新奇事件簿 玻利维亚迎来新领导人

Bolivia has a new leader. She is opposition¹ senator Jeanine á?ez, who has declared herself interim² president following the resignation of former-president Evo Morales on Sunday. Ms á?ez said she was next in line to be president under Bolivia's constitution and vowed³ to hold elections as soon as possible. She said: "I assume the presidency⁴ immediately and will do everything necessary to pacify⁵ the country." Lawmakers endorsed⁶ Ms á?ez's appointment but senators from Mr Morales' socialist⁷ party boycotted⁸ the vote. Morales' allies branded Ms á?ez as, "a coup⁹-mongering right-wing senator". Mr Morales condemned¹⁰ what he called a takeover as being the, "sneakiest, most nefarious¹¹ coup in history".

玻利维亚迎来了一位新领导人。她是反对派参议员珍妮娜·阿涅兹，在前总统埃沃·莫拉莱斯周日辞职后，她宣布自己为临时总统。阿涅兹表示，根据玻利维亚宪法，她将成为下一任总统，并宣誓将尽快举行选举。她说道：“我将立即就任总统，并将采取一切必要措施来安抚这个国家。”议员们支持对阿涅兹的任命，但莫拉莱斯所在的社会党参议员抵制投票。莫拉莱斯的盟友称阿涅兹是“制造政变的右翼议员”。莫拉莱斯谴责称此次接管是“历史上最卑鄙、最邪恶的政变”。

Mr Morales has fled to Mexico, saying he was in fear for his life had he stayed in Bolivia. He released a photo on Twitter of himself having to sleep on a concrete floor under a blanket at an undisclosed location before fleeing to Mexico by private jet to seek asylum¹². He said he had been forced to stand down but had done so willingly, "to ensure there would be no more bloodshed". Morales stepped down at the weekend following weeks of social turmoil¹³ and violent protests. Bolivians took to the streets over allegations of election fraud during a presidential election in October. He tweeted: "It pains me to leave Bolivia for political reasons, but I'll always be concerned. I'll return soon, with more strength and energy."

莫拉莱斯已经逃往墨西哥，并表示如果他留在玻利维亚，他就会担心自己的生命安全。他在推特上发布了一张自己睡在水泥地板上、盖着毯子的照片，地点不详。这张照片是在他乘坐私人飞机逃往墨西哥寻求庇护之前照的。 他称自己是被迫下台，但他自愿这么做“以确保不会再有流血事件发生”。经过数周的动荡和暴力抗议，莫拉莱斯于周末下台。玻利维亚人走上街头抗议10月总统选举中的选举舞弊。他在推特上写道：“因政治原因离开玻利维亚让我很痛苦，但我将一直关注。很快我就将带着更多的力量和能量回来。”

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 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 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

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 pacify   

vt.使(某人)平静(或息怒)；抚慰

参考例句：

• He tried to pacify the protesters with promises of reform.他试图以改革的承诺安抚抗议者。
• He tried to pacify his creditors by repaying part of the money.他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。

6 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

9 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。

10 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。

11 nefarious   

adj.恶毒的，极坏的

参考例句：

• My father believes you all have a nefarious purpose here.我父亲认为你们都有邪恶的目的。
• He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.因为他干了许多罪恶的勾当，所以人人都惧怕他。

12 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

13 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。