Name: 【聽Podcast學英文】格陵蘭引爆外交衝突？川普為何與盟友翻臉？ (Greenland: Trump clashes with allies: BBC Learning English from the News)
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This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

這是《從新聞學英文》，一個解析新聞標題的英語學習 Podcast。

在本集節目中：「我們一定要得到它。」

That's what President Trump is saying about Greenland.

這是美國總統川普對格陵蘭的說法。

In this program, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

在本節目中，我們會探討一則重要新聞，以及新聞標題中幫助你理解內容的關鍵字彙。

You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 找到本集所有的字彙、標題與學習單。

那麼，讓我們進一步了解這則新聞。

"One way or another, we're going to have Greenland."

「不管用什麼方式，我們都會得到格陵蘭。」

Those are the words of US President Donald Trump,

這是美國總統唐納．川普說的話。

who has said that the US will take control of Greenland.

Greenland is a large island in between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, which is ruled by Denmark.

格陵蘭是一座位於大西洋與北極海之間的大型島嶼，目前由丹麥統治。

Many people in Greenland feel that the territory should become independent.

許多格陵蘭人認為，這塊領土應該要獨立。

At the moment, it has its own government, but Denmark controls its foreign defence and security policy.

目前格陵蘭擁有自己的政府，但外交、防衛與安全政策仍由丹麥掌控。

The territory's strategic position in the Arctic has led to previous attempts by the US to purchase it.

格陵蘭在北極的戰略位置，過去曾讓美國試圖購買這片領土。

The US military currently has a base on the island.

目前美軍在島上設有一座基地。

And President Trump has stated concerns that the territory could be taken over by Russia or China.

川普總統表示擔心，格陵蘭可能會被俄羅斯或中國接管。

These fears have been dismissed by Denmark.

These latest comments by President Trump have led to criticism from many European countries

川普總統的最新言論，引發多個歐洲國家的批評。

who have said that they will support Denmark's attempt to keep the territory as part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

這些國家表示，將支持丹麥維持格陵蘭屬於丹麥王國的一部分。

President Trump has responded to these criticisms by threatening to impose taxes on imports -  otherwise known as tariffs-

川普則回應這些批評，威脅要對多個歐洲盟國的進口商品課徵稅金——也就是關稅。

on a number of European countries who are allies of the US.

This is from the Financial Times, a British financial newspaper.

這則新聞來自英國財經報紙《金融時報》。

Greenland is ground zero for Arctic 'Great Game'.

〈格陵蘭成為北極「大博弈」的震央〉

That headline again from the Financial Times.

再聽一次，來自《金融時報》。

This headline is about the importance of Greenland to powerful countries such as the US russia and China.

這則標題談的是格陵蘭對美國、俄羅斯與中國等強權的重要性。

The great game means the competition between powerful countries.

「大博弈」指的是強權國家之間的競爭。

However, we're going to learn the expression, ground zero.

而我們今天要學的片語是「ground zero」。

The original literal meaning of the expression is the location directly under a large explosion,

這個詞最原本的意思，是指大型爆炸正下方的位置，

It's also often been used to refer to the location of the terrorist attack on New York's World Trade center in September 2001.

它也常被用來指 2001 年 9 月紐約世貿中心恐怖攻擊的地點。

Ground zero is also used to talk about the areas of most damage caused by natural disasters.

「ground zero」也可用來形容自然災害中受創最嚴重的地區。

For example, we can talk about the ground zero of hurricane damage.

例如，我們可以說某地是颶風破壞的震央。

As a metaphor, we can use ground zero to talk about where something important begins to happen.

作為隱喻，它也可指某件重要事情開始發生的地方。

Greenland could be the start of a bigger dispute or conflict.

格陵蘭可能成為更大衝突或爭端的起點。

We've had ground zero, the location where something important starts happening.

我們學到了「ground zero」，指的是重大事件的起點。

For example, this street is ground zero for the city's latest crime wave.

例如：這條街是這座城市最新犯罪浪潮的震央。

We're talking about President Trump's comments about taking control of Greenland.

我們正在討論川普總統接管格陵蘭的言論。

President Trump has said that the US Needs to control Greenland to stop Russia or China taking control of the island.

川普表示，美國需要控制格陵蘭，以防俄羅斯或中國取得控制權。

The United States and Denmark are both NATO countries.

NATO is a military alliance that was formed during the Cold War to protect European countries from the Soviet Union.

