英闻天下——532 Maduro Bans Opposition Rally

 　　Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro is accusing the opposition¹ of planning a coup² against him following his narrow election victory.

 

　　At least 7 people have been killed across the country during violent clashes at opposition protests.

 

　　"I can announce here: we have defeated a coup. But they are going to continue to destabilize. Today I declare the coup defeated."

 

　　Opposition leader Henrique Capriles called on his supporters to protest this Wednesday after the electoral authority turned down his demand for a recount.

 

　　However, Maduro says he will not allow the opposition to go ahead with the planned rally in the centre of Caracas, saying it was time "for a tough hand."

 

　　Senior government figures have also raised the possibility of legal action against Capriles.

 

　　For his part, Capriles says the government was responsible for the violence as it sought to avoid a vote recount.

 

　　Capriles also earlier repeated his call for peaceful demonstration³.

 

　　Maduro has won by a 1.6 margin⁴ over Capriles on Sunday's election with the opposition alleging⁵ fraud.

 

　　Maduro is set to be sworn in on Friday.

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 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。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

4 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

5 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。