Labor Unrest Spreads Throughout Egypt

    Thousands of Egyptian workers are on strike Wednesday, demanding better pay and work conditions, following anti-government protests that led to former President Hosni Mubarak's resignation.
    More than 10,000 workers in the country's textile（纺织品） industry renewed their strikes on Wednesday.  Workers have also walked off their jobs in other industries, including transportation and banking¹.  Banks remain closed across the country and are expected to be closed Thursday, the end of the Egyptian（埃及的） business week.
    On Tuesday, Egypt's military rulers took a step toward enacting² government reforms that had been sought by anti-government protesters.
    They pledged to hold new parliamentary and presidential elections within six months.  The Supreme³ Armed Forces Council has also named a panel to revise the constitution and asked the panel to issue its recommendations within 10 days.
    The panel includes a member of the Muslim Brotherhood⁴, an Islamist group that had been banned under Mr. Mubarak's rule.
    Meanwhile, the EU has announced that foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will visit Egypt next Tuesday for talks with authorities.  Ashton will be the most senior EU official to visit Egypt since Mr. Mubarak stepped down last week.
    Separately, news reports say Israel is temporarily allowing Egypt to deploy⁵ additional troops to the demilitarized Sinai region in order to protect gas pipelines⁶.  A peace treaty between Egypt and Israel limits the number of Egyptian security officers that can patrol the border region.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

2 enacting   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Generally these statutes apply only to wastes from reactors outside the enacting state. 总之，这些法令只适宜用在对付那些来自外州的核废料。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• In addition, the complexion of enacting standards for live working is described. 另外，介绍了带电作业标准的制订情况。

3 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

4 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。

5 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

6 pipelines   

管道( pipeline的名词复数 )； 输油管道； 在考虑（或规划、准备） 中； 在酿中

参考例句：

• The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
• The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。