北約是在冷戰期間成立的軍事同盟，目的是保護歐洲國家免於蘇聯威脅。

It's been suggested that conflict between NATO allies could lead to the end of the alliance.

有人認為，北約盟國之間的衝突，可能導致這個聯盟瓦解。

And that's what our next headline is about.

這正是我們下一則標題的重點。

This headline is from CNN, an American news organisation.

Why Trump's split with Europe over Greenland is a double-edged sword for Russia.

〈川普因格陵蘭與歐洲決裂，對俄羅斯而言是一把雙面刃〉

That headline again from CNN, an American news organization.

We're going to learn the expression, a double-edged sword.

我們要學的片語是「a double-edged sword」。

This is a metaphor used to describe a situation that has both positive and negative consequences for someone.

這是一個隱喻，用來形容某件事同時帶來正面與負面影響。

This article talks about how, on the one hand, Russia is likely to see the split between the US and its NATO allies as something positive.

文章指出，一方面，俄羅斯可能樂見美國與北約盟友之間出現裂痕。

The article then says that on the other hand, Russia will see greater American influence in the Arctic as something negative.

但另一方面，俄羅斯也可能將美國在北極的影響力擴大視為負面發展。

We often use double-edged sword for things that appear positive at first but turn out to also have negative consequences.

我們常用「雙面刃」來形容乍看之下是好事，卻也帶來壞處的情況。

The spread of AI could be seen as a double-edged sword.

AI 的普及也可以被視為一把雙面刃。

On the one hand, it can make some tasks much easier for us.

一方面，它能讓許多工作變得更容易。

But on the other hand, many things produced by AI are of low quality.

但另一方面，許多 AI 產出的內容品質不佳。

A different policy or approach to doing something could also turn out to be a double-edged sword.

不同的政策或做事方式，也可能成為一把雙面刃。

A new job that pays you more but is much more stressful could be a double-edged sword.

例如，一份薪水較高但壓力很大的新工作。

We've had double-edged sword, something that has both positive and negative consequences.

我們學到了「double-edged sword」，指同時有好有壞的事物。

For example, having a pull is a double-edged sword.

例如，擁有游泳池就是一把雙面刃。

It's great fun to swim in, but you have to clean it every day.

游泳很有趣，但你每天都得清理它。

Today, we've been talking about Donald Trump's intention to have control over Greenland.

今天我們談的是川普總統想掌控格陵蘭的意圖。

Following President Trump's comments about taking control of Greenland,

a number of European countries have stated their opposition,

and also sent small numbers of troops to the territory.

In response, Trump has threatened to impose increased trade tariffs - taxes paid on products imported into the US.

作為回應，川普威脅要提高貿易關稅——也就是對進口到美國的商品徵稅。

This is from CNBC, an American business news organization.

這則新聞來自美國商業媒體 CNBC。

Greenland PM issues defiant rebuke over Trump's tariff threats: 'We will not be pressured'.

〈格陵蘭總理強硬回擊川普關稅威脅：「我們不會被施壓」〉

This headline is saying that the Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens Frederick Nielsen,

這則標題表示，格陵蘭總理 Jens-Frederik Nielsen 表示，

has said that his government will not give in to pressure from the US.

他的政府不會向美國的壓力屈服。

The author of this headline is saying that Nielsen is strongly criticizing Trump.

標題作者認為，Nielsen 正在強烈批評川普。

「rebuke」是一個較正式的用詞。

It's often seen in reports on criticism by and of politicians.

常見於政治人物互相批評的新聞報導中。

While the word is formal, the act of rebuking someone isn't necessarily,

雖然這個字很正式，但「rebuke」這個行為不一定如此嚴肅，

it can just mean strongly disagreeing or disapproving.

它也可以只是強烈反對或不贊同。

Here, rebuke is a noun, but it can also be used as a verb - to rebuke someone.

這裡的 rebuke 是名詞，也可以當動詞使用。

我們學到了「rebuke」——嚴厲的批評。

For example, the manager rebuked her staff after their behaviour at the party.

例如：經理因員工在派對上的行為而責備了他們。

That's it for this episode of Learning English from the News.

以上就是本集《從新聞學英文》的全部內容。

We'll be back next week with another news story.

And if you want to practice what you've learned,

如果你想練習今天學到的內容，

go to our website to see more example sentences and try our free worksheet.

請上我們的網站查看更多例句與免費學習單。

And don't forget to follow us on social media.

別忘了在社群媒體上追蹤我們。