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曼德拉入院引发民众担忧(2011-01-31) 1 BBC新闻讲解附字幕:曼德拉入院引发民众担忧(2011-01-31) 查看原文 第一部分：听力文本 BBC News with David Austin The ruling party in Egypt has said its ready for dialogue with the public and opposition parties during a third day of protests against the government. The Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei has meanwhile returned to the country, saying he intends to take part in protests on Friday to support demands for a better life. The BBCs Jon Leyne in Cairo says Mr ElBaradei may cause difficulties for the authorities. He does present a big problem to the government. Hes well-respected in this country, but hes also very well-respected overseas, and so if hes the head of the protest, then itll be a dilemma. They cant really go in and break up the protests as theyve been doing in the last few days, or its very difficult for them to deal with that big international embarrassment. So thats the problem he creates for the government here. In Yemen, too, tens of thousands of people have demonstrated, calling for the president of the past three decades Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave office. Protesters gathered in several parts of the capital Sanaa, chanting that it was time for change and evoking the popular uprising in Tunisia. One opposition politician, Salah Eldeen Ahmed, had angry words about Mr Salehs assumed intention to install his son as his political heir. We want to say no to the extension of power and the succession, which would continue the corruption. This demonstration is a sign of rejection of that, and the people will not back down. The Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi is to stay on in his job but has reshuffled his cabinet, replacing his defence, interior and foreign ministers. Mr Ghannouchi said his government was transitional and would stay in office only until itd completed its mission of taking the country to democracy. Earlier in the day, the interim Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane resigned from his post. Theres growing concern in South Africa ab