Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry(强烈抗议，呐喊), with critics describing the move as “predatory(掠夺性的，捕食性的)” and a “rapacious(贪婪的，强取的)” land grab(土地掠夺，抢占土地).
有报道称美国准备在委内瑞拉庞大的能源储备中获取巨额股份，此举引发强烈抗议，批评者称之为“掠夺性”和“贪婪”的土地掠夺。
Several media outlets this week reported that the Trump administration – which abducted Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, in January and has steered the South American country ever since – hopes to secure long-term access to its oil and gasfields.(多家媒体本周报道，特朗普政府——今年1月绑架了委内瑞拉总统马杜罗并自此掌控该国——希望确保长期进入其油气田。)
本周多家媒体报道称，特朗普政府——今年1月绑架了委内瑞拉威权总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗，并自此掌控这个南美国家——希望确保长期进入其石油和天然气田。
Venezuela has the world’s largest proven(已探明的，被证实的) crude oil reserves(储量，储备) with an estimated 303bn barrels, compared with(与……相比) Saudi Arabia’s 268bn and Iran’s 208bn.
委内瑞拉拥有全球最大的已探明原油储量，估计达3030亿桶，而沙特阿拉伯为2680亿桶，伊朗为2080亿桶。