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Rishi Sunak became Britain's third prime minister this year on Tuesday.
周二，里?！ぬK納克成為英國今年的第三任首相。
The former Treasury chief promised to lead the country through an economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics.
這位前財政大臣承諾他將會帶領英國度過經濟危機，重建人們對政治的信任。
Sunak made the traditional visit to Buckingham Palace and met with King Charles III, who officially asked the prime minister to form a government.
蘇納克按照慣例前往白金漢宮與國王查爾斯三世會面，國王查爾斯三世正式授命這位新首相組建政府。
He leads the country's Conservative party.
他是英國保守黨的黨首。
The 42-year-old Sunak comes from an Indian and Hindu background.
現年42歲的蘇納克是印度裔，有印度教背景。
The former hedge fund chief first entered elected politics seven years ago.
這位前對沖基金首席執行官7年前首次參與政治選舉。
A hedge fund is a group of investors who use complex investments to gain high returns.
對沖基金指的是一群投資者利用復雜的投資來獲得高回報。
Sunak is the youngest British leader to be elected in more than 200 years.
蘇納克是200多年來當選的最年輕的英國領導人。
He replaces Liz Truss, who recently resigned after spending just 44 days in office.
他接替了利茲·特拉斯，特拉斯在任職僅44天后于近日辭職。
Truss faced a wave of criticism over a series of economic proposals that shook financial markets and divided her Conservative party.
特拉斯因一系列經濟提案而面臨一波又一波的批評，這些經濟提案引發了金融市場的震蕩，并導致她所在的保守黨分裂。
Political experts say Sunak is seen by his party as a safe caretaker who can hopefully steady an economy moving toward recession.
政治專家表示，保守黨把蘇納克視為財政上的“安全之手”，他有望穩定正在走向衰退的經濟。
Speaking outside the prime minister's residence at 10 Downing Street in London, Sunak said he realized the great difficulties currently facing Britain.
蘇納克在倫敦唐寧街10號首相官邸外發表講話時表示，他意識到英國目前面臨的巨大困難。
"I fully appreciate how hard things are," he said.
他說：“我完全理解事情有多難”。
He added that he also recognized that he will have to work hard to regain the public's trust.
他還說，他也認識到，他必須努力工作，以重新贏得公眾的信任。
"All I can say is that I am not daunted."
“我所能說的就是，我并不害怕?！?/p>
Sunak said he would look for the best ways to cut public spending and fix the "mistakes" made by Truss.
蘇納克表示，他將會尋找削減公共支出的最佳方式，并糾正特拉斯犯下的“錯誤”。
The new prime minister is expected to cut government spending to reduce an estimated $45 billion budget deficit.
這位新首相預計將會削減政府開支，以減少約450億美元的預算赤字。
The deficit was created by an economic slowdown, higher borrowing costs and energy support measures.
預算赤字是由經濟放緩、借貸成本上升和能源支持措施造成的。
Solving the problem "will mean difficult decisions to come," Sunak said.
蘇納克說，解決這個問題“將意味著做出艱難的決定”。
As chief of Britain's Treasury, Sunak became popular with the public by offering billions in support to closed businesses and unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
作為英國財政大臣，蘇納克在新冠疫情期間為倒閉的企業和失業工人提供了數十億美元的支持，從而受到了公眾的歡迎。
Now, he will have to oversee tax increases and spending cuts as he tries to bring inflation and government debt under control.
如今，因為他要設法控制通貨膨脹和政府債務，所以他將不得不增稅和削減開支。
Workers in the railroad, telecommunications, waste collection and other industries have gone on strike for higher wages recently.
最近，鐵路、電信、垃圾收集等行業的工人舉行了罷工，要求加薪。
Sunak also promised to put the public's needs before politics.
蘇納克還承諾，將把公眾的需求置于政治之前。
Members of Britain's Indian community and people in India celebrated Sunak's new position.
英國印度社區成員和印度人民慶祝蘇納克當選英國首相。
Social media and Indian media were flooded with congratulations for Sunak.
社交媒體和印度媒體上充滿了人們對蘇納克的祝賀。
New Delhi businessman Manoj Garg told The Associated Press, "It is a moment of pride for India that the country which ruled us for many years has now a prime minister of Indian heritage."
新德里商人馬諾杰·加爾格對美聯社說：“統治我們多年的國家現在有了一位具有印度血統的總理，這對印度來說是一個值得驕傲的時刻?！?/p>
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sunak on Twitter.
印度總理納倫德拉·莫迪在推特上發文祝賀蘇納克。
He said he looked forward to "working closely" with the prime minister on world issues.
他說，他期待著與這位首相在全球性問題上“密切合作”。
Modi added, "Special Diwali wishes to the 'living bridge' of UK Indians as we transform historic ties into modern partnership."
莫迪還說：“向英國印度人的‘活橋梁’致以特別的排燈節祝福，因為我們正將歷史關系轉變為現代伙伴關系?！?/p>
Sunak’s grandparents came from Punjab state before India and Pakistan were divided after British rule ended in 1947.
蘇納克的祖父母來自英屬印度時期的旁遮普邦，1947年英國結束對印度的統治，發生了印巴分治。
The family moved to East Africa in the late 1930s before settling in Britain in the 1960s.
這家人在20世紀30年代末移居東非，20世紀60年代在英國定居。
Sunak was born in 1980 in Southampton, on England's south coast.
蘇納克1980年出生于英格蘭南海岸的南安普敦。
Sunak is married to Akshata Murty.
蘇納克娶了阿克莎塔·穆爾蒂。
Her father is Indian billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy, creator of the technology company Infosys.
她的父親是印度億萬富翁納拉亞納·穆爾蒂，印孚瑟斯科技有限責任公司的創始人。
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