VOA标准英语2013--穆尔西拒穿囚服大闹法庭 坚称自己仍是埃及合法总统
时间:2019-01-31 作者:英语课 分类:VOA常速英语2013年(十一月)
In Court, Egypt's Morsi Insists He is Still President 穆尔西拒穿囚服大闹法庭 坚称自己仍是埃及合法总统
CAIRO — From president to prisoner.
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi made his first public appearance since his ouster in July - at a criminal court in Monday.
But it was over almost as soon as it began. Morsi's trial was adjourned 1 shortly into the first session, after defendants 2 began chanting in protest. Reports from inside the courtroom say Morsi, who was deposed 3 by the military after popular protests, rejected the proceedings 4, telling judges he remained the nation's legitimate 5 president.
Morsi and 14 members of his Muslim Brotherhood 6 and former government face charges of inciting 7 murder during protests against him last December. If found guilty, he could face the death penalty.
The start of the trial was delayed because Morsi rejected wearing the traditional white jumpsuit of defendants. Security was on high alert after a last minute switch of venue 8 to a police academy on the outskirts 9 of Cairo, the same complex where Morsi's predecessor 10, the also-ousted Hosni Mubarak, was tried.
The interior ministry 11 has deployed 12 20,000 security forces to forestall 13 more of the unrest that has seen more than 1000 people killed since Morsi's overthrow 14 and authorities began a crackdown on his supporters and other Islamists.
Members of the Anti-Coup Alliance took to the streets across the nation again Monday against what they see as a purely 15 political trial, focusing on court buildings in Cairo and elsewhere.
Yet many Egyptians defend the moves against Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president. Political sociologist 16 Said Sadek of the American University in Cairo argues the former president's brand of Islamist politics would have left the country in ruin.
"The whole world would have condemned 17 the Egyptians: 'You saw your country was being destroyed. Why didn't you take action? Why did you stand still and watch like zombies your country being destroyed?" Sadek questioned.
Many express faith the judiciary will act fairly, and that the trial represents a return to the promises of Egypt's revolution of 2011.
But where some see the expression of popular will, others see the re-emergence of Egypt's bedrock force.
Professor Christian 18 Donath of the American University in Cairo. "Even the most powerful can sort of fall from grace. But of course the question is how they fall from grace and who is putting these leaders on trial and I think, you know, a key player in this is the military," Donath said.
Donath said that is something Egypt will have to deal with, once again, for a long time to come.
State media say Morsi's trial is set to resume January 8.
- The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
- The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后,审讯就宣告暂停。
- The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
- As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同,被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
- The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
- 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。
- What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
- He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。
- The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
- The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
- The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- I left the room to forestall involvements.我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
- He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors.他遵守这条规矩是为了杜绝流言蜚语。
- After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后,这个国家处于混乱中。
- The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
- I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
- This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
- His mother was a sociologist,researching socialism.他的母亲是个社会学家,研究社会主义。
- Max Weber is a great and outstanding sociologist.马克斯·韦伯是一位伟大的、杰出的社会学家。