ChinesePod News (March 11, 2019)<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:<br /><br />驳斥: to refute<br />指控: to accuse<br />施压: to exert pressure<br />政权: regime<br />两败俱伤: both sides suffer<br />习以为常: to be used to <br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
