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1)Protests as Clinton holds meetings in Egypt-Courtesy of CNN

From Elise Labott, CNN

July 16, 2012 -- Updated 2007 GMT (0407 HKT)

Cairo (CNN) -- Egyptian protesters threw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2)motorcade Sunday and shouted, "Monica, Monica, Monica" as she left the newly reopened U.S. 3)Consulate in Alexandria.

埃及的抗議者向從亞歷山卓重新開張的美國領事館離去的美國國務卿希拉蕊丟擲蕃茄與鞋子（向政治人物丟擲鞋子有其典故，有興趣同學可以自行搜尋相關資訊），並呼喊著莫妮卡、莫妮卡。(莫妮卡是希拉蕊老公柯林頓以前的緋聞對象莫妮卡陸文斯基。

Clinton said she was in the city to answer 4)critics who believe Washington has taken sides in Egyptian politics. There were already vocal protesters at the start of her visit to the consulate, forcing the 5)ceremony to be moved inside.

希拉蕊說她以在當地出現來回應美國在埃及政治中選邊戰的批評。在她到達領事館時，已經有抗議喧囂迫使開幕儀式移到室內進行。

"I want to be clear that the United States 6) is not in the business, in Egypt, of choosing winners and losers, even if we could, which, of course, we cannot," Clinton said at the ceremony to reopen the consulate, which was closed in 1993 because of budget constraints.

希拉蕊在1993年時因為預算縮減而關閉的領事館重新開張儀式中說：「我在此澄清美國並沒有在埃及選擇贏家或輸家。即便我們可以這麼做，我們也不能這麼做。」