法國總統選舉將於4月23日首輪投票,主張脫歐的極右派(far-right)候選人勒龐(Marine Le Pen)對決中間路線的馬克宏(Emmanuel Macron)。兩人民調時有壓制對方的短暫領先,被國內、外媒體喻為史上「最難預測結果的大選」。
【極右派淺談】 far-right 極右派的 A:The French presidential election is in a dead heat, and it's highly unpredictable. (法國總統選舉選情激烈,勝負難料。) B:I know! The far-right candidate, Le Pen, is one of the front runners. (是!極右派候選人勒龐是領先者之一。) pulse 觀點、感情、脈搏、心態 A:After Brexit and Trump, the far right has become a rising power in Europe. (英國脫歐與川普勝選後,極右派成歐洲新勢力。) B:Right! These politicians have a good ability to sense the populist pulse. (對,這些政客很能抓住民粹的脈動。) runoff 決勝投票 A:The French voters will decide if they'll leave the EU and revert to the franc. (法國選民將決定是否脫歐與重啟法郎。) B:Let's wait and see the April 23 first-round result, and then the runoff on May 7th. (等著看4/23的第一輪投票結果吧,決戰是5/7。) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. populism:民粹主義 2. centrist:中間派、溫和派 3. pollster:民調專家 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權