而这个任务又是埃及领导人无可回避的，因为穆巴拉克时代的社会契约 — — 埃及人用自由换取不断扩张的福利国家和慷慨的补助 — — 已难以为继。
And it is a task that Egypt’s leaders cannot avoid, because the social contract of the Mubarak years, whereby Egyptians traded freedom for an expansive welfare state and generous subsidies, is no longer sustainable.