看到封面嚇到，經濟學人直接表明支持拜登
看著搖曳破敗的國旗，我想今年如果給美國一個關鍵字，大概是分裂 divided
一開始看這標我還在猜是編輯的心機
Why it has to be Joe Biden
因為這個不完整句有兩大方向的解讀法：
1. 為什麼應該支持拜登
2. 為什麼一定要是拜登出來選（才能跟川普抗衡）
讀完我確認是第一個意思，貨真價實的拉票文
我們來讀一段就知道我怎麼判斷
Joe Biden is not a miracle cure for what ails（致病） America. But he is a good man who would restore steadiness and civility（穩定與禮貌） to the White House. He is equipped to begin the long, difficult task of putting a fractured（崩裂的） country back together again. That is why, if we had a vote, it would go to Joe.
最後一句非常明確，假設語氣第二型，意思是經濟學人手上沒有票，但如果有票，會投拜登
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這一段說美國面臨命運的抉擇，一邊是川普的乖張，一邊是「本報認為能夠向世界彰顯美國價值」的拜登：
In this election America faces a fateful choice. At stake is the nature of its democracy. One path leads to a fractious, personalised（經濟學人都用英式拼法） rule, dominated by a head of state who scorns decency and truth. The other leads to something better—something truer to what this newspaper sees as the values that originally made America an inspiration around the world.
「this newspaper sees 」很明白是刊物的立場
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結論還是不免俗來個經濟學人很愛在提出預測之後補上的免責聲明：
In his first term, Mr Trump has been a destructive president. He would start his second affirmed in all his worst instincts. Mr Biden is his antithesis. Were he to be elected, success would not be guaranteed—how could it be? But he would enter the White House with the promise of the most precious gift that democracies can bestow: renewal.
經濟學人寫道：拜登是川普的對立面，不過誰能保證拜登一定會讓美國成功呢？但他會帶著民主最珍貴的禮物所承載的諾言進入白宮：更新
讀完這段免責結論我冒出滿多問號的 #你怎麼想？
我正在準備一個開票外電直播節目 敬請期待支持啦
到底會是開票日還是變成開票週甚至開票月
接下來的美國和太平洋此岸的我們會怎麼走呢
一起繼續看下去
equipped意思 在 HSK 4 (601-650) Word Pinyin Quiz - Learn Chinese with App 的必吃
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