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Russia's Arrival Stirs the G20 Finance Summit in North Carolina

俄羅斯官員抵達,引發北卡羅來納州G20財長峰會關注

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Russia's top economic official caused a stir on Monday by appearing in person at a G20 finance summit in North Carolina.

cause a stir= 引起明顯的興奮、驚訝或爭議by + -ing= 指出某件事發生所透過的行動或方式

The United States is hosting finance ministers from around the world for the meeting this week. Against that international backdrop, the Russian official's arrival became a notable moment at the gathering.

Against that ... backdrop= 把某事件置於周遭情勢或脈絡之中來理解

The summit brings together senior figures responsible for their countries' financial policies. Russia's decision to send its leading economic representative in person drew particular attention as the talks began.

bring together= 為了共同目的而使人們或團體齊聚一堂draw particular attention= 吸引異常高度的注意或關注as + clause= 表示兩件事大約在同一時間發生

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文法整理

句型意思
stir + event/place新聞標題中的精簡結構,表示使某場活動或某個地方受到震動或引發高度關注
cause a stir引起明顯的興奮、驚訝或爭議
by + -ing指出某件事發生所透過的行動或方式
Against that ... backdrop把某事件置於周遭情勢或脈絡之中來理解
bring together為了共同目的而使人們或團體齊聚一堂
draw particular attention吸引異常高度的注意或關注
as + clause表示兩件事大約在同一時間發生

詞彙整理

單字意思
backdrop舞臺後方懸掛的布景,用來襯托表演場面。
notable值得注意的;顯著的
representative代表某人、某團體或某種事物的;能反映其特徵的

延伸學習

  • 新聞英語中的「cause a stir」只表示引起顯著反應,不會明確限定那是興奮、驚訝還是爭議。
  • 「Against that backdrop」把新發展連結到更廣泛的情勢,暗示背景會影響讀者如何理解該事件。
  • 此處的「figures」不是數字,而是指知名或具影響力的人士,是新聞報導常見的正式用語。

練習

測試你剛學到的內容。

  1. Against that international  , the Russian official's arrival became a notable moment at the gathering.

  2. Who does the summit bring together?

  3. What function does “by appearing in person” have in the first paragraph?

Source: NPR