Date
Jun 7, 2022
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As Cubans protested last year over shortages, power outages, and the lack of freedoms, their government blamed the United States for trying to overturn Cuba's communist rule.
古巴民眾上街抗議示威的背後充斥著多項訴求,從電力不足、糧食短缺到要求自由,古巴政府卻反控美國欲推翻古巴的共產黨政權。
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1. shortage
a situation in which there is not enough of something
i.e. The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages.
這個夏天漫長而炎熱,導致嚴重缺水。
2. outage
a period when a service, such as electricity, is not available
i.e. Breaking news reported power outages affecting over 50 homes.
突發新聞報導停電影響逾50家戶。
3. overturn
To defeat or remove someone from power, using force
To challenge and overthrow, subvert an authority.
i.e. Some high-ranking officers plotted to overturn the government.
有幾名高級軍官策劃推翻政府。