近半數有工人階級背景
A July 8 article from Project Syndicate details how the U.K.’s new Labour government will likely represent a “very different political class” than previous governments.
國際媒體Project Syndicate於7月8日刊載的文章詳細討論了英國新工黨政府將可能代表與以往政府「截然不同的政治階層」。
syndicate(n.)企業組織、財團detail(v.)詳述likely(adj.)可能的likely(adv.)可能地=possiblyrepresent(v.)代表、象徵represent(v.)描述、描繪=portrayrepresentative(n.)代理人、代表representation(n.)代表權class(n.)風度、品質、階級=rank,statusmiddle class中產階級upper class上層階級working class工人階級lower class下層階級poverty class貧困階級high-class(adj.)高級的real-class(adj.)出色的politics(n.)政治politician(n.)政客
Written by Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman, the article focuses on the working-class backgrounds of those who may make up Britain’s new Cabinet.
這篇文章由亞倫·里夫斯和山姆·弗里德曼撰寫，聚焦在可能組成的英國新內閣成員的工人階級背景。
make up sth.組成、構成＝formmake up補償、和好、編寫makeup(n.)化妝品
According to the article, new Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government is expected to include more members with working-class roots than ever before.
文章指出，新首相施凱爾的政府預計將比以往包括更多工人階級出身的成員。
Prime Minister首相expect…to VR期待、預計～會～expect(v.)盼望、期待=anticipateanticipation(n.)預期、期望expectation(n.)前程beyond expectation出乎意料root(n.)根源、起源root for支持=stand up forobject to…反對～proportion(n.)比例
In the past, 46% of the members of Starmer’s shadow Cabinet “were raised by parents with working class occupations.”
過去在施凱爾的影子內閣中，46%的成員「由從事工人階級職業的父母撫養長大」。
previously(adv.)之前
Starmer himself had a father who was a toolmaker.
施凱爾本人的父親曾是一名工具製造商。
In addition, only 17% of the shadow Cabinet members received private educations.
此外，只有17%的影子內閣成員接受過私立教育。
in addition此外=on top of that=additionallyattend private schools上私立學校public schools公立學校
This figure is much lower than Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government.
這一數字遠低於前首相蘇納克的保守黨政府。
figure(n.)數字、人物、身材figure(v.)計算
In Sunak’s Cabinet, only 7% of the members had working-class backgrounds and 69% received private educations.
在蘇納克的內閣中，只有7%的成員具有工人階級背景，而69%接受過私立教育。
In fact, Starmer’s shadow Cabinet had an even lower percentage of members with private educations than previous Labour prime ministers’.
事實上，施凱爾的影子內閣中受過私立教育的成員比例甚至低於以往工黨首相的內閣。
in fact事實上=as a matter of fact
The article states that these figures will likely apply to Starmer’s new Cabinet.
文章指出，這些數字很可能適用於施凱爾的新內閣。
predict(v.)預測apply to適用於applied(adj.)實用的、應用的
As a result, the political and social attitudes of those in the Labour government should be more on the left.
因此，工黨政府成員的政治和社會態度應該更加偏向左派。
as a result因此=hence=therefore=consequentlyleft(n.)左派
However, because of the individual members’ careers and different levels of financial success, some may have more conservative beliefs on certain topics.
然而，由於各成員的職業和經濟成就不同，部分成員可能會在某些議題上持較為保守的觀點。
conservative(adj.)保守的cautious(adj.)謹慎的progressive(adj.)激進的、進步的specific(adj.)特定的