委内瑞拉抗议者首都游行 要求公投罢免马杜罗

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，委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗的成千上万反对者在首都卡拉卡斯的大街上游行示威，其中有些人是从亚马逊州的偏远山村赶来的。

"Venezuela is hungry!" yelled some of the Protestors, all dressed in white, as they marched in the east of the capital.

一些抗议者高喊：“委内瑞拉正在挨饿！”他们穿着一身白，在首都东部游行。

Protesters are pressing for a recall referendum against the president, whose approval ratings have fallen to a dismal 25 percent this year.

抗议者迫切要求一场针对总统的罢免公投，马杜罗的支持率今年已经暴跌到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.

反对派希望星期四首都的游行能有百万人参加，这些人厌倦了委内瑞拉持续的衰退、三位数的通胀率、以及全国范围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.

马杜罗威胁说，如果发生暴力冲突，将会把反对派领袖关进监狱，不过反对党民主团结联盟(Democratic Unity Roudtable)领导人赫苏斯·托雷亚尔瓦(Jesus Torrealba)誓言，游行会保持和平。

But the election board has dragged its feet, making a recall vote this year unlikely.

但是选举委员会拖拖拉拉，今年内举行罢免公投不太可能实现。