VOA标准英语2009年-Honduran Security Breaks Up Pro-Zelaya Pro

By Brian Wagner
Miami
22 September 2009

 
A supporter of Honduras' ousted¹ President Manuel Zelaya runs during clash with riot police in front of Brazil embassy in Tegucigalpa, 22 Sep 2009
Riot police in Honduras on Tuesday broke up marches by supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who has sought refuge in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa.

Mr. Zelaya announced his return to Tegucigalpa on Monday, three months after he was seized by security forces and taken out of the country by airplane. Speaking from inside the Brazilian embassy, Mr. Zelaya said he remains² the elected president of the country and called on his followers³ to show their support.

Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy early Tuesday, even after the interim⁴ government imposed a ban on public gatherings⁵ and a curfew.

Security forces fired tear gas to break up the pro-Zelaya marchers, who are also accused of vandalizing buildings in the country's capital overnight.

Mr. Zelaya told reporters he feared the interim government would provoke violence and might even invade the Brazilian embassy compound to seize him.

In Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he spoke⁶ by telephone with the ousted leader, who, he said, urged his supporters pursue peaceful demonstrations⁷.

The Brazilian leader said he told Mr. Zelaya not to give the interim government a pretext⁸ to resort to violence in the standoff.

Mr. da Silva said he hoped that Honduran security forces would not enter the Brazilian embassy, and asked the nation's interim government to negotiate a resolution to the crisis.

Interim President Roberto Micheletti called on Brazil to hand over Mr. Zelaya to face trial on 18 charges, including treason. He also questioned why Mr. Zelaya chose to return now - two months ahead of new presidential elections.

Mr. Micheletti said the ousted leader and his supporters have been trying to block the November elections for several weeks.

U.S. State Department Spokesman, Ian Kelly called for dialogue between the ousted president and the interim government. Kelly said the San Jose agreement, mediated⁹ by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias¹⁰, remains the best approach to resolving the crisis.

The United States and other Western Hemisphere countries have refused to recognize the Honduran interim government. Costa Rica's president had led talks between Mr. Zelaya and the interim government aimed at brokering¹¹ a compromise. The Washington-backed talks broke down in July, after interim leaders refused to allow Mr. Zelaya to return to office.

1 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。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

4 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。

5 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

8 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。

9 mediated   

调停，调解，斡旋( mediate的过去式和过去分词 )； 居间促成； 影响…的发生； 使…可能发生

参考例句：

• He mediated in the quarrel between the two boys. 他调解两个孩子之间的争吵。
• The government mediated between the workers and the employers. 政府在工人与雇主间搞调和。

10 arias   

n.咏叹调( aria的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗？ 来自辞典例句
• The actions are large and colour, there are arias and recitatives. 动作夸张而华美，有唱段也有宣叙部。 来自辞典例句

11 brokering   

v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的现在分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• Intertwined with these were rivalry, power brokering, and patronage. 然而也不乏有抗争、强权操纵与任命特权交织其中。 来自互联网
• Kingston Quest Can Assist Your Company In Negotiations, Brokering, Agency Services, Sourcing Factories Or Property. 金士顿追求，可帮助您的公司在谈判中，经纪，代理服务，货源工厂或财产。 来自互联网