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Now let's turn to Japan where there's been a change in leadership. The country's parliament voted in its first new prime minister in eight years. This follows the sudden resignation of Japan's longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who says he resigned due to poor health. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports.

现在来关注日本，该国领导层发生了变化。日本国会投票选出了八年来首位新首相。此前，日本在位时间最长的首相安倍晋三因健康状况不佳而突然辞职。NPR新闻的安东尼·库恩将带来详细报道。

ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE¹: The ruling Liberal Democratic Party chose Yoshihide Suga as its president on Monday. Suga introduced himself at a press conference.

安东尼·库恩连线：周一，日本执政党自由民主党选择菅义伟担任首相一职。菅义伟在记者会上进行了自我介绍。

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PRIME MINISTER YOSHIHIDE SUGA: (Non-English language spoken).

菅义伟首相：（用非英语语言讲话）。

KUHN: "I'm the eldest² son of a farmer who was raised in Akita Prefecture until high school," he said. "I was born without ties to power. So I jumped into politics and started from scratch." For the past eight years as chief cabinet secretary, Suga served as Abe's spokesman, parrying reporters' questions about a string of cronyism³ scandals that dogged his boss. He was asked about those scandals on Monday.

库恩：他说，“我是秋田县一个农家的长子，高中毕业后离开秋田。我出生时与权力没有关系。进入政坛后从零开始。”在过去八年担任日本内阁官房长官期间，菅义伟是安倍的发言人，挡住了记者就困扰安倍的一系列任人唯亲丑闻进行的提问。周一，他被问及了这些丑闻。

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SUGA: (Non-English language spoken).

菅义伟：（用非英语语言讲话）。

KUHN: "We must correct what we find objectively wrong," he responded tersely⁴. "It's important to give the people thorough explanations about everything." The 71-year-old Suga was responsible for implementing⁵ Abe's policies throughout the government.

库恩：他简洁明了地回答称，“我们必须纠正我们所发现的客观错误。重要的是，所有事情都要对人民进行彻底的解释。现年71岁的菅义伟此前负责在整个政府中执行安倍的政策。

SHIHOKO GOTO: He is a consummate⁶ political operative.

藤志保子：他是一名完美的政客。

KUHN: Shihoko Goto is a Japan expert at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. She says Suga has a reputation for being effective but not very charismatic.

库恩：藤志保子是华盛顿威尔逊中心的日本专家。她表示，菅义伟以高效著称，但并不是很有魅力。

GOTO: He's very gray. Gray is not a good color in politics right now.

藤志：他很无趣。现在灰色在政治上可不是个好颜色。

KUHN: Suga will need to muster⁷ some charm, Goto says, to match Shinzo Abe, whose personal rapport⁸ with President Trump⁹ has helped to stabilize¹⁰ the bilateral¹¹ relationship. Suga has promised to carry on Abe's policies aimed at reviving the economy and strengthening Japan's military. Goto says the Japanese want continuity and stability because before Abe's eight-year tenure¹²...

库恩：藤志说，菅义伟需要拿出些魅力，来与安倍晋三匹敌，后者与特朗普总统的私人关系帮助两国稳定了双边关系。菅义伟承诺将继续执行安倍旨在振兴经济和强化日本军队的政策。藤志表示，日本民众想要的是持续性和稳定性，因为在安倍的八年任期之前……

GOTO: Japan had had revolving¹³ door of leaders, six prime ministers in six years. No one wants to see a return of that.

藤志：日本曾频繁更换首相，六年换了六任首相。没有人想再次看到这种情况。

KUHN: Now, Goto says, Suga needs to secure the public support through an election. But given the epidemic¹⁴, that might have to wait. By law, that vote has to be held by September 2021 at latest.

库恩：藤志说，现在菅义伟需要通过选举来确保民众的支持。但由于新冠疫情的影响，投票可能还需要等待。依据法律，投票最迟要在2021年9月进行。

Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.

NPR新闻，安东尼·库恩首尔报道。

1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

3 cronyism   

n.任人唯亲，对好朋友的偏袒

参考例句：

• Many small town mayor and city official practice cronyism.许多小镇的市长和大城市的官员都有任人唯亲的行为。
• Bringing business people into politics can also produce corruption and cronyism.商人从政也容易带来腐败和任人唯亲。

4 tersely   

adv. 简捷地, 简要地

参考例句：

• Nixon proceeded to respond, mercifully more tersely than Brezhnev. 尼克松开始作出回答了。幸运的是，他讲的比勃列日涅夫简练。
• Hafiz Issail tersely informed me that Israel force had broken the young cease-fire. 哈菲兹·伊斯梅尔的来电简洁扼要，他说以色列部队破坏了刚刚生效的停火。

5 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

6 consummate   

adj.完美的；v.成婚；使完美 [反]baffle

参考例句：

• The restored jade burial suit fully reveals the consummate skill of the labouring people of ancient China.复原后的金缕玉衣充分显示出中国古代劳动人民的精湛工艺。
• The actor's acting is consummate and he is loved by the audience.这位演员技艺精湛，深受观众喜爱。

7 muster   

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。

8 rapport   

n.和睦，意见一致

参考例句：

• She has an excellent rapport with her staff.她跟她职员的关系非常融洽。
• We developed a high degree of trust and a considerable personal rapport.我们发展了高度的互相信任和不错的私人融洽关系。

9 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

10 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

11 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

12 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

13 revolving   

adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想

参考例句：

• The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
• The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。

14 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。