[時事英文] How a Deadly Power Game Undid Myanmar’s Democratic Hopes 翁山蘇姬與軍方的權力遊戲：緬甸的民主希望是如何破滅的 The wrenching collapse of Myanmar’s once-celebrated democratic opening had many witting and unwitting accomplices along the way. But its central driver, activists and experts say, was a yearslong power struggle between the military and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader. wrenching 極為痛苦、難受的 the collapse of ～的崩解、慘敗 once-celebrated (adj.) 一度令人鼓舞的 unwitting accomplices 不知情的、無意的的同謀 the central driver 主要推動力 power struggle 權力鬥爭 civilian leader 文職領導人 緬甸曾經一度令人鼓舞的民主開端遭受慘敗，在這個過程中有許多因素有意或無意地鑄成了這一結果。但是，活動人士和專家說，它的主要推動力是軍方與該國文職領導人翁山蘇姬(Aung San Suu Kyi)之間多年來的權力鬥爭。 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ Democratic transitions can be a messy business. Old regimes tend to surrender power slowly, piece by piece. In a transitional phase that might last decades, the authoritarian and democratic systems often operate side by side. If they stay on tolerably good terms, with a shared understanding of their eventual destination, they have a chance to make it. a democratic transition 民主過渡 a messy business 亂七八糟或棘手的事情 old regimes 舊的政權 a transitional phase 過渡階段 an authoritarian system 威權制度 stay on good terms 保持良好關係 民主過渡可能是一個混亂的過程。舊政權往往會逐步緩慢放棄權力。在可能持續數十年的過渡階段，威權主義和民主制度常常並存。如果它們相處得還不錯，並且對最終目標有共同的理解，那麼它們就有機會達成目標。 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ The collapse is in one way a harsh lesson in the grinding difficulty of managing a peaceful transition to democracy from dictatorship — a rarer and rarer phenomenon in this age of retrenching authoritarians and backsliding democracies. But it is also a case of difficult personalities and recalcitrant institutions that proved unwilling or unable to go the distance. a harsh lesson 一個慘痛的教訓 a peaceful transition 和平轉換、過渡 dictatorship 獨裁、專政 a rare phenomenon 罕見的現象 retrenching authoritarians 裁撤威權主義者 difficult personalities 強硬的性格 go the distance 堅持到底 從某種意義上說，這次政權的崩潰是一個慘痛的教訓，說明了實現從獨裁到民主的和平過渡有多麼艱難——儘管在這個威權主義者日益收緊控制、民主倒退的時代，這種過渡越來越罕見。但這也和強硬的性格與頑固的機構有關，事實證明，各方不願意或無法走得更遠。 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ 文章來自《紐約時報》: http://nyti.ms/3pRuvsB #EEL時事英文 #政治時事英文

These photos mean a lot to me, because I almost never ever take photos with my family. 😂 Prepared my Thank You speech for my wedding, but unfortunately, I didn’t have the chance to deliver the message at all. 🥲 I don’t know when I’d be able to say the things I’ve always wanted to say, and no matter how many “Thank you, I love you” I can utter at the most random of times, the atmosphere and feelings I wanna bring across will still be different. Nonetheless, here goes: First of all, daddy and mummy, I want to say sorry. As much as I hate cheesy speeches, and saying sorry, I just want to apologise for being such a recalcitrant and stubborn child. I wasn’t the easiest child to raise, in fact I’m probably the worst one among us all. (Teach me to walk straight, I sure walk zigzag for you see lol.) Even so, I was never deprived of a shelter above my head, having sufficient food on the table, my education, and freedom. I apologise for being such a sickly child, for always making you guys worry, and for always creating trouble for you guys, albeit unintentionally. Through it all, thank you for not giving up on me, for all that you have sacrificed, and your unfailing love for me. I don’t think there’s anything I could do to repay all that you have done for me, but I hope that one day I will be able to redeem myself, and be a daughter you guys are proud of having. I love you daddy and mummy. ❤️ I love my bros @adurian_yoong and @william_yoong too!!! 😘 (Too bad we didn’t take photos together, I forgot!!! 😭) Thank you to my family for giving me the honour of being a princess in the Yoong family, then now and always. 😆 #GillianGetsMarked

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