委内瑞拉驱逐三名美国外交官

 　　委内瑞拉驱逐三名美国外交官

　　CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua on Monday announced that they were ordering three American diplomats¹ who were allegedly found to be related to the violent actions that have gripped the country since Feb. 12 to leave Venezuela within 48 hours.

　　At a press conference held in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, Jaua identified the three American diplomats as Vice³ Consul⁴ Brent Mary McCusker and U.S. embassy officials Elsen Gordon and Clark Christopher Lee and alleged² that the three had held meetings in universities under the pretext⁵ of granting visas.

　　"The embassy has held operations mainly in universities, where the violent actions and protests have been focused, but this is the cover to contact the leaders they train to create students' organizations to promote violence," alleged Jaua, who said Venezuela is suffering from "the common scheme which has been developed in other countries in the recent years, where violence is introduced and then the governments have to legally take actions against it, but afterwards the governments are attacked and criminated, especially by the U.S."

1 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 consul   

n.领事；执政官

参考例句：

• A consul's duty is to help his own nationals.领事的职责是帮助自己的同胞。
• He'll hold the post of consul general for the United States at Shanghai.他将就任美国驻上海总领事(的职务)。

5 pretext   

n.借口，托词

参考例句：

• He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。
• He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.他以生病为借口，没参加那个会议。