外交部：報導不實
On Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its dismay at the Guardian, after the UK paper alleged that government officials in the Republic of Nauru are paid a monthly stipend in exchange for their continued support for Taiwan.
上週四，外交部對英國衛報表達不滿，因衛報聲稱台灣提供諾魯官員津貼以換取維持邦交。
dismay(n.)沮喪、灰心、失望stipend(n.)薪俸、津貼=allowancein exchange for~以交換;以換取
Last week, the Guardian reported that Taiwan pays a secret monthly allowance of US$5,000 (NT$154,000) to Nauru’s government ministers and US$2,500 (NT$77,000) to other high-ranking politicians in order to maintain relations between the two countries.
上週衛報報導台灣每月向諾魯政府部長支付5,000美元（154,000元新台幣），並向其他高階政治人物支付2,500美元（77,000新台幣元）的秘密津貼，以維持兩國間的關係。
allowance(n.)津貼;薪俸high-ranking(adj.)高階的maintain(v.)維持
The information was cited from US diplomatic cables on the relationship between Taiwan and Nauru dating from 2007 and was subsequently released by WikiLeaks in 2011.
該資訊引自2007年美國外交電報關於台灣與諾魯關係的內容，隨後於2011年由維基解密公佈。
cable(n.)電報subsequently(adv.)之後
The information has not been updated since it was first reported seven years ago.
該信息自7年前首次報導以來都未更新。
update(v.)更新
On Twitter, MOFA called the Guardian’s reporting “dishonest” and “misleading” for using allegedly outdated information in their report.
外交部在推特上稱衛報引用過時資訊，報導「不實」且「誤導讀者」。
misleading(adj.)誤導人的allegedly(adv.)據稱outdated(adj.)過時的=out-of-date
“Taiwan’s aid is transparent, accountable and subject to international scrutiny,” read the ministry’s statement.
外交部聲明寫道：「與友邦的雙邊合作都秉持透明化、負責任的原則進行，禁得起國際考驗」。
transparent(adj.)透明的、公開誠實的、無秘密的accountable(adj.)應負責任的be subject to~(易)遭受到…的scrutiny(n.)細看、仔細審查be subject to scrutiny禁得起檢驗
“We’d be happy to thoroughly brief the Guardian on our aid projects at any time.”
「我們很樂意隨時向衛報仔細介紹我們的援助項目。」
thoroughly(adv.)仔細睇brief sb. about or on sth. 向…介紹情況
Nauru, one of the six Pacific nations to have diplomatic ties with Taiwan, has been resistant to efforts from Beijing to court it diplomatically.
諾魯是與台灣有邦交的六個太平洋國家之一，近來不斷抵制北京的外交攏絡。
have diplomatic ties with~和…有外交關係be resistant to~抵抗;能夠抵抗…的court(v.)奉承、討好、取悅、向⋯⋯獻殷勤diplomatically(adv.)外交上
At last week’s Pacific Island Forum, which China attended as a “dialogue partner”, Nauru’s president Baron Waqa called a delegate from Beijing “insolent” and a “bully”, after the head of China’s delegation Du Qiwen attempted to address a meeting.
上週中國作為「對話夥伴」參加太平洋島國論壇，中國代表團團長杜起文試圖在會議上發表講話，諾魯總統瓦隆稱北京代表「傲慢」和「欺人太甚」。
attend(v.)出席;參加delegate(n.)(尤指會議的)代表insolent(adj.)傲慢無禮的=arrogantaddress(v.)發表演說;對…講話