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Yes. President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela returns home after cancer treatment in Cuba. But is it really a good thing for Venezuela?
因患癌症而在古巴治疗的总统查维茨终于回了家。但是，这对委内瑞拉是一件好事吗？

Let's see some facts!
让我们看一看数据吧！

CNN reports, "Since 2004 poverty has been reduced by half and extreme poverty has been cut by 70%. University enrolment has doubled, entitlement to public pensions has tripled, and access to health care and all levels of education have been dramatically expanded."
CNN数据显示，自2004年以来，委内瑞拉的贫困率下降了70%。大学入学率增长了1倍，更多的人可以享受医疗保险和基础教育。

And Chavez has so many other achievements. The social progress Venezuela made in the past few years was impressive, but should we accept Venezuela's way of Democracy because of this?
查维茨的成就还远远不只于此。可是，我们仅仅因为这些成就就说委内瑞拉的民主完美无缺了吗？

Other may say, of course no, the economy is booming, but has largely based on exporting resources. Also, inequality is still an urging issue in the country.
虽然经济快速增长，但是国家却非常依赖资源的出口。同时，贫富差距也在不断地扩大。

No matter what, Hugo Chavez is back now. But what does this mean to Venezuela? Is it good, bad, or not at all important!
无论如何，查维茨已经归来。这对于委内瑞拉究竟意味着什么呢？

你又怎么看呢？用英文写出自己的想法吧！

习题：

What do you think about Chavez's return? Is it good, bad, or not at all important to Venezuela?