VOA常速英语:Experts: Chavez's Diagnosis Weakens Re-Election Chances

remove from从…中移开〔拿走, 除掉〕
She removed mud from her shoes.
她擦去了鞋上的泥。

2. The professor of sociology says autocratic leaders often seek to project an aura of virtual immortality, but he says it is a double-edged sword.

seek to企图，试图
例句：I sought to change her mind.
我试图改变她的心意。

3. Venezuelans are taking it personally that Mr. Chavez tried to hide his health condition from them, says Rev. Jose Virtuoso, rector of the Catholic University Andres Bello.

hide from把…藏起来不让…发现
例句：His friends hid him from the police.
他的朋友把他藏了起来不让警察知道。