2 Dead, Hundreds Wounded in Egypt Protests

 　　Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo's Tahrir Square early Saturday to dismantle¹ a protest camp erected² a day earlier, killing³ one person and injuring more than 650 others.

　　Witnesses said the clashes erupted after police pulled down the tents of about 100 protesters who had camped in the square overnight in an attempt to restart a long-term sit-in after a mass demonstration⁴ Friday against the country's military leadership.

　　Crowds swarmed⁵ an armored police vehicle, setting it on fire and throwing stones at police.

　　Protests also took place in other cities, including the northern port city of Alexandria, where at least one other person died, and in the eastern city of Suez on the Red Sea.

　　The military-controlled government called on protesters in Tahrir Square to clear the area.  Egyptian state television reported that police arrested at least 18 people, describing them as rioters.

　　The unrest was reminiscent of the anti-government protests that forced an end to former President Hosni Mubarak's rule in February.

　　The violence raised fears of new unrest before Egypt's first parliamentary elections since Mr. Mubarak's fall. The vote is scheduled for later this month.

　　Tens of thousands of protesters jammed the square on Friday in reaction to a government proposal that would exempt⁶ the military from civilian⁷ oversight⁸ in the next constitution.  Critics called the plan a military attempt to prolong its "temporary" powers.

　　The rally was called by the Muslim Brotherhood⁹, the country's most organized political group.

　　Egyptians begin going to the polls on November 28 for parliamentary elections that will stretch into March.

　　The new legislature will draft a constitution ahead of presidential elections.

1 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

2 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

5 swarmed   

密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响，孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
• When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下，人群就蜂拥回了旅社。

6 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

7 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

8 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

9 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。