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Chavez Says He Will Continue to Speak Out Against Imperialism¹

First news conference

At his first news conference since winning re-election and after recovering from three cancer-related surgeries since 2011, President Chavez was in good spirits. The Venezuelan leader said he considers the 54 percent of the vote he garnered² as a mandate³ to continue his socialist⁴ policies.

“The country voted for the continuation of a political agenda, an economic agenda, a social agenda, in short, a socialist agenda,” Chavez stated.

Chavez said he is open to dialogue with the opposition⁵ but that he would not compromise on his core principles.

Foreign affairs

On foreign affairs, Chavez has been one of the United States' most vocal⁶ critics. He has allied⁷ Venezuela with autocratic leaders in Cuba, Iran and Syria.

Milos Alcalay is a former deputy foreign minister now aligned⁸ with the opposition. He says the opposition wants market-oriented reforms at home and a less confrontational⁹ foreign policy with the U.S. “Because our relations are not with Ahmadinejad or with Syria of Bashar al-Assad or with the sort of Libya's Gadhafi but with the respect in hemispheric relations where all our basic treaties lie,” he said.

But at the news conference, President Chavez again spoke¹⁰ in support of Syria's leaders and against what he calls a new era of western imperialism.

“Syria is a sovereign country for the love of God, just like Libya, just like Venezuela, just like the United States, just like any other country in the world. So if we don't agree? But we have to agree with the thinking of who? If you say no, then bomb you and destabilize you? That is not right,” Chavez explained.

Separately, Chavez said he favors President Barack Obama in next month's U.S. election. “By how much do you think Obama will win, who by the way is my candidate. He is my candidate," he added. "If I was from North America I would vote for Obama.”

President Chavez says he will continue to be who he is and for many that is at times confounding, confrontational, and engaging.

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1 imperialism
n.帝国主义，帝国主义政策
参考例句：
They held the imperialism in contempt.他们鄙视帝国主义。 Imperialism has not been able to subjugate China.帝国主义不能征服中国。

2 garnered
v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。来自《简明英汉词典》 He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。来自辞典例句

3 mandate
n.托管地；命令，指示
参考例句：
The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。 The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

4 socialist
n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的
参考例句：
China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。 His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

5 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 vocal
adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目
参考例句：
The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。 Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

7 allied
adj.协约国的；同盟国的
参考例句：
Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。 Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

8 aligned
adj.对齐的，均衡的
参考例句：
Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

9 confrontational
adj.挑衅的；对抗的
参考例句：
Fans love rappers partly because they strike such a confrontational pose. 乐迷热爱这些饶舌艺人一定程度上是因为他们所采取的那种战斗姿态。来自互联网 You prefer a non confrontational approach when it comes to resolving disputes. 面对争端，你不喜欢采用对抗性的手段来解决。来自互联网

10 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。

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