法國總統選舉將於4月23日首輪投票,主張脫歐的極右派(far-right)候選人勒龐(Marine Le Pen)對決中間路線的馬克宏(Emmanuel Macron)。兩人民調時有壓制對方的短暫領先,被國內、外媒體喻為史上「最難預測結果的大選」。
【極右派淺談】
far-right 極右派的
A:The French presidential election is in a dead heat, and it's highly unpredictable.
(法國總統選舉選情激烈,勝負難料。)
B:I know! The far-right candidate, Le Pen, is one of the front runners.
(是!極右派候選人勒龐是領先者之一。)
pulse 觀點、感情、脈搏、心態
A:After Brexit and Trump, the far right has become a rising power in Europe.
(英國脫歐與川普勝選後,極右派成歐洲新勢力。)
B:Right! These politicians have a good ability to sense the populist pulse.
(對,這些政客很能抓住民粹的脈動。)
runoff 決勝投票
A:The French voters will decide if they'll leave the EU and revert to the franc.
(法國選民將決定是否脫歐與重啟法郎。)
B:Let's wait and see the April 23 first-round result, and then the runoff on May 7th.
(等著看4/23的第一輪投票結果吧,決戰是5/7。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. populism:民粹主義
2. centrist:中間派、溫和派
3. pollster:民調專家
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