230629 多伦多选出首位华裔女市长

▍原文

A left-wing progressive standard-bearer has won Toronto's mayoral election, triumphing in a historically crowded field of 102 candidates.

Olivia Chow, 66, said she will work to build a city that is "more caring, affordable and safe".

The race had focused largely on affordability and public safety.

▍语言点

left-wing /ˌleft ˈwɪŋ/ adj. 左翼的
standard-bearer /ˈstændədˌbeərər/ n. 旗手；领袖
mayoral election 市长选举 · mayoral /ˈmeɪərəl/ adj. 市长的 · mayor /ˈmeɪər/ n. 市长
win the election 赢得竞选
triumph /ˈtraɪəmf/ v. 大获全胜(to defeat sb./sth.; to be successful) n. 巨大成功，重大胜利
work to do sth. 致力于做某事
affordable /əˈfɔːrdəb(ə)l/ adj. 住得起的，过得起的 · an affordable city 宜居的城市 · affordability /əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti/ n. (本节)宜居