[時事英文] 美國總統大選陷入膠著
It ain’t over till every vote is counted.
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President Donald Trump claimed victory over Democratic rival Joe Biden on Wednesday with millions of votes still uncounted in a White House race that will not be decided until tallying is completed over the coming hours or days.
1. claim victory 聲稱勝利
2. rival 競爭者;對手;敵手
3. uncounted (adj.) 未計算過的
4. tally (v.) 計算;清點
週三,川普總統聲稱擊敗民主黨對手拜登,但這場白宮爭奪戰仍有數百萬張選票尚未計算,在計票結束前,於接下來的數個小時乃至數日,一切尚在未定之天。
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By early Wednesday, the race was down to a handful of states, and both Trump, 74 and Biden, 77, had possible paths to reach the needed 270 Electoral College votes to win the White House.
5. be down to 由⋯⋯決定
6. Electoral College votes 選舉人團票
週三稍早,競選已由少數幾個州來決定,而74歲的川普以及77歲的拜登都有可能取得270張選舉人團票來贏得白宮。
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Shortly after Biden said he was confident of winning the contest once the votes are counted, Trump appeared at the White House to declare victory and said his lawyers would be taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, without specifying what they would claim.
7. be confident of… 對⋯⋯有信心
8. declare victory 宣布獲勝
9. take his case to 將他的案子提交到⋯⋯
10. the Supreme Court of the United States 美國最高法院
11. specify 具體指定;明確說明
拜登表示計票之初便有信心贏得競選。不久,川普在白宮宣布勝選,並表示他的律師將把他的案子提交到美國最高法院,但未明確指出他們的主張。
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“We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election,” Trump said. “This is a major fraud on our nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we’ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop.” He provided no evidence to back up his claim of fraud.
12. frankly 直率地;坦白地
13. a major fraud 重大的詐欺
14. in a proper manner 以適當的方式
15. back up 支持
「我們正準備迎接此次大選的勝利。坦白說,我們確實贏得了這場選舉。」川普道。「這是對我們國家的重大詐欺。我們希望以適當的方式使用法律。因此,我們將前往美國最高法院。我們希望所有的投票都能停止。」他並未提供任何證據,來支持他對詐欺的指控。
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Polls have closed and voting has stopped across the country, but election laws in U.S. states require all votes to be counted, and many states routinely take days to finish counting ballots. More votes stood to be counted this year than in the past as people voted early by mail and in person because of the coronavirus pandemic.
16. the polls 投票處
17. count ballots 統計選票
18. in person 親自
19. the coronavirus pandemic 新冠病毒大流行疫情
投票處已關閉,全國各地的投票也已停止,但全美各州的選舉法要求,所有選票皆需進行統計,有許多州通常需要數日才能完成選票的計算。由於疫情的關係,今年有更多的選票需要統計,因選民比以往還早郵寄選票,並親自投票。
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Global stocks gyrated in early trade as results streamed in, with a final call now seen unlikely for days and the outcome raising the potential for gridlock that complicates the chance of a quick U.S. government spending boost to counter the effects of the pandemic.
20. gyrate(通常指很快地)旋轉;迴旋;轉動
21. stream in 流入
22. a final call 最後的決定
23. raise the potential for 提高⋯⋯的可能性
24. gridlock 僵局
25. complicate the chance 使機率複雜化
26. counter the effects of 抵消⋯⋯
隨著選舉結果的湧入,全球股市在早盤交易中迴旋,目前看來最終結果似乎不太可能於接下來的幾天內出爐,惟恐陷入僵局,這將使美國政府迅速增加支出以應對疫情的機率複雜化。
資料來源: https://reut.rs/3oWNEcI
最新開票動態: https://politi.co/34U5ipm
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希望美國大選可以快速和平落幕!
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🎪Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada on Monday, in an effort to salvage a circus business that’s ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic.
太陽劇團娛樂集團於週一(6/29)在加拿大申請破產保護,試圖挽救因新冠疫情而停滯不前的馬戲事業。
-salvage: 打撈、搶救,形容從沉船或即將全毀的事物中進行救援
-halt: 停下、中止
🎭The company said it would lay off almost 3,500 employees who have been furloughed since March, leaving it with a core team of 213 people. The company is seeking to restructure its business and re-emerge with government support and less debt.
太陽劇團表示將解僱近3500名從三月起便被迫休假的員工,留下213人的核心團隊,該公司在尋求靠政府支持與減少債務以重建事業及復出。
-lay off: 解僱、遣散
-furlough: 休假、放假
-re-emerge: 重新出現
🤹♀️Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil has been forced to shut 44 shows world-wide this year as the Covid-19 pandemic spread, causing virtually its entire income stream to dry up. It currently has one show back running China, and hopes to have a dinner show resume in Mexico in July.
