英闻天下——224 Egyptian Protesters Urged to Restrain from Violence

 　　Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Kandil has condemned¹ recent attacks by protesters on state property and urged the protesters to restrain from violence in achieving their goals.

 

　　"I call on them, throughout these incidents, to look at the coming elections and prepare for them so they get the change they want. But change through violence is rejected and the Egyptian people do not allow it. We are working as a government to stop this rioting and are thwarting² any attempts to attack government buildings or people."

 

　　His comments came a day after protesters clashed with security forces in central Cairo's Tahrir Square and outside the presidential palace.

 

　　Security forces pumped volley after volley of tear gas and set fire to protester tents.

 

　　Protesters burned tyres and hurled³ stones and fireworks.

 

　　The Health Ministry⁴ said a 23-year-old died when he was shot in the chest and forehead.

 

　　The protesters in Tahrir Square have condemned an action by security forces who stripped and beat a protester.

 

　　"I can't bear seeing something like that. How can someone drag people on the ground like that? This man is a protester like us. This is unfair, we are in Egypt, this should not be happening. Enough, there has too much blood."

 

　　The march on the palace, where President Mohamed Morsi was not in, was part of a wave of demonstrations⁵ in cities around the country called by the opposition⁶.

1 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

2 thwarting   

阻挠( thwart的现在分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过

参考例句：

• The republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program. 共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。
• There were too many men resisting his authority thwarting him. 下边对他这个长官心怀不服的，故意作对的，可多着哩。

3 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• 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。

5 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。