《中英對照讀新聞》Moon’s former spokesperson defeats ex-Seoul Mayor／文在寅的前發言人擊敗前首爾市長

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In one of the most heated elections for the National Assembly, former presidential spokesperson Go Min-jung of the ruling party clinched victory in Seoul’s Gwangjin B precinct over an opposition heavyweight figure, election results showed Thursday.

週四選舉結果顯示，在本次（南韓）國會最激烈的選舉之中，執政黨的前總統府發言人高旼廷（譯按：也有拼成Ko Min-jung），在首爾的「廣津B」選區擊敗一名在野黨的重量級人物，獲得勝利。

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The constituency emerged as a closely watched neck-and-neck race after the conservative United Future Party fielded Oh Se-hoon, who has widely been perceived as a presidential hopeful, to run in a constituency regarded as a liberal stronghold, where current Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae was elected five times.

該選區在保守派的「未來統合黨」派出咸認是總統熱門人選的吳世勳，投入這個被視為自由派大本營的選區參選後，成為一場被密切關注、難分軒輊的選戰。現任法務部長秋美愛，就曾在該選區5度當選。

In response, the ruling party put forward Go, a widely recognized figure though a novice in electoral affairs. "It was a difficult battle and there were many tough situations. But I am grateful for the many people who held my hand until the last moment," Go said.

對此，執政黨則推出了高知名度人物，但卻是選舉新手的高旼廷。「這是場苦戰，有許多困境。但我感激幫助我到（選戰）最後一刻的許多人」，高旼廷說。

新聞辭典

clinch：動詞，獲得、達成、最終贏得、擁抱。Tom finally clinched the deal.（湯姆最後做成了這筆交易。）

neck-and-neck ：片語，旗鼓相當、不分勝負、勢均力敵。The two teams are neck-and-neck with 1 point each.（這兩隊各得1分，打成平手。）

novice：名詞，新手、初學者。She has never driven a car before - I’m a complete novice.（她從沒開過車—完全是個新手。）