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。
v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物
- As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
- He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。
v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )
- Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
- A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n./adj.专制(的)，专制主义者，独裁主义者
- Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
- The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。
n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 )；苦衷；不满；牢骚
- The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
a.意识形态的
- He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
- He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。
n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊
- 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。
adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。
n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理
- His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
- Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。
n.突出；显著；杰出；重要
- He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.他在意大利的世界杯赛中声名鹊起。
- This young fashion designer is rising to prominence.这位年轻的时装设计师的声望越来越高。
改良，修改，修订( amend的现在分词 )； 改良，修改，修订( amend的第三人称单数 )( amends的现在分词 )
- Amending acts in 1933,1934, and 1935 attempted to help honest debtors rehabilitate themselves. 一九三三年，一九三四年和一九三五年通过的修正案是为了帮助诚实的债务人恢复自己的地位。
- Two ways were used about the error-amending of contour curve. 采用两种方法对凸轮轮廓曲线进行了修正。
adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间
- 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。
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案
- The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
- Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。