當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間10月24日，英國(guó)執(zhí)政黨保守黨黨首競(jìng)選結(jié)果出爐。前財(cái)政大臣里希·蘇納克作為唯一一名候選人，自動(dòng)當(dāng)選英國(guó)保守黨新黨首，他將接替上任僅45天即辭職的伊麗莎白·特拉斯，出任英國(guó)首相。這也將是英國(guó)歷史上首位亞裔首相。

Rishi Sunak, former chancellor of the exchequer of the United Kingdom (UK), on Monday won the ruling Conservative Party's leadership contest. He will replace Liz Truss as the country's new prime minister.

當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間10月24日，英國(guó)執(zhí)政黨保守黨黨首競(jìng)選結(jié)果出爐。前財(cái)政大臣里?！ぬK納克當(dāng)選英國(guó)保守黨新黨首，他將接替伊麗莎白·特拉斯，出任英國(guó)首相。

Sunak, 42, is the first person of Indian origin to become UK prime minister.

42歲的蘇納克成為英國(guó)首位印度裔首相。

He inherits an economy that is on the brink of recession as a combination of energy crisis, cost-of-living crisis and runaway inflation defies any easy fix.

他接手的是一個(gè)處于衰退邊緣的經(jīng)濟(jì)體，能源危機(jī)、生活成本危機(jī)和失控的通貨膨脹交織在一起，困境不易解決。

His predecessor's solution of debt-funded tax cuts failed to turn the situation around. Truss's economic strategy plunged the British pound to a 37-year low against the US dollar, while pushing up the cost of government borrowing and mortgage rates.

伊麗莎白·特拉斯通過舉債減稅的解決方案未能扭轉(zhuǎn)形勢(shì)。特拉斯的經(jīng)濟(jì)策略使英鎊兌美元匯率跌至37年低點(diǎn)，同時(shí)推高了政府借貸成本和抵押貸款利率。

In his first public address as the Tory leader, Sunak said: "There is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. We now need stability and unity. And I will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together."

蘇納克在作為保守黨領(lǐng)袖的首次公開演講中說：“毫無疑問，我們面臨著深刻的經(jīng)濟(jì)挑戰(zhàn)。我們現(xiàn)在需要安定團(tuán)結(jié)。我的首要任務(wù)是把保守黨、把英國(guó)團(tuán)結(jié)起來?！?/p>

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來源：新華社

編輯：yaning