近日醜聞多,台灣有前中央官員擅自變更官宅,供3名女秘書租居、台北市議員因家暴案遭開除黨籍,今年重要選舉戰場法國的右派新星總統候選人費雍(François Fillon) 也爆出安排妻子假工作、真領薪,恐被迫退選。種種失德行徑連選民都藐視(scoff)。
【醜聞笑柄淺談】
to scoff嘲笑、藐視
A:Recently there have been so many scandals in the political circles, both domestically and internationally.
(最近國內、外政壇真是醜聞滿天飛啊。)
B:Yeah, if I'm one of those politicians' supporters, I would be so pissed that I'll scoff at them.
(我要是粉絲,一定也會氣到對他們嗤之以鼻。)
public outrage公憤
A:Incidents like the domestic violence case in Taiwan and the "fake job" in France will surely provoke public outrages.
(像台灣家暴案、法國「假工作」事件絕對會引起公憤。)
B:Well, it'll require some wisdom to handle crises like these.
(這時危機處理就需要過人的智慧了。)
alternate替代的
A:Do you think Les Républicains will come up with an alternate candidate soon?
(你覺得法國共和黨能在短期內提出替代候選人嗎?)
B:Officially they don't have one yet, but since Fillon flounders, they will have to choose one soon.
(還沒正式研議,但費雍已寸步難行,他們必須選擇。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. revelation:揭露、踢爆
2. to reiterate:一再重申
3. inconsistency:不一致、有出入
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