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【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》Africans take too many holidays, says Ugandan president 烏干達總統說︰非洲人休太多假

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Uganda’s president thinks Africans must work harder to develop "super weapons" so that their impoverished continent is no longer dominated by the developed world, a statement from his office said.

烏干達總統認為非洲人必須更努力工作，以發展「超級武器」，如此，其赤貧大陸才得以不再被已開發世界宰制，他的辦公室聲明指出。

"We Africans are at the mercy of the developed world who have super weapons that could eliminate us from the face of the world in a whisker of time, but instead of working hard to reduce the technological gap, we are just sitting back," Yoweri Museveni said.

「我們非洲人受已開發世界的擺佈，他們擁有足以瞬間將我們從地球表面消滅的超級武器，然而我們非但沒有賣力來縮減科技落差，反倒只是閒著。」穆塞維尼說。

He further accused Africans of taking too many holidays, something he said was fine for workers in wealthy nations, but was inhibiting development in Africa.

他進一步指責非洲人休太多假，他說這對富國還好，但在非洲卻是此風不可長的要事。

"Mr. Museveni noted that nationals of developed countries are in better positions to take leave off their routine duties but not Africans whose countries still need to overcome conditions of underdevelopment and poverty," the statement said.

「穆塞維尼先生強調，已開發國家的國民較有籌碼放下他們的日常職責，但對於國家仍須克服不發達與貧窮的非洲人而言則不然。」聲明指出。

He specifically complained that Ugandans "waste a lot of valuable time by going on unnecessary leave."

他特別抱怨烏干達人，「因為休不必要的假而浪費許多寶貴的時間。」

新聞辭典

at the mercy of ︰受…支配、任憑…擺佈。例句︰They were at the mercy of the conquerors.（他們的下場聽憑征服者發落。）

whisker︰鬍鬚、觸鬚、一點兒。比如︰a whisker of pride（一絲自豪）、miss an opportunity by a whisker（以毫釐之差失去一次機會。）

sit back︰休息、閒著。例句︰Do not sit back while others are doing hard work.（當別人正在幹重活時，別在一旁閒著。）

take leave︰告別、離開。例句︰The guests took their leave.（客人們告辭了。）

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