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Mexico's president leads a massive pro-government march

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Hundreds of thousands of protesters over the weekend flooded the streets of Mexico City. Earlier this month, it was against the president. Now his supporters took the streets.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Hundreds of thousands of protesters were on the streets of Mexico City again yesterday. Earlier this month, the protests were against the president. Now his supporters have taken to the streets. NPR's Eyder Peralta reports.

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EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE²: Paseo de la Reforma is the most iconic boulevard in Mexico City, and it is packed.

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PERALTA: There are marching bands and a crowd likely in the hundreds of thousands, and they all came to say one thing - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is not alone. Nicasio Mendez, who is 69, says he's been waiting for a president like Lopez Obrador his whole life.

NICASIO MENDEZ: (Speaking Spanish).

PERALTA: "In primary school," he says, "our schoolteacher said Mexico was a very rich country."

MENDEZ: (Speaking Spanish).

PERALTA: "But I looked around," he says, "and asked, where is that wealth? And now, we are finally starting to see it." Lopez Obrador, he says, is cutting checks to elderly people and students. He is redistributing wealth in Mexico.

UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Chanting in Spanish).

PERALTA: The president is a divisive figure in Mexico. He has hinted he might seek an unconstitutional second term, and his proposal to overhaul³ the electoral commission brought hundreds of thousands to the streets earlier this month. They accused the president of trying to stay in power. Protests this big haven't been seen in years, and they're a symptom of a polarized Mexican population. The split was evident at this march. They decried⁴ the economic gap in Mexico and reclaimed⁵ the racial slurs⁶ hurled⁷ at the president. Eugenia Mendoza's placard read, we indios pata rajadas - we Indians with cracked feet - are citizens, too.

EUGENIA MENDOZA: (Through interpreter) We deserve respect because we're the majority, and we're tired of having been exploited for years, for centuries.

PERALTA: She says Lopez Obrador is flawed, and she doesn't want him to run for a second term. What he has done is to challenge white privilege in Mexico, and for that, she says, she is willing to take to the streets.

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PERALTA: The president himself walked the length of the march amongst the people. Eyder Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

4 decried   

v.公开反对，谴责( decry的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The measures were decried as useless. 这些措施受到指责，说是不起作用。
• The old poet decried the mediocrity of today's writing. 老诗人抨击了现代文体的平庸无奇。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 reclaimed   

adj.再生的；翻造的；收复的；回收的v.开拓( reclaim的过去式和过去分词 )；要求收回；从废料中回收（有用的材料）；挽救

参考例句：

• Many sufferers have been reclaimed from a dependence on alcohol. 许多嗜酒成癖的受害者已经被挽救过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They reclaimed him from his evil ways. 他们把他从邪恶中挽救出来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 slurs   

含糊的发音( slur的名词复数 )； 玷污； 连奏线； 连唱线

参考例句：

• One should keep one's reputation free from all slurs. 人应该保持名誉不受责备。
• Racial slurs, racial jokes, all having to do with being Asian. 种族主义辱骂，种族笑话，都是跟亚裔有关的。

7 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》