中英對照讀新聞》Koike, Renho gear up for Tokyo poll 小池，蓮舫備戰東京都知事選舉

日本東京都知事選舉的兩大候選人，現任都知事小池百合子（左）與國會參議員蓮舫（右）19日出席記者會。（路透）

◎張沛元

An atmosphere of courtesy, mutual admiration and respect dominated a meeting in September 2016 between two of the most well-known female politicians in Japan.

2016年9月，這2位日本最知名的女性政治人物會面時的氣氛，充滿謙恭有禮、惺惺相惜與尊重。

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But on June 20, when the campaign for the Tokyo governor’s election officially starts, the two women are expected to drop all niceties.

但在（今年）6月20日，當東京都知事選舉的競選活動正式起跑時，預料這兩位女性將拋卻一切優雅友善。

The gubernatorial race is expected to be a showdown between Yuriko Koike, 71, the incumbent running for a third term, and Renho, 56, an Upper House member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

這場都知事選舉預計是71歲、尋求第3任期的現任都知事小池百合子，與56歲的日本立憲民主黨參議員蓮舫之間的對決。

This is the first Tokyo gubernatorial election in history in which the two leading candidates are women.

這是史上東京都知事選舉前2大候選人首度皆為女性。

新聞辭典

gear (someone/something) up：片語，準備；使（…）準備好。例句：He is gearing himself up for his job interview tomorrow.（他正在為明天的工作面試做準備。）

dominate：動詞，控制，支配，佔優勢。例句：Akio Toyoda, the chairman of Toyota, who stepped down as chief executive last year, had been criticized by some shareholders for continuing to dominate decision making at the automaker.（去年辭任社長的豐田汽車會長豐田章男，曾因持續主導該汽車製造公司的決策，而遭部分股東批評。）

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