分手的滋味
President Tsai Ying-wen lashed out at China after Burkina Faso severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan, making it the second country to do so in less than a month.
布吉納法索日前與台灣斷交，蔡英文總統因此怒斥中國，布吉納法索是不到一個月內與台灣斷交的第二個邦交國。
lash out at~嚴厲批評;譴責sever(v.)切斷、割斷、分離、分裂diplomatic ties外交關係
In Ouagadougou, Burkinabe foreign minister Alpha Barry said “the evolution of the world and the socio-economic challenges of our country and region push us to reconsider our position.”
在首都瓦加杜古，布吉納法索外交部長貝瑞表示：「世界局勢的演進和我國及區域的社會與經濟挑戰迫使我們重新考慮立場。」
evolution(n.)演化;演進socio-economic(adj.)社經的
Officials made no mention of China.
然而，布國官員卻完全沒提到中國。
Speaking at a hastily arranged news conference, President Tsai accused China of “crude behaviors” after Burkina Faso broke off relations with Taiwan, around three weeks after the Dominican Republic switched recognition to Beijing.
在匆匆安排的記者會上，蔡英文總統指控中國「蠻橫」，布吉納法索與台灣斷絕外交關係約三個多禮拜前，多明尼加共和國也與台灣斷交，改與中國建交。
hastily(adv.)匆促的;倉促的crude(adj.)粗俗的;粗野的;無禮的
Tsai also accused China of using “dollar diplomacy” to lure away its allies.
蔡英文也指控中國使用「金援外交」誘惑台灣的友邦。
accuse sb. of doing指控…做…dollar diplomacy金援外交lure away引誘;誘惑
Taiwan’s diplomatic allies have now dwindled to only 18 nations.
台灣的邦交國現已縮減至只剩下18個。
dwindle(v.)縮水;縮水=shrink
In recent years, Beijing has been using foreign aid to incentivize breakups between Taiwan and its few remaining allies.
近年來，北京持續使用外交援助鼓勵台灣所剩不多的友邦與台灣斷交。
incentivize(v.)鼓勵;激勵=encourageincentive(n.)誘因;獎勵
Last month, the Dominican Republic was promised US$3 billion, and in 2016 Sao Tome and Principe was offered US$140 million in Chinese investment.
上個月，中國承諾在多明尼加共和國投資30億美元，2016年時中國也曾承諾在聖多美普林西比投資1億4千萬美元。
investment(n.)投資
On Twitter, Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs called China’s diplomatic alliances emblematic of its “insecurity and desire to delete Taiwan from the global community.”
台灣外交部長在推特上稱中國的外交逢場作戲象徵其「缺乏安全感及欲將台灣從國際社會消滅的渴望。」
dalliance(n.)調情;逢場作戲emblematic(adj.)象徵的
It continued, “We’ll not buckle. We’ll stand with other democracies of the world and resist authoritarian China.”
外交部聲明說，「我們不會屈服，我們會與世界各民主國家站在一起，對抗獨裁的中國。」
buckle(v.)屈服;讓步=benddemocracy(n.)民主國家resist(v.)抵抗authoritarian(adj.)極權的;專制的