ChinesePod News (March 11, 2019)

On Thursday, 70% of Venezuela lost power. The blackout continued through the weekend in many areas, causing public outcry and posing a threat to hospital patients.

NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/9AUDGCZO47s

This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:

驳斥: to refute
指控: to accuse
施压: to exert pressure
政权: regime
两败俱伤: both sides suffer
习以为常: to be used to

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