US halts aid over Honduras coup 美国停止对洪都拉斯的援助
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The US has halted all non-humanitarian aid to Honduras in the wake of the coup1 there in June.

作为六月份洪都拉斯内部变动的结果,美国停止对洪都拉斯一切非人道主义援助。

Honduras could lose $200m as a result of the US decision
Honduras could lose $200m as a result of the US decision

The state department said the US needed to take strong action given the failure of the replacement2 regime to restore "democratic, constitutional rule".

Meanwhile, Brazil has suspended visa-free travel for all Hondurans in response to the coup.

Left-leaning President Manuel Zelaya was ousted3 from power and forced to leave the country on 28 June.

A government has been installed under interim4 leader Roberto Micheletti, who has refused to allow Mr Zelaya back into Honduras.

'Strong measures'

The US decision now means that Honduras will lose access to more than $200m (£120m) in aid, the state department has previsously indicated.

The aid was intended to be spent on rebuilding a main road across the country.

The decision came as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with Mr Zelaya.

"The secretary of state has made the decision, consistent with(符合,一致) US legislation(立法,法律), recognising the need for strong measures in light of the continued resistance to the adoption5 of the San Jose Accord by the de facto regime and continuing failure to restore democratic, constitutional rule to Honduras," a state department spokesman said.

The San Jose Accord is a plan brokered6 by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias7, which - if agreed - would return Mr Zelaya to a limited form of power until elections scheduled for November.

Mr Micheletti's decision to reject the accord has triggering the US to respond by blocking aid to the country.

The suspension of American aid to Honduras does not mean the US believes that Mr Zelaya's removal officially meets the legal definition of a military coup d'etat, however, officials said.

"The Department of State recognises the complicated nature of the actions which led to June 28 coup d'etat in which Honduras' democratically elected leader, President Zelaya, was removed from office," the State Department said in a statement.

But officials made it clear that if the current situation continues, the US would not be able to view the November election as legitimate8.

Brazil's move to suspend visa-free travel for Hondurans was also prompted by the coup.

By blocking new visas for Hondurans, Brazil hopes "to promote the immediate9 restoration(回复,归位) of President Jose Manuel Zelaya to the functions to which the Honduran people elected him," the country's foreign ministry10 said in a statement.



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1 coup co5z4     
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。
2 replacement UVxxM     
n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品
参考例句:
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
3 ousted 1c8f4f95f3bcc86657d7ec7543491ed6     
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 ); 革职; 罢黜; 剥夺
参考例句:
  • He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
  • He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
4 interim z5wxB     
adj.暂时的,临时的;n.间歇,过渡期间
参考例句:
  • The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
  • It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
5 adoption UK7yu     
n.采用,采纳,通过;收养
参考例句:
  • An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
  • The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。
6 brokered 34fcdb092f2087d98b80df4eb18bd6e1     
adj.由权力经纪人安排(或控制)的v.做掮客(或中人等)( broker的过去式和过去分词 );作为权力经纪人进行谈判;以中间人等身份安排…
参考例句:
  • a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
  • Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚,把生意都抢了过去,我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白
7 arias 54a9f17a5cd5c87c2c2f192e7480ccb1     
n.咏叹调( aria的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗? 来自辞典例句
  • The actions are large and colour, there are arias and recitatives. 动作夸张而华美,有唱段也有宣叙部。 来自辞典例句
8 legitimate L9ZzJ     
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
参考例句:
  • Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
  • That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
9 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
10 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
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