美国对马杜罗提起非法毒品贸易诉讼，称委内瑞拉是“支持恐怖主义的国家”

Like Iran,Venezuela isn't in great shape to confront a potentially devastating pandemic.And instead of loosening sanctions and offering aid to the Maduro regime,the Trump Administration is cranking up the pressure,hoping to use the outbreak as more leverage to finally depose the Communist dictatorship in South America.

与伊朗一样，委内瑞拉在应对可能造成毁灭性影响的流行病方面状况不佳。特朗普政府没有放松制裁，也没有向马杜罗政权提供援助，而是加大了压力，希望利用这次疫情爆发作为更多的筹码，最终推翻南美的ＧＣＤ独裁政权。

According to CNN,the White House is preparing to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism as soon as Thursday while bringing criminal charges against President Nicolas Maduro,who has managed to hang on to power for more than a year since the US-backed head of the legislature Juan Guaido declared himself the legitimate ruler of Venezuela,a decision that was backed by dozens of countries around the world.

据美国有线电视新闻网报道，白宫准备尽快在周四指定委内瑞拉为支持恐怖主义的国家，同时对尼古拉斯·马杜罗总统提出刑事指控，自从美国支持的立法机构负责人胡安·盖多宣布自己为委内瑞拉的合法统治者以来，他已经掌权一年多了，这一决定得到了世界上几十个国家的支持。

But at the end of the day,the opposition wasn't strong enough to weaken Maduro,who retained the loyalty of the country's military,as the socialists remain immensely popular among the poor and indigent,who still worship Hugo Chavez for"taking back"the country's oil wealth and spending it on the people(before mortgaging it away to Russia and China).

但到最后，反对派的力量还不足以削弱马杜罗，因为社会主义者在穷人和穷人中依然非常受欢迎，他们依然崇拜乌戈·查维兹，因为他"收回"了国家的石油财富，并把它花在了人民身上(然后把它抵押给了俄罗斯和中国)。

Now,in a momentous move that will mark a new low in relations between the US and Venezuela,the US is preparing to charge Maduro with serious crimes,including drug trafficking,while also criminally charging other senior figures in his government.That means if they leave Venezuela without the proper protection,they could find themselves in a federal prison with El Chapo.

现在，一个重大的举动将标志着美国和委内瑞拉之间关系的新低，美国正准备指控马杜罗犯有严重罪行，包括非法毒品贸易组织，同时也对其政府的其他高级官员提出刑事指控。这意味着，如果他们在没有得到适当保护的情况下离开委内瑞拉，他们可能会发现自己和 El Chapo 一起被关进联邦监狱。

Meanwhile,the designation of being a financier of terrorism puts Venezuela in the company of only four other countries,North Korea,Iran,Sudan and Syria,that have"repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism".The designation will also open the door to more crippling sanctions against a country with a worthless currency.

与此同时，委内瑞拉被指定为恐怖主义资助国之后，只有朝鲜、伊朗、苏丹和叙利亚这4个国家"一再为国际恐怖主义行为提供支持"。这项指控还将为对一个货币一文不值的国家实施更严厉的制裁打开大门。

AG Barr is expected to announce the designation and charges at a news conference Thursday morning,which will give reporters something to talk about aside from the coronavirus panic.

预计巴尔公司将在周四上午的新闻发布会上宣布这一决定和指控，除了冠状病毒引起的恐慌外，这将给记者们提供一些话题。

The designation comes after many thought the situation between the US and Venezuela had cooled.But apparently the Trump Administration is trying to send a message:the US just doesn't'back off'when it doesn't get its way.

此前，许多人认为美国和委内瑞拉之间的局势已经冷却。但显然，特朗普政府是在试图传递一个信息:美国不会在不能如愿以偿的情况下"退缩"。

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