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Next, we're traveling to the South American nation of Venezuela, which is trying something new to help save its failing economy. Venezuela used to be the wealthiest country in Latin America, but its government has become increasingly authoritarian¹ in recent years, taking over businesses, limiting people's freedoms and increasing its controls over the nation's economy. And now, that economy is in shambles².

AZUZ: And now with its currency almost completely worthless, Venezuela's government is turning to a cryptocurrency, like bitcoin, to try to bring in revenue. It's called the petro. It's the first government cryptocurrency in the world. It's hope to bring in more than $200 billion for Venezuela that's supposed to be supported by Venezuela's reserves of crude oil and precious metals like gold.

Some investors³ say the idea is innovative⁴ and that might attract investment from the Middle East, Europe and Asia. But many economists⁵ say the petro is not going to solve Venezuela's problems of food shortages, decreasing oil production and people leaving the country.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says an economic war against his country that's been waged by the U.S. and other nations is responsible for Venezuela's problems. U.S. President Donald Trump⁶ says the Venezuelan government is a dictatorship. And America is one of several countries that want Venezuelan President Maduro to either leave or democratically reform his government.

1 authoritarian   

n./adj.专制(的)，专制主义者，独裁主义者

参考例句：

• Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
• The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。

2 shambles   

n.混乱之处；废墟

参考例句：

• My room is a shambles.我房间里乱七八糟。
• The fighting reduced the city to a shambles.这场战斗使这座城市成了一片废墟。

3 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

5 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。