First Somali Refugee Woman Joins the UK Parliament

Sagal Abdi-Wali has made history in the United Kingdom. She is the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to the UK Parliament. A refugee is a person who leaves their home country to find safety.

made history= 做了前所未有的重大創舉，創造了歷史

Abdi-Wali arrived in Britain from Somalia when she was a child. Years later, she entered British politics with the Labour Party. This week, she took her official oath to become a lawmaker, or Member of Parliament (MP).

took her official oath= 在就任公職前進行了正式宣誓

She won the election for the Holborn and St Pancras area in London. The seat became open when former Prime Minister Keir Starmer left it. Abdi-Wali won the race after defeating Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party.

won the race= 贏得了這場選戰

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文法整理

句型	意思
made history	做了前所未有的重大創舉，創造了歷史
took her official oath	在就任公職前進行了正式宣誓
won the race	贏得了這場選戰

詞彙整理

單字	意思
refugee	因戰爭、迫害或其他危險而逃離原居地，並在外地尋求安全與庇護的人。
lawmaker	制定法律的人；尤指參與制定、修訂或通過法律的民意代表或政府官員。
election	以投票方式選出某人擔任職位或公職的選舉；也指為選出人選而舉行的投票活動。
leader	領導他人、帶領團體或在某個領域具有重要影響力的人；也常指國家、組織或政黨的領袖。

延伸學習

•在英國議會制度中，MP（Member of Parliament）是英國國會下議院議員，代表一個特定選區，例如倫敦的霍本與聖潘克拉斯選區。
•政治新聞中常見「take an official oath」，指新當選的官員或民意代表在正式履職前依法進行的就職宣誓。