[看BBC學英文]南韓總統尹錫悅成為首位在任期間被逮捕的總統

BBC原文連結：

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg45zqz225vo

中英翻譯：

South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country's first sitting president to be arrested, ending a weeks-long standoff between investigators and his personal security.

南韓總統尹錫悅成為該國首位在任期間遭逮捕的總統，結束了調查人員與其個人安保之間長達數週的僵持局面。

Yoon, whose failed attempt to impose martial law plunged the country into turmoil and saw him impeached by parliament, is being investigated on charges of insurrection.

尹錫悅因試圖實施戒嚴未果，導致國家陷入動盪，並遭國會彈劾，目前正因涉嫌叛亂罪接受調查。

[雅思高頻單字]--turmoil

• 詞性：名詞
• 意思：混亂；動盪
• 例句：The nation was in turmoil after the economic crisis.
• 雅思應用：適合用於描述危機或社會問題。

[雅思高頻單字]--insurrection

• 詞性：名詞
• 意思：叛亂
• 例句：The leader was charged with insurrection for attempting to overthrow the government.
• 雅思應用：適用於討論政治動亂或國際衝突的相關話題。

He is, however, still technically the president as a constitutional court has to decide whether his impeachment is valid.

然而，根據憲法法院尚需裁定其彈劾是否有效的規定，他嚴格來說仍然是總統。

[雅思高頻單字]-- impeachment

• 詞性：名詞
• 意思：彈劾
• 例句：The president faced impeachment due to allegations of corruption.
• 雅思應用：用於討論政府運作或領導者行為的合法性

Investigators used ladders and wirecutters in the freezing cold to get to Yoon, whose Presidential Security Service (PSS) personnel had erected barricades in a bid to thwart his arrest.

調查人員在嚴寒中使用梯子和剪線鉗接近尹錫悅，而他的總統警衛局（PSS）人員設置了路障，試圖阻止他的逮捕。

[雅思高頻單字]-- barricade

詞性：名詞/動詞

意思：路障；設置路障

例句：The protesters erected barricades to block the main road.

雅思應用：適用於討論抗議活動或社會運動的場景。

The 64-year-old leader said he agreed to appear before the Corruption Investigation Office for high ranking officials (CIO) to avoid bloodshed.

這位64歲的領導人表示，他同意前往高官反腐調查局（CIO）接受調查，以避免流血衝突。

In a three-minute video message, Yoon said he would comply with the investigation against him even though he was against it.

尹錫悅在一段三分鐘的影片中表示，儘管他反對對自己的調查，但他仍會配合調查。

[雅思高頻單字]--comply with

• 意思：遵守；配合
• 例句：Companies must comply with environmental regulations to avoid penalties.
• 雅思應用：常用於討論規則或法律。

He has consistently maintained that the warrant for his arrest is not legally valid.

他一直堅持認為對他的逮捕令在法律上無效。

Yoon said he witnessed how authorities "invaded" his home's security perimeter with fire equipment.

尹錫悅表示，他目睹當局使用消防設備「侵入」了他住所的安全防護區。

"I decided to appear before the CIO, even though it is an illegal investigation, in order to prevent any unsavoury bloodshed," he said.

「儘管這是一項非法調查，但為了避免任何不必要的流血事件，我決定前往CIO配合調查，」他說道。

[雅思高頻單字]--illegal

• 詞性：形容詞
• 意思：非法的
• 例句：The protest was deemed illegal by the authorities.
• 雅思應用：可用於討論法律或社會問題的議題。

More than 1,000 officers were part of Wednesday's dawn operation, which marked the second time officers had tried to arrest him.

在週三黎明進行的行動中，超過1,000名警員參與，這是警方第二次試圖逮捕尹錫悅。

The CIO which is investigating Yoon, previously attempted to arrest him on 3 January.

此前，CIO在1月3日曾試圖逮捕他。

They had obtained the warrant after he ignored multiple summonses to appear for questioning.

CIO在尹錫悅多次無視傳喚要求出面接受訊問後，取得了逮捕令。

Yoon's People Power Party decried his arrest as "illegal", with floor leader Kweon Seong-dong describing Wednesday's events as "regretful".

尹錫悅的人民力量黨（People Power Party）譴責他的逮捕為「非法」，黨團領袖權性東（Kweon Seong-dong）形容週三的事件「令人遺憾」。

On the other hand, the floor leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Park Chan-dae, said Yoon's arrest showed that "justice in South Korea is alive".

另一方面，反對黨民主黨（Democratic Party）黨團領袖朴贊大（Park Chan-dae）則表示，尹錫悅的逮捕顯示「南韓的正義仍然存在」。

[雅思高頻單字]--justice

• 詞性：名詞
• 意思：正義；公正
• 例句：Justice must be served to maintain social harmony.
• 雅思應用：適用於探討社會公平與法律相關的話題。

This arrest "is the first step toward restoring constitutional order, democracy and the rule of law," he said during a party meeting.

