台灣選舉新頁
President Tsai Ing-wen urged opposing factions in Taiwan to reconcile their differences after Mayor of Kaohsiung Han Kuo-yu lost an acrimonious recall vote on Saturday, and his KMT ally, Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Hsu Kun-yuan, died on the same day after falling from his residence.
高雄市長韓國瑜於週六罷免選舉吞敗，同屬國民黨籍的高雄市市議會議長許崑源又在同一天於自家住所墜樓身亡後，蔡英文總統呼籲台灣各界放下歧見，尋求和解。
urge(v.)力勸opposing(adj.)對立的faction(n.)派系party(n.)黨acrimonious(adj.)激烈的、尖刻的=bitterunseat(n.)(v.)罷免=recall=oustally(n.)盟國、盟友、同黨人士council(n.)議會councilor(n.)議員council speaker議長
Han was ousted by more than 40 percent of eligible voters in the southern port city in an unprecedented recall vote on Saturday.
在週六這場史無前例的罷免投票中，韓國瑜遭逾40％的合格選民罷免逐出高雄。
oust(v.)罷免=remove sb. from (political) officeunprecedented(adj.)史無前例的、前所未聞的precedent(n.)前例set a precedent設下先例preceding(adj.)先前的in the preceding chapter前一章=in the previous chapterrecall(n.)罷免
More than 900,000 people voted for Han to be recalled, well above the 570,000 required to unseat him, against around 25,000 who voted against the recall, according to the city’s election commission.
高雄市選委會指出，有超過90萬民眾投票贊成罷免韓國瑜，遠超過57萬票的門檻，而反對罷免則有2萬5千票。
“This was an unfair and unjust election,” Han said after the count, accusing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of smearing him and “mobilized all its resources and supporters” to ensure his ouster.
韓國瑜於計票結果出爐後表示，「這是一場不公不義的選舉」，控訴執政的民進黨汙衊他，且「動員所有資源及支持者」要確保他被罷免。
unfair(adj.)不公平的unjust(adj.)不公義的justice(n.)公義injustice(n.)不公義ruling(adj.)執政的the ruling party執政黨the opposition party反對黨smear(v.)汙衊、抹黑slander(v.)詆毀mobilize(v.)動員oust(v.)ouster(n.)罷免
Afterwards, Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Hsu Kun-yuan fell to his death from his 17th-floor apartment.
隨後，高雄市市議會議長許崑源於自家17樓公寓墜樓去世。
It is still unclear whether the speaker’s death was related to the recall vote against Han, as police are still investigating the incident.
由於警方仍在調查此案，目前尚不清楚議長的死是否有罷韓投票有關。
whether(conj.)是否investigate(v.)調查=look into~=inquire into~
“More than 900,000 Kaohsiung residents made a collective decision and took Taiwan’s democracy a step forward,” President Tsai said in a Facebook post late on Saturday.
蔡總統於週六晚間在臉書發文表示：「90多萬高雄民眾做了共同決定，讓台灣民主向前邁進了一大步。」
collective(adj.)集體的、共同的=jointa collective memory集體記憶take…a step forward使……往前邁進、進步
Tsai said that all politicians should see the result of the vote as a warning that the people can bestow power and can take it back.
總統表示，所有的政治人物也要謹記人民可授予權力，也可將其收回。
see…as…把…視作…=treat… as…=regard… as…bestow(v.)(上對下(的授予bestow sb. an honorary degree授予榮譽學位
“Now that the recall election is over, it is time for reconciliation in the country,” the president wrote.
她寫道「現在罷免選舉已經結束，台灣是應該要和諧的時候了」。
now that既然、而今
She also promised to support Kaohsiung’s development, no matter who will be elected as its next leader.
蔡總統也保證，無論誰是下屆高雄市長，都會支持高雄的發展。
no matte wh疑問詞 S V… 不論;無論
Han is the first Taiwanese official ever to be removed through a recall election.
韓國瑜是台灣首位遭罷免下台的首長。
be removed (from office) 被罷免的
Analysts say that the result of the recall vote reflects the growing resentment in Taiwan towards China, as cross-strait tensions escalate with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and anti-government protests are renewed in Hong Kong against a national security law imposed by Beijing.
分析者指出，罷免投票的結果反映出，兩岸關係隨著新冠肺炎疫情和香港反國安法抗議而持續緊張，台灣人民對中國態度可說是愈加反感。
resentment(n.)仇恨hostility(n.)敵意hostile(adj.)有敵意的escalate(v.)(使)加劇;(使)惡化escalator(n.)手扶梯renewed(adj.)更新的、新一波的renew(v.)
給…展期;延長…的期限、更新;更換、重新開始renew a contract續約renew a passport換新護照