台日關係緊張
Relations worsened between Taiwan and Japan last week after a video emerged of a Japanese right-wing activist kicking a “comfort woman” statue in the southern city of Tainan.
上週，日本右派人士在台南踢了一座慰安婦的雕像，影片流出後，台灣和日本之間的關係惡化。
emerge(v.) 為人知曉;顯露;暴露
The footage shows Mitsuhiko Fujii, a representative for 16 conservative groups from Japan, kicking the statue as he was leaving the KMT headquarters in Tainan on September 6.
影片內容顯示，日本16個保守派團體的代表藤井實彥於9月6日離開國民黨台南市黨部時，踢了慰安婦的雕像。
conservative(adj.)保守的、守舊的
He had asked for the statue to be removed.
之前藤井曾要求拆除雕像。
The monument was unveiled in mid-August to commemorate the Taiwanese women who were forced to serve as sex slaves for the Japanese military during World War Two.
這座雕像於8月中旬揭幕，以紀念在二次大戰期間被迫擔任日本軍隊性奴隸的台灣婦女。
unveil(v.)揭幕commemorate(v.)紀念=remember
The Japanese government has protested against the statue, calling it “extremely disappointing.”
日本政府曾抗議樹立該雕像，稱其「非常令人失望」。
protest against~抗議
KMT Tainan City Councilor Hsieh Lung-chieh said Fujii’s behavior was “humiliating” for Taiwan.
國民黨台南市議員謝龍介說，藤井的行為「羞辱」台灣。
humiliating(adj.)令人感到恥辱的、丟臉的
“It is inexcusable and unbearable for him to come here and trample on the dignity of Taiwanese people, insulting our grandmothers who were forced to serve as comfort women [by Japan].”
「來到這裡踐踏台灣人民的尊嚴，侮辱我們被迫擔任慰安婦的祖母，這是不可原諒的，無法容忍的。」
inexcusable(adj.)(行為)不可原諒的;不可寬恕的=unforgivableunbearable(adj.) 無法忍受的trample on~踐踏dignity(n.)尊嚴
In Taipei, more than a hundred people, many wearing white masks, gathered outside the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, calling on both the Japanese government and Fujii to apologize for the incident. They also demanded that Fujii kneel in front of the statue.
在台北，百餘人戴著白色面具聚集在日台交流協會外，呼籲日本政府和藤井為此事道歉，還要求藤井跪在雕像前。
call on sb. to RV 呼籲某人做某事demand(v.)(嚴厲)要求
Four pro-China activists were arrested for throwing paint at the association’s building and injuring its security guard.
四名親中人士因向協會大樓潑漆，並造成大樓管理員受傷而被逮捕。
One of them was released, while the other three were freed on bail of NT$50,000 each, pending further investigation.
其中一人獲釋，其餘三人每人繳交五萬元交保候傳。
on bail交保pending等到…之後；直到…時為止
Observers said the incident is likely to escalate tensions between Japan and Taiwan over wartime sexual slavery and add to pressure on Tsai’s government, which critics say has bowed to Tokyo and failed to protect the interests of Taiwanese.
觀察者說，此事件可能使台日因慰安婦議題而關係緊張，並為蔡英文政府帶來更大的壓力，批評人士稱，蔡政府屈於東京的壓力，未能保護台灣人的利益。
escalate(v.)(使)增強;(使)加劇;(使)惡化tension(n.)緊張關係、緊張局勢bow to~屈服於=give in to~=submit to~=yield to~