Wael Ghonim has been appointed by the US media as the face of the Egyptian revolution. Younger than Mohamed ElBaradei, less scary than the Muslim Brotherhood, articulate in English, married to an American and an employee of Google, Mr Ghonim is the perfect figure to sell the romance of the revolution to a western audience. As the administrator of the Facebook page that first drew demonstrators to Tahrir Square, he was imprisoned for a spell, until emerging from captivity in time to articulate the frustrations of young Egyptians.
瓦伊尔•高尼姆(Wael Ghonim)已经被美国媒体推选成埃及革命的代表人物。他比穆罕默德•巴拉迪(Mohamed ElBaradei)年轻,没有穆斯林兄弟会(Muslim Brotherhood)那么吓人,英语流利,娶了一个美国人,而且是谷歌(Google)员工。高尼姆是向西方受众兜售革命传奇的完美人物。他管理的Facebook页面最早将示威者引向开罗解放广场,因而他曾被暂时监禁,而后又及时脱离牢狱,宣泄埃及年轻人的愤懑。