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The people of the United Kingdom are about to get a new prime minister for the second time in a matter of weeks.

英国人民将在几周内迎来第二任新首相。

And this one will make history just by taking the job.

而这位首相只要接下这份工作就会创造历史。

That's after the selection process came to a sudden conclusion today.

这是在今天选举过程突然结束之后的情况。

Malcolm Brabant reports from Brighton, England.

马尔科姆·布拉班特在英国布莱顿为我们带来报道。

He is the first prime minister of color, the first of Indian descent.

他是第一位有色人种总理，第一位印度裔总理。

Aged1 42, former Treasury2 Chief Rishi Sunak is now the youngest leader of the United Kingdom in more than 200 years.

42岁的前财政大臣里希·苏纳克如今是英国200多年来最年轻的领导人。

It is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party I love.

能够为我所热爱的政党服务是我一生中最大的荣幸。

He is also Britain's third prime minister this year, after Boris Johnson resigned amid scandals and Liz Truss was forced out following a catastrophic budget.

他也是今年英国的第三任首相，此前鲍里斯·约翰逊因丑闻辞职，利兹·特拉斯因失败的预算计划被迫下台。

Sunak's perceived financial acumen3 will be severely4 tested as he tackles inflation and soaring energy prices.

在应对通货膨胀和能源价格飙升的过程中，苏纳克在金融方面的智慧将受到严峻考验。

There is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. We now need stability and unity5.

毫无疑问，我们面临着深刻的经济挑战。我们现在需要安定团结。

And I will make it my utmost priority to bring my party and our country together.

我将把我党和我们的国家团结起来作为我的首要任务。

His two opponents, Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt, couldn't muster6 enough support from Conservative lawmakers.

他的两个对手鲍里斯·约翰逊和佩妮·莫当特未能从保守党议员那里获得足够的支持。

And they conceded to Sunak, making him prime minister by default.

他们向苏纳克让步，默认任命他为总理。

That political turbulence7 has caused the Labor8 Party to call for general elections.

这种政治动荡导致工党要求举行大选。

But Sunak said today that won't happen.

但苏纳克今天表示，不会举行大选。

Sunak may portray9 himself as a fiscal10 savior.

苏纳克可能会把自己描绘成财政救世主。

But he was in charge of Britain's pocketbook at the start of the recent economic downturn.

在最近的经济衰退之初，他掌管着英国的钱袋。

Angela Rayner is deputy leader of the opposition11 Labor Party.

安吉拉·雷纳是反对党工党的副领袖。

Rishi Sunak was the chancellor12 where we have seen low growth.

里希·苏纳克任财政大臣期间，经济增长缓慢。

And families are really worried about the cost of living that they face and have heard nothing from Rishi Sunak.

每个家庭真的很担心他们面临的生活成本，而他们没有收到里希·苏纳克的任何消息。


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1 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
2 treasury 7GeyP     
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
3 acumen qVgzn     
n.敏锐，聪明
参考例句：
  • She has considerable business acumen.她的经营能力绝非一般。
  • His business acumen has made his very successful.他的商业头脑使他很成功。
4 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
5 unity 4kQwT     
n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调
参考例句：
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
6 muster i6czT     
v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，检阅，集合人员，点名册
参考例句：
  • Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
  • I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。
7 turbulence 8m9wZ     
n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流
参考例句：
  • The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
  • The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。
8 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
9 portray mPLxy     
v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)
参考例句：
  • It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
  • Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？
10 fiscal agbzf     
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
11 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
12 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
参考例句：
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

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