總部位於蒙特婁的太陽劇團今年因新冠肺炎疫情蔓延而被迫中止全球的44場表演,導致幾乎所有收入來源枯竭。他們目前在中國重開一齣劇目,並希望7月在墨西哥恢復一齣晚宴秀。
-virtually: 幾乎、實際上
-dry up: 乾涸、中斷
-resume: 恢復、重新開始,當名詞的用法可指「履歷」
🎟With shows like The Beatles Love, Michael Jackson One and Blue Man Group on indefinite hold, the company was forced in March to defer interest payments on some of its roughly $1.5 billion of outstanding debt shortly after hiring investment bank Greenhill & Co. Inc. to restructure its balance sheet.
由於《LOVE披頭四音樂秀》、《麥可傑克森ONE》、《藍人樂團》等劇目無限期停演,太陽劇團在三月聘請投資銀行格林希爾公司重組資產負債表不久後,便被迫延後支付其15億美金未償債務的部分利息。
-indefinite: 不確定的、無限期的
-defer: 推遲、延緩
-restructure: 重組、重建,重新架構(structure)
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⭐️ President Trump is expanding(擴大)the European travel ban(禁令)to include Ireland and the U.K. starting Monday and is considering domestic travel restrictions.
今天起,川普擴大歐洲交通禁令範圍到愛爾蘭及英國,並考慮限制國內交通
⭐️ Spain became the second country after Italy to go into lockdown(封鎖)and France ordered bars, restaurants and non-essential(非必要)shops to close.
西班牙繼義大利後進入封鎖狀態;法國下令酒吧餐廳及非必要商家歇業
⭐️ The number of people infected(受感染者)topped(超越)162,000. More than 6,000 have died. In Europe and North America, more schools closed and sporting events were postponed(延期). The Boston Marathon and Masters golf tournament(賽事)were postponed.
全球受感染人數達 16 萬 2 千,死亡人數逾 6 千,歐美多所學校停課,體育賽事延期,包括波士頓馬拉松及高球名人賽
⭐️ The House of Representatives(眾議院)passed legislation(立法)that would make coronavirus testing free and provide paid sick leave.
眾議院通過議案,提供免費病毒篩檢及有薪病假
⭐️ U.S. stocks soared on Friday, recovering some ground but still posting one of Wall Street's worst weeks ever.
美股週五飆升,略恢復盤勢,但週表現仍是前幾慘
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⭐️ 聯準會緊急降息趨近 0 並將重啟購債計劃 ⭐️
Fed Cuts Rates to Near Zero and Will Relaunch Bond-Buying Program
The Federal Reserve(聯準會)slashed(砍)its benchmark interest rate(基準利率)to near zero Sunday and said it would buy $700 billion in Treasury(國庫)and mortgage-backed securities(抵押貸款所支持的證券)in an urgent response to the new coronavirus pandemic.
美國聯準會將基準利率調到近乎 0 並宣佈將購買 7 千億美元的美國國債與抵押貸款支持證券,以應對新冠病毒全球傳染
👨🏻🏫 浩爾商英教室:降息是各國央行常見提升市場資金流動率的作法,此次顯然是為阻止美股崩盤之勢,且搭配許多措施,應該是量化寬鬆(QE)的前兆。其實在此之前,加拿大、日本、英國和歐洲央行都已率先降息並延長貸款期限
The Fed’s rate-setting committee delivered an unprecedented(前所未見的)second emergency rate cut(緊急利率調降)in as many weeks.
聯準會罕見祭出近幾週內二度緊急調降利率
The Fed, in a series of statements, said it would cut the federal-funds(聯邦基金)rate to a range between 0% and 0.25%, down 1 percentage point, and would buy $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities, among other actions.
聯準會在一系列聲明中表示,將把聯邦基金利率下調 1 個百分點,至 0 % - 0.25 % 區間,並將購買 7 千億美元的美國國債與抵押貸款支持證券,還將採取其他行動
“We have responded very strongly not just with interest rates but also with liquidity measures today,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said during a press conference Sunday evening, shortly before Asian markets opened.
「我們不僅在利率上有強勢回應,還有流動資金措施」聯準會主席傑洛姆鮑爾在美國時間週日晚間的記者會發言,亦即亞洲股市開市不久前
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soon after 與 before long 都翻譯為不久之後,
請問這兩個片語有差異嗎?
查了文馨字典與線上朗文與劍橋字典,都沒另外列出片語,
僅在例句中出現。
另外朗文字典有句例句如下
Paula became pregnant soon after they were married.
我該翻譯為
1.Paula懷孕了,不久之後他們就結婚了。
2.在他們結婚後,Paula很快地就懷孕了。
劍橋字典對before long下的定義為soon
但因為沒查到soon after這個片語,我想問,從中文字面來看
soon after翻譯為不久之後,而soon翻譯為很快地;不久
那soon after與soon有差異嗎?
是時態上的差異嗎?
因為我看到的例句soon都用在未來式,或現在式。
而soon after看到的例句幾乎是過去式。
而before long好像是用未來式。
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