政治獻金申報不實
The Taiwan People’s Party announced on August 12 that it had discovered additional accounting errors related to its 2024 election campaigns.
台灣民眾黨於8月12日宣布，發現與其2024年競選活動相關的其他會計錯誤。
additional(adj.)額外的=extrarelated to與～相關=associated with=connected with
This brought the total number of flawed accounting records to 17, amounting to approximately NT$18.17 million.
至此，帳目瑕疵總數達17筆，總金額約新台幣1,817萬元。
flawed(adj.)有缺陷的、有瑕疵的flaw(n.)瑕疵flawless(adj.)沒有瑕疵的;完美的=impeccableamount to總計達～=add upapproximately(adv.)大約;大概=around=about
This announcement came after political observers questioned the validity of the TPP’s reported “income and expenditure of political donations” for January’s elections.
在政治觀察者質疑民眾黨為一月份選舉所申報的「政治獻金收支」的合法性後，民眾黨發布這項聲明。
validity(n.)有效性、合法性expenditure(n.)支出
The Control Yuan had made the data available on its platform on July 18.
此前監察院於7月18日在其平台上公開資料。
data(n.)數據make sth. available公開have access to sth.能夠取得make sth. accessible to the public公開給大眾
Shortly after, some people began commenting that the reported data did not seem accurate.
不久後，有些人開始評論民眾黨申報的數據似乎不準確。
comment(v.)(n.)評論(make a) comment on sth.評論某事accurate(adj.)準確的accuracy(n.)準確性
Additionally, two marketing companies came forward to state that three of the expenditure records indicated they were paid for services by the TPP.
此外，有兩家行銷公司出面表示，其中三筆支出記錄顯示，他們獲得民眾黨支付的服務費。
additionally(adv.)此外=in additioncome forward站出來、挺身而出
However, they noted that they never received payment.
然而，他們表示從未收到付款。
In its initial response to these issues, the TPP reported finding three records that were due to “accounting mistakes” and apologized for the errors.
在對這些問題的初步回應中，民眾黨表示發現了三筆「會計錯誤」的記錄，並對錯誤表示歉意。
in response to~回應～initial(adj.)初步in the initial stage在初步的階段中apologize to sb. for sth.因某事而向某人道歉
The party then stated that it would conduct an audit to “recheck its election campaign cash flow records.”
民眾黨隨後表示將進行審計，以「重新檢查選舉活動的現金流記錄」。
conduct(v.)執行;進行=carry outaudit(n.)審計cash flow現金流
This audit uncovered mistakes in a total of 17 records.
審計過程總共發現了17筆錯誤記錄。
uncover(v.)揭露;發現
Vicky Chen from the TPP mentioned that 15 of these records were “not reported,” while two others were “misreported.”
民眾黨的陳智菡表示，其中有15筆是「未申報」，另外兩筆則是「錯報」。
while(conj.)而=whereasmisreport(v.)錯報
Additionally, she not only claimed that the TPP had done nothing wrong with its bookkeeping but also stated that the party was considering taking legal action against accountant Tuan Mu-cheng, who had been hired to report its campaign finance data.
此外，她不僅聲稱民眾黨在帳目上沒有犯錯，還表示民眾黨正在考慮對其聘請的會計師端木正採取法律行動。
additionally(adv.)此外=in additionnot only...but also不僅...而且consider V-ing考慮做某事take legal action against sb.對某人採取法律行動take sb. to court把某人告上法庭
However, after Chen blamed Tuan, his company, Jing Hua Certified Public Accountant Firm, issued a statement defending him.
然而，在陳智菡指責端木正之後，他的公司（精華會計師事務所）發表聲明為他辯護。
blame(v.)責怪defend(v.)為某人辯護、防守offend(v.)冒犯、進攻
The statement noted that Tuan had performed his duties lawfully and requested that the Control Yuan and the Prosecutors’ Office investigate the matter to confirm Tuan’s innocence.
聲明指出，端先生依法履行職責，要求監察院及檢察署徹查此事，以證端先生的清白。
performed duties履行職責request that S (should) VR請求、要求某人做某事confirm(v.)證實innocence(n.)無罪、清白investigate(v.)調查=look or probe into