
「令人無法接受」的信函
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said that China should replace its ambassador after the Chinese embassy issued a threatening letter to a Czech politician who planned to visit Taiwan in January.
中國駐布拉格大使館向一位原本計劃於1月訪問台灣的捷克政治人物寄發威脅信,引起捷克總理巴比斯不滿,要求中國應撤換駐捷克大使。
issue(v.)(正式)寄送; 發佈issue a typhoon warning發佈颱風警報
On January 10, the Chinese Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Zhang Jianmin, sent a letter to Czech authorities, warning that Beijing would retaliate against Czech companies operating in China if then-Senate speaker Jaroslav Kubera visited Taipei.
1月10日,中國駐捷克大使張建敏致信給捷克政府,威脅如果捷克參議院議長柯佳洛訪問台北,北京將對在中國市場做生意的捷克企業採取報復行動。
warning…=and warned…retaliate against~對…進行報復take revenge for~=revenge替…報仇Czech companies operating in China= Czech companies that operate in China
Kubera, who had on many occasions expressed his support for Taiwan, died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on January 20 before he could make the visit.
曾多次發表友台言論的柯佳洛,於1月20日意外心臟病發過世,訪台之旅最後並未成行。
die of…因…疾病而過世
The letter, which was discovered by Kubera’s successor, Milos Vystrcil, among the former Senate speaker’s possessions, suggested that Czech companies, such as the Volkswagen subsidiary Skoda Auto and lender Home Credit Group, would be jeopardized if Kubera visited Taiwan.
柯佳洛的繼任者維特齊在他的遺物中發現了這封信,信上寫道,若柯佳洛訪問台灣,福斯汽車子公司Skoda、經營消費金融的捷信集團(Home Credit)將遭受損失。
possessions(n.)所有物;財產subsidiary(n.)子公司、附屬公司lender(n.)放款者;貸款機構jeopardize(v.)使處於危險境地、危及、損害=endanger=imperial
Voices demanding the replacement of the Chinese ambassador have surged inside the Czech political circle with the revealing of the letter.
書信內容被爆料後,捷克政壇湧現要求撤換中國大使的聲浪。
Voices demanding…=Voice that demandreplacement(n.)更換、替換
During an interview with Czech Television, the prime minister called Zhang’s letter “unacceptable” and said that the Czech government refuses to bow down to pressure from China.
總理在接受捷克電視台採訪時稱張建敏發出的信函「令人無法接受」,並表示捷克政府拒絕屈服於來自中國的壓力,
bow down to服從、聽命於succumb to~屈服於=kowtow to~=yield to
Both Babis and the new Senate speaker are pushing for China to replace the ambassador.
巴比斯和新任參議院議長都呼籲中國應撤換大使。
push for sth. 推動、力爭push for sb. to sth. 極力要求
Four top Czech officials, including President Milos Zeman, are expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss the matter.
包括總統澤曼在內的四名捷克高級官員預計將在周三開會討論此事。
The Czech Republic’s diplomatic relations with China have cooled since last year when city authorities in Prague demonstrated strong support for Taiwan as well as Tibet.
自去年布拉格市當局對台灣和西藏表達強烈的支持以來,捷克與中國的外交關係便開始降溫。
demonstrate(v.)展現;表態