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查韋斯小女兒曬美鈔引衆怒

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查韋斯小女兒曬美鈔引衆怒

For most Venezuelans, obtaining U.S. dollars in a tightly regulated economy is a nightmare.
對大多數的委內瑞拉人來說,在嚴格控制的國內經濟下,持有美元是件想都不敢想的事情。

But not for President Hugo Chavez’s 14-year-old daughter, Rosines, who posted a picture of herself peering out from behind a wad of greenbacks.
但這對總統烏戈·查韋斯14歲的女兒羅斯尼斯來說並不適用。最近,羅斯尼斯上傳了一張她在一沓美元大鈔後“猶抱琵琶半遮面”的照片。

The picture, posted on Instagram, a free photo-sharing app, triggered controversy in Venezuela this week after posting a picture of herself flaunting a fistful of dollars.
這周,這張上傳在Instagram(小編注:免費圖片分享應用軟件)上的照片在委內瑞拉引發了巨大的爭議。羅斯尼斯遭炫富之嫌。

Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites seethed with resentment from people who said they had been unable to change bolívares, the local currency, because of government limits on the amount of dollars that can be bought at the official, fixed rate.
推特、臉書以及其他的社交媒體上充斥着人們批評的聲音。民衆表示雖然美元可按官方的固定匯率兌換,但是由於政府在美元數量上的限制,現在都無法拿當地貨幣玻利瓦兌換美元了。

Some Twitter users are mocking Rosines' photo by taking photos of themselves flaunting everyday items, calling the craze #rosinesing.
一些推特的用戶刻意模仿羅斯尼斯,把美元換成日常用品拍照,並將這種熱潮話題稱爲#羅斯尼斯進行時#,藉此諷刺羅斯尼斯。

Exchange controls adopted in 2003 to reduce capital flight oblige Venezuelans to navigate a state agency called CADIVI which is notorious for delays, corruption and capping individual allowances at $3,000 a year.
2003年,委內瑞拉爲減少資金外流,開始實行外匯管制,並設有臭名昭著的外匯管理委員會(CADIVI)。CADIVI 辦事拖延嚴重,貪污腐敗成風。委內瑞拉每人每年兌換上限爲3000美元。

Those with inside connections get extra greenbacks, those without must take their chance on an illegal parallel market which charges double for dollars.
而有關係的人可以獲得更多的美元, 沒有關係的人只能在非法的二級市場上碰碰運氣。通常二級市場要以雙倍的匯率才能兌換美元。

'I can't have even a single dollar unless I buy it on the black market because CADIVI has us prisoner!!!,' said Marisel Ramírez, one typical comment on the website of a newspaper, Diario Maracaibo.
瑪雷塞爾·拉米熱茲在馬拉開波日報網上發表的評論最具代表性:“我們已經淪爲CADIVI的奴隸,現在除非在黑市上,否則我根本換不到一美元。”'What annoys me is the mockery given that we have to beg CADIVI and banks to give us dollars,' said Gerar Ortega, another commentator.
另一個人吉拉爾·奧爾特加評論道:“最讓我憤怒的是我們竟然需要求着CADIVI和銀行給我們美元,太諷刺了。”

Others contrasted the image of Rosinés peeking behind the bills with her father's rhetoric against capitalism and consumerism. Some satirised the photo by substituting the dollars for cooking oil, coffee, sugar and other staples that occasionally become scarce in Venezuela.
一些人表示羅斯尼斯的照片和她父親反資本主義與消費主義的言辭形成了鮮明的對比。還有人把照片中的美元換成委內瑞拉間或稀缺的食用油,咖啡,糖和其他的主食,來達到諷刺的意味。

However, some defended Rosinés by pointing out that the bills were in small denominations and in total would not be worth a lot of money.
然而也有人站出來爲羅斯尼斯說話,稱她手中的美鈔面值小,總共不值多少錢。

Rosines' mother, Marisabel, who divorced Chavez in 2003, defended her daughter on Twitter.
羅斯尼斯的母親瑪麗莎貝爾在推特上爲她的女兒辯護。瑪麗莎貝爾在2003年與查韋斯離婚。

'I told her that her mistake wasn't to take the picture, but rather posting it on a medium where there are ignorant people who don't respect other,' she said.
她說:“我告訴她你錯不在拍那張照片,而在將它上傳到了網上,現在的網民愚昧無知又不懂得尊重別人”。

The photo is the second time Rosines has made headlines for allegedly flaunting her family's lavish lifestyle, the first being when she posted a photo of herself meeting pop star Justin Bieber. Critics claimed this showed a glimpse of the family's exalted lifestyle.
這張照片使羅斯尼斯再次成爲頭版頭條,被罵炫耀奢華的生活。上一次,她上傳了和小天王賈斯汀比伯的合照。批評者認爲這顯示了這一家人富裕的生活。

Rosines’s latest picture, for many Venezuelans, highlights the parallel system at work: easy access for those close to Chavez, restrictions for those with no connections.
對於很多的委內瑞拉人來說,羅斯尼斯的這張照片凸顯了現行的平行外匯系統:親查韋斯者寬,遠查韋斯者嚴。

Chavez, who is seeking a third six-year term later this year, made his youngest child famous in 2006 when he credited her with an amendment to the national flag and coat of arms.
查韋斯將在今年年底爭取第三次連任,任期6年。早在2006年,羅斯尼斯就因爲向查韋斯提出了修改國旗國徽而出名。

The then eight-year-old suggested the image of the horse should gallop right to left rather than left to right. Her father agreed and the national assembly approved the change
那時才八歲的羅斯尼斯建議國徽上的馬兒應從右向左奔馳而不是從左向右。查韋斯同意了這一提議,隨後這一提議被國民大會批准。