「這次逮捕是恢復憲政秩序、民主與法治的第一步，」他在黨內會議上說。

[雅思高頻單字]--restore

• 詞性：動詞
• 意思：恢復
• 例句：Efforts were made to restore peace after the conflict.
• 雅思應用：可用於環境問題、經濟復甦等情境。

[雅思高頻單字]--democracy

• 詞性：名詞
• 意思：民主
• 例句：Democracy ensures that every individual has a voice in governance.
• 雅思應用：常用於討論政治體制或社會制度。

[雅思高頻單字]--rule of law

• 詞性：片語/名詞短語
• 意思：法治
• 例句：The rule of law is fundamental to a functioning democracy.
• 雅思應用：適合用於正式的寫作或高分段的口說。

[雅思高頻片語]--the first step toward

• 意思：邁向…的第一步
• 例句：Investing in renewable energy is the first step toward sustainability.
• 雅思應用：可用於探討解決問題的措施或方法。

The country is currently being led by Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok as acting president. He was thrust into power after the first acting president, Han Duck-soo, was also impeached by opposition majority parliament.

目前，國家由代理總統、財政部長崔常穆（Choi Sang-mok）領導。他是在首位代理總統韓悳洙（Han Duck-soo）被反對黨主導的國會彈劾後臨危受命。

[雅思高頻片語]--thrust into power

• 意思：被推上權力的高位
• 例句：The young leader was thrust into power following the sudden resignation of his predecessor.
• 雅思應用：用於討論領導權力的交接或危機管理。

After undergoing questioning on Wednesday, Yoon is expected to be detained at the Seoul Detention Centre in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, approximately 5km (3 miles) from the CIO's office.

尹錫悅於週三接受訊問後，預計將被關押在位於京畿道義王市的首爾拘留中心，該中心距CIO辦公室約5公里（3英里）。

If a court doesn't issue a detention warrant within 48 hours of Yoon's arrest, however, he will be released, and free to return to the presidential residence.

然而，如果法院在尹錫悅被捕後的48小時內未簽發羈押令，他就會被釋放並可自由返回總統官邸。

[雅思高頻單字]-- detention

• 詞性：名詞
• 意思：拘留
• 例句：The suspect was placed in detention while awaiting trial.
• 雅思應用：常見於法律或犯罪相關的寫作題目，描述法律程序。

While the arrest of a sitting president is remarkable for South Korean politics, the country's political crisis is far from over. It is just another phase in an unfolding political drama.

雖然在任總統被捕對南韓政治來說是一項非比尋常的事件，但該國的政治危機仍遠未結束，這僅僅是正在上演的政治劇的一部分。

[雅思高頻片語]-- far from over

• 意思：遠未結束
• 例句：The crisis is far from over, and further negotiations are needed.
• 雅思應用：可用於描述尚未解決的問題，強調情況的複雜性或長期性。

The crowds outside Yoon's house on Wednesday morning underscored the deep divisions in the country.

週三上午，尹錫悅住所外的群眾聚集場面突顯了國內的深刻分裂。

[雅思高頻片語]-- deep divisions

• 意思：深刻的分裂
• 例句：The election results revealed deep divisions within the country.
• 雅思應用：用於描述社會矛盾、文化差異或國家內部的衝突。

The anti-Yoon crowd cheered, clapped and blasted out a "congratulations and celebrations" song at the announcement of his arrest.

反對尹錫悅的群眾在得知他被捕的消息後歡呼、鼓掌，並播放了「祝賀與慶祝」的歌曲。

[雅思高頻片語]-- cheer and clap

• 意思：歡呼與鼓掌
• 例句：The audience cheered and clapped as the winners took the stage.
• 雅思應用：描述人群反應或活動氛圍的絕佳表達方式。

The atmosphere is completely different on the other side.

而在另一邊，情況截然不同。

"We are very upset and angry - the rule of law has broken down," a Yoon supporter told the BBC.

「我們非常沮喪和憤怒——法治已經崩壞，」一名尹錫悅的支持者告訴 BBC。

The standoff also pitted two branches of executive power against each other: law enforcement officers, armed with a legal arrest warrant and presidential security staff, who said they were duty bound to protect the suspended president.

這場對峙也顯示了行政權力內部的對立：執法人員持合法的逮捕令，對抗聲稱有責任保護被停職總統的總統安保人員。

[雅思高頻單字]-- standoff

• 詞性：名詞
• 意思：僵局、對峙
• 例句：The standoff between the police and the protesters lasted for hours.
• 雅思應用：用於描述衝突、談判或社會危機中的膠著狀態。

Even before his martial law declaration, Yoon had been reduced to a lame duck leader as the opposition party held the majority in parliament.

早在宣布戒嚴之前，由於反對黨在國會佔多數，尹錫悅的領導地位已經形同跛腳鴨。

He has also faced controversy over his wife for receiving a Dior bag as a gift.

此外，他的妻子因收到一個 Dior 手袋作為禮物的爭議，也引發了輿論批評。