The Mandarin:

Christian Porter’s story is a classic tale of how power is gotten in Australia.

You were born into Liberal Party royalty. Dad was an Olympian, turned director of the Western Australia Liberals. Grandpa was an MP in Queensland under Bjelke-Petersen.

You went to Hale, Perth’s most exclusive private school, and made the national schools debating team. By the start of adulthood, you were already too big to fail.

生詞短語

Liberal Party

[ˈlɪbərəl ˈpɑːrti]

自由黨

Labor Party

[ˈleɪbər ˈpɑːrti]

工黨

royalty

[ˈrɔɪəlti]

皇室

Olympian

[əˈlɪmpiən]

奧運會選手

MP/member of parliament

[ˌmembər əv ˈpɑːrləmənt]

議員

Perth

[pɜrθ]

珀斯

exclusive

[ɪkˈskluːsɪv]

專有的；僅限權貴人士的

adulthood

[əˈdʌlthʊd]

成年（階段）

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