資深國會議員
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 27 elected lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba to become the next prime minister.
日本自由民主黨於9月27日選出國會議員石破茂為下一任首相。
liberal(adj.)自由的liberty(n.)自由democratic(adj.)民主的democracy(n.)民主elect(v.)選出elect sb. as president選某人為總統president-elect候任總統presidential election總統選舉
The 67-year-old will replace Fumio Kishida, who announced in August that he wished to step down.
這位67歲的政治家將接替8月時宣布希望卸任的岸田文雄。
replace(v.)取代(常與with連用)、放回、歸還take the place of sth.取代substitute for sth.代替某事物replacement(n.)代替者(物)step down辭職、離職resign(v.)離職
Ishiba was chosen despite disagreeing with LDP policies on nuclear power and not allowing married couples to have different surnames.
儘管石破茂在核能政策及不允許已婚夫妻使用不同姓氏等議題上與自民黨政策相左，他仍然被選為首相。
despite(prep.)儘管in spite of儘管hold a different view抱持不同的看法surname(n.)姓氏=last name／family name
In addition, he was one of the LDP lawmakers calling for Kishida to step down.
此外，石破茂是要求岸田下台的自民黨議員之一。
in addition此外=additionally／on top of thatcall for要求、呼籲call for sb. to do sth.要求某人做某事urge(v.)要求、呼籲
These views have made Ishiba unpopular with some members of his own party.
這些立場使石破茂不受自己黨內一些成員的歡迎。
stand(n.)立場
However, he will enter the position of prime minister needing to restore public support for the LDP.
然而，他將以首相的身份面臨一個迫切任務：恢復民眾對自民黨的支持。
restore(v.)恢復
This is because several scandals have harmed the party’s reputation over the past two years.
過去兩年來，自民黨因為多起醜聞而聲譽受損。
scandal(n.)醜聞harm(v.)使～受傷、傷害harmful(adj.)有傷害的harmless(adj.)無害的reputation(n.)名譽、名聲
As prime minister, Ishiba will also have to address important national and international issues. These include Japan’s rising cost of living and security in East Asia related to China and North Korea.
身為首相，石破茂還必須處理重要的國內外議題，包括日本日益高漲的生活成本，以及與中國和北韓相關的東亞安全問題。
address(v.)處理、向～致詞、演說、稱呼
Even though there will be many challenges, Ishiba will bring decades of experience to his new role.
儘管挑戰重重，石破茂將憑藉數十年的經驗擔任首相一職。
hurdle(n.)挑戰、阻礙=obstaclerole(n.)角色play a role扮演角色leading role主角supporting role配角important role重要的角色
In addition to serving as a lawmaker since 1986, he has also held the positions of Japan’s Minister of Defense and Minister of Agriculture.
除了自1986年起擔任國會議員之外，他曾擔任過日本防衛大臣和農林水產大臣。
other than…除了～之外defense(n.)防衛=shield／protectionattack(v.)攻擊=assault