國家面臨「異常或特殊威脅」
Last week, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would effectively ban TikTok, the popular short-video app, in the US next month, unless the app is sold to a US buyer by September 21.
上週美國總統川普簽署行政命令，將有效禁止熱門短影片應用程式抖音在美國交易，除非抖音在9月21前找到美國買家。
effectively(adv.)有效地、實際上;事實上unless(conj.)除非
The order bars “any transaction” between a US citizen and ByteDance, a Chinese company that owns TikTok.
行政命令禁止美國公民和抖音的持有者北京字節跳動科技公司之間的「任何交易」，
bar(v.)禁止=ban=forbid=prohibittransaction(n.)交易
Although it remains unclear what such transactions might actually be, the order could potentially force Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store to pull the video-sharing app from their digital shelves in the US.
雖然目前還不清楚行政命令對「交易」的具體定義，但這項命令可能會迫使Google和蘋果將抖音從其美國區的應用程式商店下架，
potentially(adv.)潛在地;可能地=possiblyforce sb. to RV迫使;使…不得不做…pull or remove sth. from shelves 下架
American advertisers would also have to cut ties with TikTok.
且美國廣告商也必須和抖音終止合作關係。
cut ties with~斬斷關係、聯繫relations=ties(常複)關係、聯繫
ByteDance must now find a US buyer for TikTok before the order takes effect or withdraw from its most lucrative market.
字節跳動必須在命令生效前找到美國買主，否則就必須退出其最賺錢的市場。
take effect (法律或規定)生效= come into effect=be or become effective=come into forcewithdraw from~退出;撤退=pull out oflucrative(adj.)賺錢的、盈利的=profitable=profit-making=money-making
Trump also issued a similar order targeting WeChat, a messaging app owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent.
此外，川普也針對騰訊科技公司所持有的微信應用程式發布類似的行政命令。
issue(n.)議題(v.)(正式)發布;發行issue a typhoon warning 發布颱風警報targeting=which targets以…為目標
Both orders were issued under a federal law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which authorizes the president to regulate international commerce when the country is presented with an “unusual or extraordinary threat.”
兩項行政命令都是依據「國際緊急經濟權力法」所發布的，「國際緊急經濟權力法」是一項美國聯邦法律，授與總統在國家面臨「異常或特殊威脅」時，規範商業的權力。
federal(adj.)聯邦政府的called=which is calledauthorize sb. to RV授權某人做某事regulate(v.)控制、調節、管控、規範be presented with=be faced with=be confronted with面臨到;遭遇到extraordinary(adj.)意想不到的;出乎意料的
The order reflects the Trump administration’s concern over TikTok’s relations to China and the threat it could pose to US national security.
行政命令反映出川普政府對抖音與中國關係的疑慮，擔憂其可能會構成國安威脅，
reflect(v.)反映、反省、反射pose threat to~對…構成威脅
The president said the app has been collecting data on American citizens, which could “potentially allow China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for blackmail and conduct corporate espionage.”
川普說，抖音蒐集的資料讓中共得以獲取美國人的個資，「甚至可能追溯聯邦雇員和承包商的位置，進一步勒索或從事商業間諜行動。」
has been V-ing現在完成進行式dossier(n.)檔案;卷宗=fileblackmail(n.)(v.)敲詐;勒索;訛詐conduct=carry out進行espionage(n.)間諜活動;間諜行爲;刺探活動=spying
On the other hand, TikTok released a statement saying that the president’s executive order was issued without any due process and that the administration’s national security justification for the order is baseless.
另一方面，抖音發布聲明指出，總統未經正當程序發布行政命令，且以國家安全由發布該命令根本毫無根據。
due process合法(訴訟)程序justification(n.)正當的理由、辯解justify(v.)為…辯護;證明…正當(或有理、正確);是…的正當理由The end justifies the means.為達目的，不擇手段ustify yourself為自己的行為作解釋baseless(ad.)沒有事實根據的;無根據的=groundless=unfoundedbaseless rumors毫無根據的謠言baseless accusations毫無根據的指控
It is reported that the company is planning to file a federal lawsuit to challenge the order.
據報導，抖音正計劃提起聯邦訴訟挑戰該行政命令。
It is reported that…(客觀事實陳述的句型)據報導file a federal lawsuit提起聯邦訴訟