向北京說不！
Pro-democracy candidates scored a landslide victory in Hong Kong’s district council elections, which is considered a “slap on the cheek” for the city’s pro-Beijing government after six months of sustained protests in the territory.
香港民主派候選人在區議會選舉中取得壓倒性勝利，被認為是香港抗議活動持續六個月以來，對親北京政府「打了一記耳光」。
a slap on the cheek一記耳光;侮辱;打擊blow(n.)打擊insult(n.)侮辱;辱罵sustained(adj.)持續進行的=ongoing
In an effective proxy referendum on the city’s pro-democracy movement, nearly 3 million people cast their ballots, representing more than 70 percent of eligible voters. In comparison, turnout was only 47 percent four years ago.
地區層級的香港區議會選舉，變相成為一場全港公投，近300萬人投票，創下超過7成的投票率，相比四年前的投票率只有47％。
proxy(n.)(由個人委託的)代理人，代表;代理權;代表權referendum(n.)公投cast their ballots投票=votedrepresent(v.)代表;佔…比例=account for~eligible(adj.)符合資格的in comparison=by comparison相較之下turnout (n.)(常為單數)投票人數;投票率
The surge in newly registered voters (around 390,000) helped drive the record-high turnout.
新登記的選民激增（大約有39萬人）使投票率創下歷史新高。
surge(n.)激增=swell
Democratic candidates took control of 17 of 18 district councils and secured 338 of the 452 seats, while pro-Beijing candidates claimed merely 58.
泛民主候選人控制了18個區議會中的17個，在452個席位中拿下338個席位，而北京派的候選人只拿到58個席位。
Analysts say the result of the election is a unanimous vote of no confidence in the city’s government.
分析者指出，香港人將這場選舉視為對港府的不信任投票。
unanimous(adj.)(團體)意見一致的、(決定或裁決)無異議通過的uni- 或una-單一unification(n.)統一uniform(n.)制服unilateral(adj.)單方面的vote of no confidence不信任投票
Joseph Cheng, a retired political science professor at the City University of Hong Kong, said Hong Kong people had seized the opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with the government and wanted to put pressure on the government to respond to their political demands.
香港城市大學退休政治學教授鄭宇碩說，香港人把握投票機會表達對政府的不滿，並想向政府施壓，要求政府回應他們的政治訴求。
seize(v.)把握put pressure on~施壓;強迫political demands政治訴求
“This is a slap on the cheek for Carrie Lam’s administration who insisted that the silent majority was supporting the government,” said Cheng.
鄭宇碩說，這對堅稱「有沈默的多數支持政府」的林鄭月娥政府，打了一記耳光。
insist(v.)堅持;堅稱
The protesters’ demands include universal suffrage, as well as an independent investigation into police brutality.
抗議者的要求包括實施真普選，以及對警察暴行進行獨立調查。
suffrage(n.)選舉權，投票權universal suffrage普選an investigation into~針對…進行調查=an inquiry or probe into~
The results of the local elections are not merely a symbolic victory for pro-democracy activists.
區議會選舉的結果不僅象徵著民主派人士勝利，
symbolic(adj.)象徵性的
It will give them more power within the Hong Kong government.
這將讓他們在港府內部握有更大的權力。
More specifically, they will now be able to control 117 seats in the 1,200-member committee that elects Hong Kong’s chief executive.
具體來說，他們將在負責選出行政長官的選舉委員會（共1200席），掌握117個席次。
specifically(adv.)明確地;確切地;具體地committee(n.)委員會
That committee is packed with Beijing loyalists, but now the pro-democracy camp will have greater influence in 2022, when the next Hong Kong chief executive election takes place.
委員會成員多半是親北京派，但現在民主派陣營將在2022年下屆行政長官選舉，發揮更大的影響力。
be packed with~充滿了=be filled with~influence(n.)影響力=leverage
Six seats on the 70-person Legislative Council are also reserved for district councilors.
另外，在由70人組成的立法會，也有6席保留給區議員。
reserve(v.)預定;保留=keep or save