Honduras leaders reject deadline 洪都拉斯领导人拒绝最后期限

 Honduras leaders reject deadline洪都拉斯领导人拒绝最后期限

The newly installed government in Honduras has rejected international calls to reinstate deposed¹ （免职的）President Manuel Zelaya.

The Organization of American States has given Honduras a 72-hour deadline for reinstatement （复原）or warned it could face suspension（悬挂，未决） from the regional group.

Mr Zelaya has delayed his planned return home on Thursday, until the deadline expires at the weekend.

Interim² leaders said he would be arrested for treason on his return.

The army ousted³（逐出，夺取） Mr Zelaya on Sunday over his plans for constitutional reform（宪政改革）, which his critics said were aimed at prolonging his presidency⁴.

Roberto Micheletti, the Speaker of Congress who was sworn in as interim president,（临时总统）said of the OAS deadline: "We can't negotiate anything.

"We can't reach an agreement because there are orders to capture the ex-President Zelaya here for crimes he committed when he was an official."

He told the Associated Press: "He can no longer return to the presidency of the republic unless a president from another Latin American country comes and imposes him using guns."

The president's expulsion has been widely condemned⁵ by leaders ranging from US President Barack Obama to Mr Zelaya's regional allies, including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Mr Zelaya, in Panama for the presidential inauguration,（开幕仪式） said: "I'm going to respect those 72 hours that the OAS asked for."

The US has suspended（废除） military co-operation with Honduras and says it will decide next week whether to cut aid.

Mr Zelaya's decision to postpone（推迟） his return was described as "wise" by a senior official from US President Barack Obama's administration, quoted by Reuters news agency.

Protests

The World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank have cut new loans and some European countries have recalled their ambassadors.

The head of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, condemned what he described as "an old-fashioned coup⁶" in Honduras, after an emergency meeting of the regional grouping on Tuesday.

"We need to show clearly that military coups（军人政变） will not be accepted," he said.

But thousands of people demonstrated （示范，演示）in the capital, Tegucigalpa, against the return of the ousted leader, whose popularity has slumped⁷ （暴跌，意志消沉）in opinion polls to around 30% in recent months. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

 

1 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

3 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

4 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

5 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

6 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

7 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。