美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-07-08

 When Mohamed Morsi's ouster was announced, Tahrir Square erupted in euphoria. Now that jubilation¹ has spread beyond Egypt's borders, with many neighboring Arab countries celebrating. But for very different reasons. 

 

Take Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, usually quire reserved when it comes to matters of diplomacy², today, not sounding all that diplomatic, congratulating the Egyptian military for its coup³ and effusive(溢出的；感情溢于言表的) in his praise saying they'd "managed to save Egypt at this critical moment from a dark tunnel." 

 

They weren't the only country taking delight in Morsi's fall. The United Arab Emirates decided⁴ to highlight how the Muslim Brotherhood⁵, the political movement that propelled Morsi to office is banned in the Emirates, adding that, "The UAE is following with satisfaction developments of the situation in Egypt." 

 

Bahrain and Jordan both offered similar responses which analysts⁶ say is in no way surprising. 

 

A lot of the Gulf⁷ monarchies⁸ are simply afraid of democratic change, elections, democratic reform. Their fear of the Muslim Brotherhood is twofold. One is the Muslim Brotherhood has proven the most effective in winning elections and mobilizing votes. Also the fact that Muslim Brotherhood, you know, has this marriage that, I say, between Islam and democracy, is worrisome. 

 

Salem says these monarchies are extremely worried about the emergence⁹ of a regional brotherhood network that would pose a direct threat to their rule. Even Qatar which had backed the Brotherhood in Egypt issued a statement saying it will remain supportive of the country. 

 

Then there's Syria. In the throes(阵痛；挣扎) of civil war. Embattled president Bashar al-Assad took the time to gloat(自我满足；得意洋洋；幸灾乐祸). "From the beginning I said their project is a failure before it began," said al-Assad. 

 

The Syrian regime, I'm sure, is thrilled with this outcome because it sort of asserts state power against Islamists and as the Assad regime has painted the uprising in Syria exactly as that. 

 

Now the question becomes what will other regional Islamist political movements do in the wake of Egypt. In Tunisia, where the Arab Spring first took root, opposition¹⁰ to the Islamist Ennahda Party has been growing and where Tunisians once inspired Egyptians to take to the streets, now Egypt is inspiring Tunisia. 

 

Ennahda also faces very severe opposition and protests and demonstrations¹¹ from a very effective civil society, sector¹² opposition, women's movement, labor¹³ union and so on. 

 

Either way all eyes are still on Egypt. The festivities will no doubt die down as the concern only grows. 

1 jubilation   

n.欢庆，喜悦

参考例句：

• The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans.主场球迷为进球欢呼。
• The whole city was a scene of jubilation.全市一片欢腾。

2 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

3 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 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。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

7 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

8 monarchies   

n. 君主政体, 君主国, 君主政治

参考例句：

• It cleared away a number of monarchies. 它清除了好几个君主政体。
• Nowadays, there are few monarchies left in the world. 现在世界上君主制的国家已经很少了。

9 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

10 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。

11 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。

12 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

13 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。