VOA标准英语2009-New Honduras Government Resists Internationa

The new president in Honduras is rejecting international pressure to allow the return of President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted¹ by military forces on Sunday. Mr. Zelaya is meeting with Latin American heads of state in Nicaragua to demand that the new government step down.
　
New president of Honduras Roberto Micheletti, 28 Jun 2009

Former congressional president Roberto Micheletti is facing growing pressure from foreign governments one day after he took the oath of office as president in Honduras. Micheletti said Monday that his new government is not afraid of anyone, and asked for respect for the country so it could prepare for general elections in November.

Several Latin American blocs² and foreign governments, including the United States, have called for President Manuel Zelaya to be returned to power. The Organization of American States said it would not recognize any government that does not include Mr. Zelaya.

The ousted leader said masked soldiers woke him at his home in Tegucigalpa early Sunday and forced him onto a plane to Costa Rica. Monday, Zelaya was in Nicaragua for a meeting of Latin American leaders, including Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez.
　
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in San Jose, Costa Rica, 28 Jun 2009

Mr. Chavez said he and other leaders wanted to send a message to the new government in Honduras, that it was surrounded and it should surrender before it is too late.

Mexico's government offered diplomatic protection to the Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas, who was briefly³ held by Honduran forces before leaving the country. After arriving in Mexico City, she told reporters that ousting⁴ President Zelaya was a crime.

Rodas said the coup⁵ was illegal, but all sides needed to find a way to resolve the situation for the sake of the Honduran people and for democracy. She said the world should not allow illegal coups⁶ to take place.

The United Nations held a special session in New York, where delegates offered support to the ousted president. The Honduran ambassador Jorge Arturo Reina called on the world body to help restore order in the Central American nation.

Reina said U.N. member states should demand that President Zelaya be allowed to return to his post, as he was elected by the Honduran people.

Mr. Zelaya has denied reports that he sent a resignation letter to congress before leaving the country. Micheletti said a judicial⁷ order was issued, allowing military forces to remove Mr. Zelaya from power for a series of alleged⁸ illegal acts. The military intervention⁹ took place early Sunday, when the president was planning to hold a referendum, which the Supreme¹⁰ Court had ruled was illegal.

Witnesses said Honduran military forces remained on guard in some parts of the capital, including the presidential palace. Micheletti said military forces were needed to respond to possible disturbances¹¹, and said they would return to their barracks as soon as possible.

In Miami, small groups of Hondurans gathered to call for support for the country's new president. At a press conference Monday, community organizer Jose Lagos spoke¹² by telephone with Micheletti to relay the support.

"So we are calling on Hondurans to remain calm," he said. "And we are calling for support for Roberto Micheletti, to allow him to govern accordingly."

Supporters of the new president in Miami say many Hondurans were unhappy with President Zelaya, partly because he was not doing enough to combat poverty in the country.

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 blocs   

n.集团，联盟( bloc的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The policy of the two blocs was played out. 把世界分为两个集团的政策已经过时了。 来自辞典例句

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

4 ousting   

驱逐( oust的现在分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。
• The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。

5 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。

6 coups   

n.意外而成功的行动( coup的名词复数 )；政变；努力办到难办的事

参考例句：

• China has seen many political coups within the ruling class. 中国统治阶级内部发生过很多政变。 来自互联网
• Thailand has had eighteen coups or coup attendance since nineteen thirty-two. 泰国1932年以来有18次政变或参加政变。 来自互联网

7 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

8 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

9 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

10 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

11 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

12 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。