海地總統暗殺餘波
A group of suspects in the assassination of Haiti’s president infiltrated the courtyard of Taiwan’s embassy in Haiti last Thursday, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the following day.
外交部上週五發布聲明指出，涉嫌暗殺海地總統的嫌犯於上週四潛入台灣駐海地大使館的庭院。
suspect(n.)嫌疑犯;可疑分子(v.)懷疑assassinate(v.)assassination(n.)暗殺;行刺infiltrate(v.)(使)潛入、(使)滲透(進入某物質、地方、系統或機構)
Early Thursday morning, just over 24 hours after Haitian President Jovenel Moise was murdered, security guards at the embassy phoned the staff when they noticed that a group of gunmen had broken into the courtyard, MOFA spokesperson Joanne Ou said on Friday.
上週五，外交部發言人歐江安指出，週四凌晨，海地總統莫伊斯遭暗殺後剛過24小時，大使館的保全人員注意到有一群持槍歹徒闖入庭院，立刻致電使館工作人員。
had V.pp過去完成式(強調過去先發生的事)
The staff then reported the incident to the Haitian authorities, who launched an operation to apprehend the intruders at around 4 p.m.
使館工作人員隨即通報海地當局，當局採取行動，於下午4點左右逮捕入侵者。
authority(n.)當局;官方單位launch an operation開始行動apprehend(v.)逮捕、拘捕=arrestintrude(v.)侵入;闖入、插話intruder(n.)不受歡迎者;不速之客、闖入者;侵入者
The intruders were referred to as “mercenaries” involved in the president’s assassination in a statement the embassy released on its website.
大使館在網站上發布聲明，稱入侵者為參與暗殺海地總統的「傭兵」。
be referred to as…被稱作是…be described as…被形容為…mercenary(n.)傭兵be involved in…涉入;參與
The spokesperson said the embassy was closed on Wednesday following Moise’s killing, and staff members were ordered to work from home for safety reasons.
發言人說，週三在莫伊斯遭暗殺後，使館因為安全理由關閉，工作人員也被令在家工作。
work from home在家工作
It is not clear why the gunmen would try to hide in Taiwan’s embassy, but MOFA noted that the facility is in the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville, in close proximity to the Haitian president’s official residence.
目前還不清楚為什麼槍手會想躲藏在台灣大使館，但外交部指出，使館位於貝蒂翁維爾附近，靠近海地總統官邸。
It is not clear why… …的原因尚不清楚facility(n.)(尤指包含多個建築物，有特定用途的)場所a nuclear research facility核子研究中心in (close) proximity to 和～鄰近official residence官邸
The Haitian president was shot dead, and the first lady was wounded after assailants stormed their residence in the early hours of Wednesday morning local time.
當地時間週三凌晨，攻擊者衝進海地總統官邸，總統被槍殺，第一夫人受槍傷。
wounded(adj.)受傷的assail(v.)攻擊;襲擊;抨擊=attackassailant(n.)攻擊者=attacker
Taipei was quick to condemn what it called a “violent and barbaric” act and to express support for the interim government.
台北方面立刻譴責暗殺者「暴力野蠻的行為」，並表示支持臨時政府。
condemn(v.)譴責=denouncebarbaric(adj.)殘暴的、野蠻的、粗俗的barbarian(n.)野蠻人interim(adj.)暫時的;過渡時期的an interim solution暫時的解決辦法the interim government臨時政府
Haiti is one of 15 countries with which Taiwan has formal diplomatic relations.
海地是與台灣有正式邦交關係的15個國家之一。
diplomatic relations外交關係
The Taiwanese government has been committed to strengthening ties with the ally over the years.
近年來，台灣政府一直致力於強化與友邦關係，
be committed to…投入…;致力於…=be devoted to…=be dedicated to...strengthen(v.)強化;鞏固=enhanceally(n.)同盟國、盟友、友邦
The most notable efforts include assisting Haiti in upgrading its electricity infrastructure and donating 280,000 face masks as part of pandemic relief last year.
包括去年協助海地升級電力基礎設施，並捐贈了28萬片口罩，幫助當地防疫。
notable(adj.)顯著的;值得注意的assist sb in doing…協助某人做某事=help sb. (to) RVinfrastructure(n.)基礎設施donate(v.)捐贈;捐獻relief(n.)救濟(品)relief fund賑災基金relief supplies救濟物資