藍白合破裂的原因
Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election cycle was briefly dominated by talk of the Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party candidates, Hou You-yi and Ko Wen-je, joining forces to challenge Democratic Progressive Party candidate William Lai.
2024年台灣總統選舉期間曾一度傳出國民黨和台灣民眾黨的候選人侯友宜和柯文哲會聯手挑戰民進黨候選人賴清德的消息。
cycle(n.)循環、週期，the cycle of the seasons四季的循環dominate(v.)支配、控制the talk of the town(phr.)眾人談論的話題join forces(phr.)與…聯合、合作
Despite this alliance never coming to fruition, the strategy of creating an opposition coalition is sometimes employed successfully in elections.
儘管這個聯盟最終未能實現，但在選舉中，建立反對黨聯盟的策略有時是可行的。
alliance(n.)聯盟come to fruition(phr.)有成果、得以實現，bring sth. to fruition(phr.)使某事實現strategy(n.)策略，strategic(adj.)策略的opposition(n.)反對、反對黨employ(v.)採用、僱用，employ force(phr.)採取武力，employ repressive methods採用鎮壓手段be employed in V-ing(phr.)忙於做某事
According to ACE Electoral Knowledge Network, opposition coalitions are generally formed before elections even begin.
根據ACE選舉知識網絡，反對黨聯盟一般在選舉開始之前就已形成。
electoral(adj.)有關選舉的，electoral system選舉制度，electoral reform選舉改革
This requires each party involved in an alliance to publicly state “that they intend to form a government with each other if they receive enough votes in the upcoming elections.”
這讓參與聯盟的每個政黨必須公開聲明，「若在即將舉行的選舉中獲得足夠的選票，他們打算共同組成一個政府」。
be involved in(phr.)參與、涉及require sb. to do sth.(phr.)要求某人做某事intend to do sth.(phr.)計畫做某事intention(n.)意圖，have every intention of doing sth.(phr.)一心一意做某事upcoming(adj.)即將來臨的
In addition to making the intentions of the coalition clear to voters, this type of announcement can also help coalitions receive more votes in electoral systems that allow people to cast votes for multiple candidates.
除了向選民表明聯盟的意圖之外，這種聲明還有助於聯盟在允許選民投票給多位候選人的選舉制度中獲得更多選票。
cast a vote(phr.)投票multiple(adj.)多重的，multitasking(n.)多工處理，multitask(v.)同時做多件事
Not all opposition coalitions are the same though.
然而，並非所有的反對聯盟都一樣。
In casual instances, parties simply announce that they have a plan to “work together” without any official commitment from members.
在一些非正式的情況下，政黨只是宣布他們有一個「合作」的計劃，而沒有成員的正式承諾。
casual(adj.)非正式的commitment(n.)承諾，make an emotional commitment to sb.(phr.)對某人做情感上的承諾
However, members of more formal coalitions may create joint platforms or even withdraw candidates from certain voting areas to lessen competition among coalition candidates.
然而，比較正式的聯盟的成員可能會制定聯合政綱，甚至撤回某些選區的候選人，以減少聯盟候選人之間的競爭。
joint(adj.)聯合的、共同的，joint effort共同努力withdraw(v.)撤回、撤銷lessen(v.)減少、減輕=diminish，lessen the risk(impact) of sth.減少某事的風險(影響)
While these practices sometimes work, there are issues that cause coalitions to fail.
雖然這些做法有時會奏效，但也存在一些導致聯盟失敗的問題。
while(conj.)雖然practice(n.)習慣、習俗work(v.)奏效
Among the top causes of failure are infighting and choosing leaders.
失敗的主要原因包括內鬨和選擇領導人。
infighting(n.)內鬨
Fighting between members can occur if ideas between the parties are too different or one member is asked to compromise more of its own principles to join.
如果黨派之間的想法差異太大，或者要求一方在加入時妥協更多原則，就可能發生內鬨。
occur(v.)發生，occur to sb.(phr.)某人想到…compromise(v.)妥協
Moreover, picking a leader is “the main hurdle at which most opposition coalitions fall,” according to South African political analyst Nicole Beardsworth.
此外，南非政治分析師妮可·比爾茲沃斯指出，推舉領袖是「大多數反對聯盟失敗的主要障礙」。
hurdle(n.)障礙、困難=obstacleanalyst(n.)分析師，analyze(v.)分析，analysis(n.)分析
For proof of this, one needs to look no further than the failure of the proposed KMT-TPP coalition in 2024.
2024年國民黨-台灣民眾黨聯盟的失敗就是最好的證明。
proof(n.)證據，a piece of proof (evidence)一則證據propose(v.)提議