今天我們要學的詞是 stalemate.

Stalemate 來自國際象棋中雙方無子可動、不分勝負的逼和狀態，引申出來就是相持不下、僵局。Trump's demand that $5.7 billion be provided for his long-promised border wall has triggered a stalemate with Democrats in Congress and the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. 特朗普總統要求（國會）為他一直承諾修建的邊界墻提供57億美元，導致與國會民主黨人僵持不下和美國有史以來時間最長的政府部分關閉。

Jordan has called for international efforts to end the stalemate in the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians, according to Jordan's state-run news agency. 據約旦官方通訊社報道，約旦呼吁國際社會努力結束以色列人和巴勒斯坦人之間和平進程的僵局。