拒絕承認失敗
Joe Biden won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, receiving 74 more electoral votes than Donald Trump and seven million more ballots in the popular vote.
拜登在2020年美國總統大選中大獲全勝，比川普多獲74張選舉人票，在普選中也多了700萬張選票。
electoral votes選舉人票the popular vote普選ballot(n.)選票cast a ballot=cast a vote投票
Despite these facts, Trump refused to accept defeat and instead attempted to overturn the election results.
儘管如此，川普拒絕承認失敗，反而試圖推翻選舉結果。
despite(prep.)儘管=in spite ofrefuse to VR拒絕concede defeat承認失敗、敗選
To do this, Trump and his team attempted a variety of methods to stop Biden from becoming president.
為此，川普和他的團隊試圖用各種方法阻止拜登成為總統。
a variety of=various各式各樣的method(n.)方式=approach
These included legally challenging the number of votes in some states, pressuring state and local Republican officials not to certify election results and claiming that voting machines had been hacked.
其中包括依法挑戰某些州的選票數，向州和地方共和黨官員施壓，要求他們不要認證選舉結果，並聲稱投票機遭到駭客攻擊。
pressure(v.)施壓(常與into併用)certify(v.)認證
In addition, Trump also tried to convince government officials in the Justice Department as well as Vice President Mike Pence to block Biden’s win from being certified.
此外，川普還試圖說服司法部官員和副總統彭斯阻止認證拜登的勝利。
block…from…阻止、妨礙
One of the most infamous attempts happened on Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump and his Republican allies held a huge gathering in Washington, D.C.
其中最臭名昭著的一次嘗試發生在2021年1月6日，當時川普和他的共和黨盟友在華盛頓特區舉行了一次大型集會。
infamous(adj.)臭名昭著的=notoriousally(n.)盟友、盟國gathering(n.)集會
At the event, Trump urged his supporters to stop the election from being “stolen.”
在集會上，川普鼓勵他的支持者阻止選舉被「竊取」。
urge sb. to do sth.呼籲、力勸某人做某事
As a result, more than 2,000 people entered the U.S. Capitol Building to block Biden from officially becoming president.
結果，超過2,000多人闖入美國國會大廈，試圖阻止拜登正式成為總統。
as a result因此=consequentlyofficially(adv.)官方地、正式地
However, Pence did his duty as vice president and certified Biden as the winner.
然而，彭斯履行了副總統的職責，認證拜登為勝利者。
duty(n.)職責
Although they were unsuccessful, Trump’s supporters attacked more than 174 police officers and damaged the Capitol building.
雖然他們沒有成功，但川普的支持者襲擊了超過174名警察，並破壞了國會大廈。
in vain枉然
The assault left six people dead.
襲擊事件造成六人喪生。
assault(n.)攻擊、襲擊
Despite these various efforts, Trump and his team failed to stop Biden from becoming president.
儘管有這些種種努力，川普和他的團隊還是無法阻止拜登成為總統。
fail to VR未能～manage to VR設法完成、做到
In fact, many of Trump’s allies and supporters who tried to help him overturn the election have already been found guilty of crimes.
事實上，許多試圖協助川普推翻選舉結果的盟友和支持者都已被判有罪。
in fact事實上=in realitybe found guilty of sth.被判有罪be guilty about sth.對～感到內疚
As of August 2024, Trump himself is also still facing multiple criminal charges related to his possible roles in these illegal schemes.
截至2024年8月，川普本人也面臨多項與涉入這些非法行為有關的刑事指控。
as of~截至～criminal charges刑事指控related to與～相關=connected withscheme(n.)陰謀;詭計