五角大楼呼吁埃及“透明”的宪法公投

 　　五角大楼呼吁埃及“透明”的宪法公投

      WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense¹ Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday called for a "transparent²" constitutional referendum in Egypt to ensure all voters cast their vote "freely" on Tuesday and Wednesday.

　　In his talks over the phone with his Egyptian counterpart General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, the Pentagon chief discussed "the importance of the constitutional referendum for Egypt's overall political transition," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a readout of the conversation.

　　Hagel "stressed the importance of a transparent referendum in which all Egyptians have the opportunity to cast their vote freely, " and urged al-Sisi to ensure the international and domestic observers have "full access," Kirby said.

　　Egypt has been hit with waves after waves of protests and a deteriorating³ security situation since Mohamed Morsi, the country' s first elected president, was ousted⁴ by the military in early July, 2013.

　　Last month, the interim⁵ government declared the Muslim Brotherhood⁶, to which Morsi belongs, a "terrorist group".

1 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。

2 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

3 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

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 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。

6 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。