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World Congratulates Taiwan on Presidential Election
The United States and other democracies around the world on Saturday offered congratulations to Taiwan, after Vice President Lai Ching-te won the presidential election amid pressures from Beijing.
“The United States congratulates Dr. Lai Ching-te on his victory in Taiwan’s presidential election. We also congratulate the Taiwan people for once again demonstrating the strength of their robust democratic system and electoral process,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement issued shortly after Mr. Lai delivered his victory speech.
Defying warnings from China’s communist regime, voters in Taiwan chose Mr. Lai, who Beijing has labeled as a “separatist,” as their next president on Saturday. His main opposition rival, Hou Yu-ih of the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang, conceded shortly after 8 p.m. local time.
【譯文】世界祝賀臺灣 完成總統選舉
週六（1月13日），副總統賴清德在北京的壓力下，贏得總統大選，美國和世界各地民主國家向臺灣祝賀。
「美國恭喜賴清德醫師在臺灣總統選舉中獲勝。我們也祝賀臺灣人民，再次展現充滿活力的民主制度與選舉過程。」國務卿安東尼·布林肯在賴發表勝選演講不久後，透過聲明祝賀。
臺灣選民不顧中共政權警告，週六選出遭北京歸類為「分裂主義分子」的賴清德為下一任總統。賴的主要在野對手、國民黨侯友宜在當地時間晚上8點後不久，即承認敗選。
【單字/詞解析】
congratulate，動詞 /kənˈgræʧəˌlet/ 祝賀
自然發音：con-GRA-tu-late
英解：to praise someone and say that you are pleased about a special achievement
例句：Grandma rang up to congratulate John on passing the exam.（奶奶打電話來恭喜約翰通過考試。）
demonstrate，動詞 /ˈdɛmənˌstret/ 展示
自然發音：DE-mon-str-ate
英解：to show something and explain how it works
例句：He demonstrated how to use the equipment.（他示範了如何使用該設備。）
defy，動詞/dɪˈfaɪ/ 反抗
自然發音：de-FY
英解：to refuse to obey
例句：We rarely see children openly defying their teachers.（我們很少看到孩子公然反抗老師。）
concede，動詞 /kənˈsid/ 認輸
自然發音：con-CEDE
英解：to admit that you have lost in a competition
例句：Mr. Hou conceded before all the votes had been counted.（在所有選票清點完畢前，侯先生已承認敗選。）
【慎思明辨】
你可以針對以下議題進行論述，甚至寫一篇英文短文，練習英文寫作或口語表達。
* 關於這次臺灣總統選舉的結果，你是否滿意？如果時光倒流再投一次，你的選擇會相同嗎？理由是？
* 在這次總統選舉過程中，你印象最深刻的是什麼？試分享。
新聞來源：英文《大紀元時報》◇
