[時事英文] Prime Minister Suga's Visit to Washington
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Mr. Suga is the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House by President Biden, w...
[時事英文] Prime Minister Suga's Visit to Washington
菅義偉訪美行
Mr. Suga is the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House by President Biden, who has vowed to reinvigorate alliances. Japan already had the distinction last month of being the first international destination for the new U.S. secretaries of state and defense.
•reinvigorate alliances 振興聯盟
•have the distinction of 有被授予... 的榮譽
•international destination 國際目的地
菅義偉是首位受拜登總統邀請訪問白宮的外國領導人。拜登已發誓要給美國在世界各地的盟友關係注入新的活力。日本在上個月頗為不同尋常地成了美國新任國務卿和國防部長出訪的首個國際目的地。
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Typically, a Japanese prime minister has a slate of agenda items to tick off. This visit is no different. The two leaders are expected to talk about the coronavirus pandemic, trade, the importance of securing supply chains for components like semiconductors, the North Korean nuclear threat and shared goals on climate change.
•slate (US) （尤指在政治活動中的）候選人名單
•agenda items 議事日程
•tick sth off 在（清單上）勾掉，做標記（表示已完成這件事）
•secure supply chains 確保供應鏈
•shared goals 共同目標
通常情況下，日本首相訪美有一系列的議事日程。這次訪問也不例外。預計美日領導人將討論新冠病毒大流行、貿易、確保半導體等產品的零部件供應鏈的重要性、朝鮮核威脅，以及氣候變化方面的共同目標等問題。
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This time, he said, “that’s not what we should do. I think we should talk big about the world and Asia-Pacific.” Such bold statements would run counter to Japanese officials’ deep-seated instincts. They have tended to avoid mentioning China or its most sensitive interests, preferring vague and sweeping language about the need to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
•run counter to 違反了
•deep-seated instincts 根深蒂固的本能
•vague and sweeping language 模糊和籠統的語言
•maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region 保持印度太平洋地區的自由開放
這次，他說，「那不是我們應該做的。我認為我們應該談世界和亞太的大事。」這種大膽聲明違反了日本官員根深蒂固的本能。他們往往避免提中國或中國最敏感的利益，而是喜歡用模糊和籠統的語言談論保持印度太平洋地區自由開放的必要性。
Update: https://cnb.cx/3sFMLpw
China’s response: https://s.nikkei.com/3dyedkS
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文章來自《紐約時報》: https://nyti.ms/32qPpog
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【MV徵照】
#遠距離 #疫情 #bepatient
31/12/2020
2020年對大家來說都不容易，包括遠距離感情。我們最後一見面是年頭一月尾，你來吉隆坡一起過農曆新年，那個一整天塞車的金馬崙高原。萬萬沒想到，三月尾因為疫情全世界陸續封國。
剛開始，我們還蠻樂觀的說可能兩三個月後就能見面了。四月的時候期待五月，五月期待七月，七月期待九月。就這樣到了九月份，我們都隱約知道短期內不可能見到面了。轉眼2020就快過去，我們分開快一年了，如果沒有視訊這回事我想局面可能會更複雜。我們偶爾還會開玩笑的說，這期間如果各自遇到新的對象，那也沒辦法了XD。有時我們也會嚷嚷著說，快忘了兩個人相處在一起的感覺，也許這個感覺只有經歷過遠距離的人比較容易理解。但心裡知道，在一起兩年，你已經是我的生活一部份。還沒見到你一面，我的生活無法完整回來。有時你還會開玩笑說，這一年不算數，我們還是只在一起兩年。等到不知何時可以見面的時候，也不知道是分開多久的事了。
有一天晚上我們聊到這件事的時候，語氣不耐煩的我一直在埋怨，沒想到你在視訊裡傳來一句：Be patient，一定會等到那一天的。你知道嗎？這句話就像雷劈下來的擊中紅心，平時比我更沒耐心，什麼事都急的你竟然說出這句話。因此，才有了這一首歌。我已經快一年多沒寫新歌了，沒想到這一次的感受如此強烈，也讓我體會到愛是需要等待的。這一年心靈上也吸收和學會了很多，放下自己該放下的執著，放下該放下的人事物，時間用在值得的地方。十月的時候領養了一隻貓，雖然在視訊裡你們見過面了，但真的很期待見面時，我們三個一起相處的小日子。相信經過這一次，我們一定會更成熟的去愛。直到見面那一天，會不會像我們說的兩個人有可能會哭出來，那就拭目以待吧。Take care
祝福大家在這場疫情裡一切安好。
會過去的，be patient。
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【MV徵收照片】
對象：因爲疫情封國至今尚未能見面的遠距離情侶／夫妻／家人。
合照：最好是打橫的，不一定要旅行照，
我會選出15-20張合照，放在MV最後一分鐘裡。發照片的時候請附上兩人名字（中英文皆可）與國家（異地戀），並註明哪個月份開始未能見面至今。
例子：
Vj & Noina
KUL✈️BKK
2020一月
【MV將於25/1/2021首播】
照片請Email: bepatient2021@gmail.com
截止日期：20/1/2021
*希望可以收到更多來自不同國家的相關照片。我會在email裡通知被收錄的照片。謝謝大家，請多多分享此訊息。
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*英文版本
31/12/2020
2020 hasn't been easy to all of us .The same goes without saying on a long-distance relationship. End of January, our last met. You visited KL to celebrate Chinese New Year together. We drove to Cameron Highlands. That awful traffic jam! Who could possibly have imagined then, in March the world were to have their borders closed and a pandemic.
We certainly were able to keep our spirit up at first. Well, two, or three months later, things will be over and we'll be seeing each other again. We thought. In April, we set our hope again on May. When May came, it seemed our best shot was probably July. Then it was July, we can only expect September. Sooner than we knew it was already September. One thing we did know this time, it's best not to expect anything than sooner. 2020 has now come to its end. We are apart for a year. It must had been more complicated it it weren't for all the video calls. Sometimes we joked about letting each other go, for if a better person happened to show up at this moment. Other times we struggled because we felt something seemed fading away. Perhaps that's how exactly a long-distance relationship is. Of course I know my heart. We have been in a relationship for two years, you are a part of me. Without you being here in my life, my life is yet completed. Once you said we shouldn't add this year as our relationship milestone, it should remain 2 years. For we cannot know how long we still have to be apart until the day we can meet again.
Another evening this topic was brought up, again. In our video call all i did was non stop complaining , not a pleasant tone. "Be patient.", you said, "the day will come for sure." This moment caught my heart totally. I know how quick temper you are than me usually on everything. Hearing this from you was a blow and a shout to my heart. That's how it got me writing this song. Before this, I haven't composed any piece of song more than a year. Our conversation that night touched my heart and deepen my feelings. I have come to an understanding of the reason of being patient in all these, for something greater behind it. Love, awaits. I learn not to cling on my thoughts and ideas. Let go. That helps me focusing on the moment, the present. Hey, I adopted a cat, you know that right? You have met each other on video calls. I look forward to the day you both meet, the days when three of us spending time together. After what we have been going through, i believe our love will only grow matured. We will know how to love. When the day is here, when we finally see each other. We might not be able to hold our tears. Though I am sure it is only for happiness.Take care.
All good. All fine. To all of us.
This too shall pass. Be patient.