VOA 2011-2-15

[Homework VOA 2011-2-15]
The Egyptian military more protests this why the country’s workers. And in Yemen protestors open the week. I’m Marti Johnson reporting from Washington.

Thousands of people including police and protestors are again in Egypt’s capital Cairo Monday as weekly a wave of rebels arrested for the President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster. Several hundreds of protestors gathered in Tahrir Square Monday, but far fewer numbers that tens of thousands gathered there for the past several weeks. Elsewhere Egyptian police have now joined the rest of public workers for a number of Egyptian owned institutions launched protests, sittings and strikes over grievances including bad pay. A public holiday was called by the military as Lauren Frayer reports.

Egypt’s military ruler called the public holiday Monday, amazed strikes by some state workers demanding new freedom after President Hosni Mubarak’s outer. The military has dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution, and said it will rule only six month until the election held. Prime Minster Ahmed Shafik said most current ministers will stay on until then. Mr. Shafik says Egypt’s normal way of life must be restored with the feeling of security was lost in recent weeks. He says that insecurity ending although not at the place it should. Lauren Frayer for VOA News, Cairo.

Iranian opposition leader are moving forward of plans to hold a rally in Tehran today in support of the successful anti-government uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Iranian’s Interior ministry has refused to grant permission for the rally which one government officials termed “riots for seditionaries”. Iranian Reformist leader, Mehdi Karroubi, is currently under house arrest, presumably in connection with his requests stage the rally, but despite that there is a renewed call for demonstration both on Karroubi’s website and one belonging to other opposition leader near, Mir-Hossein Mousavi.

Yemeni opposition activist have staged four-day protests in the capital Sanaa to demand the ouster of authoritarian president Ali Ado Sealy. At least 1000 universities students, lawyers and other activists marched Sanaa University toward the city center, they chanted “Anti-slave slogans”. Merely those were used by Egyptian protestors for their president Hosni Mubarak to step down last week. The Yemeni protestors also denounce widespread government corruption.

The Palestinian cabinet has resigned as its public plan of reshuffle. The Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad is expected to retain his position. President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to authorize Mr. Fayyad to form a new government in consultation with various Palestinian infections. The process they will probably take several weeks. Mr. Abbas agreed to reshuffle the after Egypt’s authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak’s stepped down. The Remora base government of Mr. Abbas says it’ll announce plans this weekend to hold overdue presidential and legislative election by September.

Stock is expected imports called China’s traits are plus to shrink in January. But it’s Peter Simpson reports from Beijing say the supplies may not continue to fall. The January traits are specific $6.5 billion, exports grow by 38% from a year ago, but imports rose 51%. But the figures might not be enough to silence critics. Standard Chartered economist, Jinlin Yalin ,in Shanghai says exports tend to rise as the year goes on. In the beginning of the year, obviously lots of manufactories selling off their stocks of raw materials. So for example today we saw another record hign item of Iron Ore imports. All this means it’s yes, one or two may get very. Some economists say the growth of imports and exports reflect the global economy. Peter Simpson for VOA News, Beijing.

The Taliban is claiming responsibility for the suicide bombing in Kabul today that killed two people. Afghan officials say the bomber blown a couple of city center which include the safei, Landmark hotel, popular foreigner singing in the capital. The explosion kill 2 security guards, wounded several other people.

Radical Indonesia Muslim Cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, was backing court on Monday, at the start of his trial on terrorism charges that could bring a linked prison turmoil even the death penalty. The 32-year-old Cleric claims his innocence as he was escorted a Jakarta court room. His supporters chanted “Allah Akbar!”, as Bashir denied the charges and said that only stand is defend Islam. Bashir is known as s spiritual advisor to a terrorist group and currently accused of organizing and funding a terrorist training camp.

I’m Marti Johnson, VOA News, Washington.

知识：
德黑兰(伊朗首都)：Tehran [,tehə'rɑːn]
内政部：Interior ministry
巴基斯坦总理萨拉姆•法耶兹：Salam Fayyad
喀布尔(阿富汗首都)：Kabul ['kɔːbul]
单词：
grievance ['griːvəns] n 不满,不平;抱怨,牢骚
grant /grɑːnt/ v（尤指正式地或法律上）同意，准予，允许 |（勉强）承认，同意
sedition /sɪ'dɪʃn/ n 动叛乱的言论（或行动）
presumably /prɪ'zjuːməbli/ adv 很可能；大概；想必是
denounce /dɪ'naʊns/ v 谴责；指责；斥责
reshuffle /,riː'ʃʌfl/ v 对…改组；对…进行岗位调整；改变…的职责配置
legislative /'ledʒɪslətɪv/ adj 立法的；制定法律的
trait [treit] n特征,特点,特性
cleric /'klerɪk/ n 圣职人员；神职人员 | 宗教领袖；宗教领导人
penalty /'penəlti/ n 惩罚；处罚；刑罚