A Shattering Blow to America’s Troubled Democratic Image 對美國民主燈塔形象的一記重擊 Do you agree with the points raised? ★★★★★★★★★★★★ Trump has been defeated. American institutions have withstood the mayhem. Mr. Biden’s victory was duly certified by Congress once order was restored. withstand the mayhem 抵擋混亂（的情勢） be duly certified （適時地、恰當地）得到認可* Congress （美國）國會 restore 使恢復；使復原 川普已經失敗。美國的制度經受住了這場混亂。恢復秩序後，拜登的勝利恰當地得到了國會的正式認可。 *certify (v.) （通常以書面形式）證明，證實 http://bit.ly/3brgIow ★★★★★★★★★★★★ Vice President Mike Pence, whom Mr. Trump had tried to enlist in his effort to overturn the November election result, affirmed Mr. Biden as the winner. Mr. Trump issued a statement saying, for the first time, that there will be “an orderly transition on January 20th.” Two victories in Senate races in Georgia ensured that Democrats will control the Senate, a stinging final rebuke to Mr. Trump that opens the way for the new president to pursue his agenda. try to enlist… 試圖圖謀…的支持* an orderly transition 有序的過渡 a stinging rebuke 一個刺人的斥責 open the way 鋪平了道路; 開路 pursue an agenda 追求/實行計畫, 理念** 副總統邁克·彭斯確認了拜登的勝選，川普曾試圖謀取彭斯的支持，推翻去年11月的大選結果。川普也發了聲明，首次表示將在「1月20日有一個有序的過渡」。喬治亞州的兩個參議員決選的勝利，確保了民主黨將對參議院的控制，這是對川普的最後一個猛烈抨擊，也為新總統推動自己的政策計畫鋪平了道路。 *enlist (v.) 爭取，謀取（幫助或支援) ** agenda (n.) 的18種語意: http://bit.ly/3schI5A ★★★★★★★★★★★★ So, all is well after all? Not really. The American idea and American values — democracy, the rule of law, the defense of human rights — have suffered a sustained assault during Mr. Trump’s presidency. Mr. Rupnik suggested it would be “very difficult” for Mr. Biden to project America as “the convener of a community of democracies,” an idea the incoming administration has aired to signal a return to America’s core principles. all is well 一切都是完好的 after all 最終; 畢竟，終究 not really 並非如此 ; 不完全是; 事實上不是（或不會，沒有） the rule of law 法治 human rights 人權 a sustained assault 持續的攻擊 project (v.) 向別人表現（某種品質、形象） convener 召集人 the incoming administration 新任的政府 signal a return 發布回歸 core principles 核心原則 所以，一切終歸都好了嗎？並非如此。美國的信念和價值觀——民主、法治、捍衛人權——在川普的總統任期裡遭到了持續的攻擊。政治學家魯普尼克暗示，拜登「很難」再將美國投射為「民主共同體的召集人」，下屆政府已發出信號，要回歸美國的核心原則，其中包括「民主共同體的召集人」。 《紐約時報》完整報導：http://nyti.ms/2K3a1O5 #EEL時事英文 #政治時事英文

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