Moon’s former spokesperson defeats ex-Seoul Mayor／

文在寅的前發言人擊敗前首爾市長

【摘要2020.4.19.自由】◎茅毅

In one of the most heated elections for the National Assembly, former presidential spokesperson Go Min-jung of the ruling party clinched victory in Seoul’s Gwangjin B precinct over an opposition heavyweight figure, election results showed Thursday.

週四選舉結果顯示，在本次（南韓）國會最激烈的選舉之中，執政黨的前總統府發言人高旼廷（譯按：也有拼成Ko Min-jung），在首爾的「廣津B」選區擊敗一名在野黨的重量級人物，獲得勝利。

The constituency emerged as a closely watched neck-and-neck race after the conservative United Future Party fielded Oh Se-hoon, who has widely been perceived as a presidential hopeful, to run in a constituency regarded as a liberal stronghold, where current Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae was elected five times.

該選區在保守派的「未來統合黨」派出咸認是總統熱門人選的吳世勳，投入這個被視為自由派大本營的選區參選後，成為一場被密切關注、難分軒輊的選戰。現任法務部長秋美愛，就曾在該選區5度當選。

In response, the ruling party put forward Go, a widely recognized figure though a novice in electoral affairs. "It was a difficult battle and there were many tough situations. But I am grateful for the many people who held my hand until the last moment," Go said.

對此，執政黨則推出了高知名度人物，但卻是選舉新手的高旼廷。「這是場苦戰，有許多困境。但我感激幫助我到（選戰）最後一刻的許多人」，高旼廷說。

新聞辭典

clinch：動詞，獲得、達成、最終贏得、擁抱。Tom finally clinched the deal.（湯姆最後做成了這筆交易。）

neck-and-neck ：片語，旗鼓相當、不分勝負、勢均力敵。The two teams are neck-and-neck with 1 point each.（這兩隊各得1分，打成平手。）

novice：名詞，新手、初學者。She has never driven a car before - I’m a complete novice.（她從沒開過車—完全是個新手。）

Window of Happiness

浪漫心形窗

【摘要2020.4.19.蘋果】

Japan boasts more than 2,000 temples all over the countryside and in its cities. Some of the temples are hundreds of years old, while others are thousands. One place that has been getting a lot of love on Instagram is the 800-year-old Shojuin Temple.

The reason for this is that the temple has a heart-shaped window in the guest hall. People can take pictures with it and hope for happiness. The coolest feature of the window happens between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. each day. Sunlight beams through the window and casts the image of a heart on the floor.

日本擁有兩千多座寺廟，遍及了鄉間和城市。有些廟有百年歷史，有些廟更長達千年之久。有個地方一直在Instagram上廣受大家喜愛，那就是歷史已有八百年的正壽院。

廣受喜愛的原因在於正壽院的客殿有扇心形窗戶。人們可以和心形窗拍照以期獲得幸福。心形窗最酷的特色出現在每天下午三點到四點之間。陽光會照進窗戶，在地上投射出一個心形圖案。

生活必備字詞

boast vt.（地方等）擁有（好的事物或特徵）；以擁有⋯⋯自豪
Ireland boasts beautiful beaches and great restaurants.
beam vi. 照射，發光
The water sparkled and the sun beamed brightly.
cast vt. 投射（三態同形）