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In January, Venezuelan politician Juan Guaido took a public oath to serve as the country's interim or temporary president.
一月，委内瑞拉政客胡安·瓜伊多公开宣誓，他将担任该国的临时总统。
Sham. More than 15 European countries followed U.S. President Donald Trump's lead in recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president.
骗局。以美国为首，还有超过15个欧洲国家都承认胡安·瓜伊多为委内瑞拉临时总统。

They said last year's presidential election in which Nicholas Maduro won was a sham.
他们表示，去年马杜罗赢得的总统选举是一个骗局。
A sham is something or someone that is not what it appears to be so as to trick.
骗局指的是为了欺骗而假装出来的某物或某个人。
A sham election is one that is held for show, without true purpose.
竞选骗局是指为作秀而举行的竞选，没有真实的目的。
The election "results" are not meaningful.
这种选举的结果没有意义。