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進入《中英對照讀新聞》The embroiderer strikes back. Meet Ukraine’s Darth Vader 刺繡人反擊，來認識烏克蘭的達斯維達
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Darth Vader was bent on galactic domination, but his Ukrainian namesake enjoys more mundane pursuits - local politics, walking the family dog and embroidery.
達斯維達一心想主宰銀河系，但是，他的烏克蘭同名人更喜歡世俗消遣：地方政治、遛狗和刺繡。
While audiences around the world have had to wait 10 years for the latest film in the Star Wars franchise, residents of the Ukrainian port city of Odessa have become used to regular sightings of Lord Vader in his famous masked helmet and floor-length black cape.
全球觀眾得等上10年才能等到最新一部星際大戰系列電影，而烏克蘭港市奧德薩的居民卻已經對於維達領主以他著名的面罩頭盔和及地黑斗篷的裝扮出現司空見慣。
The Ukrainian citizen, who officially changed his name to Darth Mykolaiovych Vader, ran in October for the post of mayor, backed up by a phalanx of supporters dressed as Star Wars Stormtroopers.
這名正式改名為達斯．米可萊奧維奇．維達的烏克蘭公民，10月在一批打扮成星際大戰帝國風暴兵的支持者力挺下競選市長一職。
The Sith Lord beat out more traditional candidates to place 15th out of 42 candidates in the mayoral race, while an online petition to appoint him prime minister later gained more than 25,000 signatures.
這名西斯領主在這場市長選戰中，擊敗較傳統的候選人，在42名候選人中位居第15名，同時一項要求任命他擔任總理的網路請願，之後獲得超過2萬5000人連署。
His popularity is probably less a result of any significant support for the Dark Side among average Ukrainians than a sign of public frustration with the political status quo amid economic crisis and a violent separatist conflict.
他之所以受歡迎，大概比較不在於烏克蘭平民百姓明顯支持黑暗勢力，更是象徵民眾對當前經濟危機以及暴力分離主義份子衝突中政治現狀的失望。
新聞辭典
pursuit：名詞，嗜好，消遣，娛樂。例句：I don’t have much time for outdoor pursuits.（我沒太多時間從事戶外活動。）
be bent on sth/doing sth：動詞片語，決心擁有某物或做某事。例句：She was bent on getting that job.（她一心要得到那份工作。）
beat out：動詞片語，戰勝、打敗（某人）。例句：We will beat you out and win the contract.（我們會擊敗你們贏得合約。）
