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Taiwan's president re-elected
✽標題解說
標題可以省略be 動詞，應是 Taiwan’s president was re-elected（被再度選上）用過去式因爲已經發生了
‧ elect：選舉（動詞）
re-elect：重選，再選（動詞）
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/re-elected#re-elect
‧ re-elect somebody (to something)：to elect somebody again
✽內文解析
█ 台灣現任總統馬英九週六再次當選,這次選舉被視為對未來的經濟發展至關重要，由於與中國關係改善，經濟已經蓬勃開展。
Taiwan's incumbent President Ma Ying Jeou was re-elected Saturday in an election seen as critical to the future of an economy that has boomed thanks to warmer ties with China.
► 簡化看：Ma Ying Jeou was re-elected Saturday in an election (that was) seen as critical to the future of an economy（後接that 子句說明 economy)
注意到：說明 economy 的字句用現在完成式 an economy that has boomed, 已經蓬勃開展的經濟不是未來經濟才要展開，這是是由於warmer ties with China（關係改善）
‧ incumbent：現任的（形容詞）
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/incumbent_2
having an official position
the incumbent president 現任總統
‧ critical：具有關鍵重要性的（形容詞）
‧ warmer ties with China：與中國關係更友好
‧ ties：不是領帶，這裡應該理解為：緊密的關係（名詞）用複數型 ties
ties : http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/tie_2
a strong connection between people or organizations
family ties
‧ boom：蓬勃快速發展（動詞）此字有好幾個意思，查字典注意選上下文合適的意思
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/boom_2
to have a period of rapid growth; to become bigger, more successful
Business is booming!
█ 所有選票計算完畢，中央選舉委員會說，馬執政的國民黨， 有51.6％。挑戰者蔡英文民進黨的45.6％和親民黨宋楚瑜詹姆斯2.8％。
With all votes counted, the Central Election Commission said Ma, of the ruling Kuomintang Party, had 51.6%. Challenger Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party had 45.6% and James Soong of the People First Party had 2.8%.
►簡化來看：With all votes counted, the Central Election Commission said Ma had X %. Challenger Tsai had 45.6% and James Soong had 2.8%
‧ Central Election Commission：中央選舉委員會
‧ Kuomintang Party：國民黨（KMT）
‧ Democratic Progressive Party：民進黨（DPP）
‧ People First Party：親民黨（PFP）
‧ James Soong：宋楚瑜
‧ ruling：統治的（形容詞）ruling party 執政黨
‧ party：政黨（名詞）
█ 美國總統奧巴馬對馬的勝利表示祝賀，說：「結果證明臺灣已經是亞洲了不起 的成功事跡之一。」
U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Ma on his victory, saying "Taiwan has proven to be one of the great success stories in Asia."
‧ congratulate someone on something：為某事恭喜某人（動詞片語）
‧ congratulate Ma on his victory：為他的勝利恭喜Ma（馬）
‧ X prove to be Y：X經過時間證明是 Y
‧ has proven to be：現在完成式（不是被動，不是被證明）
‧ Taiwan has proven to be _____：Taiwan 經過時間已經證明是________
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/prove
if something proves dangerous, expensive, etc. or if it proves to be dangerous, etc, you discover that it is dangerous, etc. over a period of time
‧ success story：成功的人或事跡，成功案例（固定用法）
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/success+story
a person or thing that is very successful
‧ one of the great success stories：偉大成功事跡之一
█ 美國國務院女發言人Victoria Nuland 表示祝賀馬並稱這次選舉為臺灣民主「最新的里程碑」。
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland congratulated Ma and called the election the "latest milestone" for Taiwan's democracy.
‧ spokeswoman：女發言人（名詞）
‧ latest：最新的（形容詞）
‧ milestone：里程碑（名詞）
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/milestone
a very important stage or event in the development of something
發展中很重要的階段
Today we have passed another milestone on the road towards peace.
＊字彙整理
臺灣的選舉備受關注，利用CNN這則報導，我們可以學習談論選舉的常見用語：
‧ 選舉：elect（動詞）
‧ 重選：re-elect（動詞）
‧ 現任的：incumbent（形容詞）incumbent president 現任總統
‧ 蓬勃開展：boom（動詞）The economy has boomed 經濟已蓬勃開展
‧ 更友好的緊密關係：warmer ties
‧ 政黨：party（名詞）
‧ 執政黨：ruling party（固定用法）
‧ 成功的案例：success story （固定用法）
‧ 最新的里程碑：latest milestone （固定用法）
‧ X經過時間證明是 Y：X prove to be Y -- Taiwan has proven to be one of the great success stories in Asia 結果證明臺灣是亞洲很了不起的成功案例之一
‧ 為某事恭喜某人：congratulate someone on something（動詞片語）
congratulate Ma on his victory
‧ 女發言人：spokeswoman（名詞）
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