委內瑞拉抗議者首都遊行 要求公投罷免馬杜羅
Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, some of whom traveled from far-off villages in the Amazon, marched through the streets of Caracas Thursday.
星期四，委內瑞拉總統尼古拉斯·馬杜羅的成千上萬反對者在首都卡拉卡斯的大街上游行示威，其中有些人是從亞馬遜州的偏遠山村趕來的。
"Venezuela is hungry!" yelled some of the protestors, all dressed in white, as they marched in the east of the capital.
一些抗議者高喊：“委內瑞拉正在捱餓！”他們穿着一身白，在首都東部遊行。
Protesters are pressing for a recall referendum against the president, whose approval ratings have fallen to a dismal 25 percent this year.
抗議者迫切要求一場針對總統的罷免公投，馬杜羅的支持率今年已經暴跌到25%。
The opposition was hoping for one million people weary of ongoing recession, inflation in the triple digits, and a countrywide shortage of food and basic necessities to march through the capital Thursday.
反對派希望星期四首都的遊行能有百萬人蔘加，這些人厭倦了委內瑞拉持續的衰退、三位數的通脹率、以及全國範圍的食物和基本生活必需品的短缺。
Maduro threatened to imprison opposition leaders if violence breaks out, but Jesus Torrealba, opposition party Democratic Unity Roundtable leader, has vowed that marches will remain peaceful.
馬杜羅威脅說，如果發生暴力衝突，將會把反對派領袖關進監獄，不過反對黨民主團結聯盟(Democratic Unity Roudtable)領導人赫蘇斯·託雷亞爾瓦(Jesus Torrealba)誓言，遊行會保持和平。
But the election board has dragged its feet, making a recall vote this year unlikely.
但是選舉委員會拖拖拉拉，今年內舉行罷免公投不太可能實現。
