委内瑞拉反对派领袖自首

委内瑞拉反对派领袖自首 　　

CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan opposition¹ leader Leopoldo Lopez, wanted by authorities on charges of inciting² violence, handed himself over to police on Tuesday amid waves of pro- and anti-government rallies in Caracas.

　　Lopez, who had been in hiding since an arrest warrant was issued following violent opposition clashes last week that left three dead, showed up at a rally to address anti-government protesters before surrendering to security forces.

　　Dressed in white, like his supporters, Lopez spoke³ to the crowd through a megaphone, saying he hoped his arrest will serve to fuel the opposition movement. "If my arrest wakes people up ... it will have been worth it," said the leader of the opposition party Voluntad Popular (Will of the People).

　　Both the right-wing opposition and the socialist⁴ government led by President Nicolas Maduro had called for peace marches Tuesday, in the wake of the violent protests.

　　The marches were taking place peacefully, said Minister of the Interior and Justice Miguel Rodriguez Torres in a televised broadcast.

　　"We have no reports of casualties, (only) of tranquillity⁵ and peace in the city," he said.

　　"On the one hand, we have a gathering⁶ of millions of people moving from Plaza⁷ Venezuela to (the presidential palace of) Miraflores in support of President Nicolas Maduro, (while) at Plaza Brion de Chacaito we have a group of people ... who are protesting," he said.

1 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。

2 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

3 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。

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 tranquillity   

n. 平静, 安静

参考例句：

• The phenomenon was so striking and disturbing that his philosophical tranquillity vanished. 这个令人惶惑不安的现象，扰乱了他的旷达宁静的心境。
• My value for domestic tranquillity should much exceed theirs. 我应该远比他们重视家庭的平静生活。

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。