VOA慢速英语:Egyptians Celebrate as Mubarak Resigns; Military in Control of Country

1.The resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after eighteen days of protests filled Cairo's Tahrir, or Liberation, Square with celebrations.

fill with使满怀(某种情感等)

例句：The sight of him filled her with happiness.
      一见到他, 她心里就充满了幸福。

      I was filled with admiration.
      我内心充满了羡慕。

2.Mr. Obama said Egyptians had made it clear that they will accept "nothing less than genuine democracy."

make it clear表明，讲明

例句：I want to make it clear that I have no prejudice against you
      我要表明我对你没有偏见。

3.That means protecting the rights of Egypt's citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to make this change irreversible and laying out a clear path to elections that are fair and free.Above all this transition must bring all of Egypt's voices to the table.

lay out陈设; 展开

例句：She laid out all her new clothes on the bed.
      她把她所有的新衣服都摊开在床上。

      The goods for sale were attractively laid out.
      供出售的商品都陈列了出来, 极引人注目。

above all首要的是; 尤其

例句：He was above all a good and tireless writer.
      他首先是一位优秀的、不知疲倦的作家。

4.In Egypt we were told that we can never revolt, but after we saw with our own eyes that Tunisians were able to oust their president and the regime, we were still suspicious that we would be able to repeat what they did, but we did.

already/ yet /still

1)already“已经”多用于肯定句中，通常与动词的完成时或进行时连用。也可用于疑问句，但不表真心的疑问，而表“惊奇”。它多置于句中。有时为了强调而置于句末。如：

I’ve seen the film already.

The train has already left. 火车已经开走了。

Have you already had breakfast? 难道你已经吃过早餐了？

2)yet “已经、仍然、还”一般只用于否定句或疑问句，且常常置于句末。如：

He hasn’t found his bike yet他还没有找到他的自行车。

3)still  adv “仍然、还”可用于各种句中，且一般只用于句中。如：

Do you still teach in that school? 你还在那所学校教书？

[注]：still在句中的位置不同，其意义也不同。如：

He is still（还）standing there.

He is standing there still（adj.不动的、静止的）他站在那儿一动也不动。