埃及总统在易趣被“打折出售”

时间：2016-03-07 06:20:04

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The president of Egypt has been put "on sale" on eBay after vowing1 that he would sell himself to help the country's economy.

埃及总统放言，他甚至想卖掉自己，以挽救本国经济。话音刚落，他就被好事者放在易趣网上“打折出售”了。

 
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the former army head who ousted2 his predecessor3 Mohammed Morsi, was widely mocked for his pledge as he laid out development plans last Wednesday.
 
"If it were possible for me to be sold, I would sell myself," he said in a speech on the state television, where he also reportedly asked Egyptians to donate to public funds.
 
An eBay user quickly held the president to his word by putting him up for sale on a joke page.
 
Bids from more than 100 users quickly rocketed to $100,000 but the page was taken down later on Wednesday.
 
Next to a photo of a laughing president Sisi, he was listed as a "slightly used" field marshal and doctor of philosophers with a military background, according to a translation by Foreign Policy.
 
The seller, "dr_motown", told a potential buyer asking for more information the head of state had been used by "his previous owners".
 
"Hey world, we decided4 to sell the infamous5 Egyptian Field Marshal and military coup6 leader Mr Abdel Fatah el-Sisi on eBay to bail7 out the Egyptian economy so you don't have to," the description read.

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1 vowing caf27b27bed50d27c008858260bc9998     
起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
  • President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
  • President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。
2 ousted 1c8f4f95f3bcc86657d7ec7543491ed6     
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。
3 predecessor qP9x0     
n.前辈，前任
参考例句：
  • It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
  • The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
4 decided lvqzZd     
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 infamous K7ax3     
adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的
参考例句：
  • He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
  • I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。
6 coup co5z4     
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。
7 bail Aupz4     
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
  • One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
  • She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

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