Day 23

This hillside community is where President Nicolas Maduro has nurtured his base of poor Venezuelans, trading vital state handouts for loyalty(我觉得这句用的特别好). Yet last week, night after night, locals have clashed with police special forces. On the afternoon we visited, armed forces were raiding homes and taking away residents.

词汇:

hillside 山坡，山腰

nurture 养育

Venezuelans委内瑞拉人

state 国家的

handouts 讲义，宣传册

loyalty 忠诚

clash 起冲突

raid 袭击，搜捕/reɪd/

residents居民

切分:

1.This hillside community is where…

1.1President Nicolas Maduro has nurtured his base of poor Venezuelans,

1.2trading vital state handouts for loyalty

这个半山腰的社区是

尼古拉斯·杜罗马总统曾经养育他的贫穷的委内瑞拉人的基础

交易着关于对国家忠诚至关重要的讲义

2.Yet last week, night after night, locals have clashed with police special forces.

前一周，一夜又一夜，当地人与警察特种部队发生冲突

3.On the afternoon we visited, armed forces were raiding homes and taking away residents.

我们采访的一个中午，警察正在搜查房屋和驱赶当地居民

总:

在半山腰上的这个社区曾经是杜罗马总统养育贫穷委内瑞拉人的基础，在这里人们交换着关于对国家忠诚的绝对信仰。然而从前一周，一夜又一夜，当地人与特警发生着冲突。在我们采访时的一个中午，警察正在搜查房屋和驱赶居民。