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.

生词短语

Liberal Party

[ˈlɪbərəl ˈpɑːrti]

自由党

Labor Party

[ˈleɪbər ˈpɑːrti]

工党

royalty

[ˈrɔɪəlti]

皇室

Olympian

[əˈlɪmpiən]

奥运会选手

MP/member of parliament

[ˌmembər əv ˈpɑːrləmənt]

议员

Perth

[pɜrθ]

珀斯

exclusive

[ɪkˈskluːsɪv]

专有的；仅限权贵人士的

adulthood

[əˈdʌlthʊd]

成年（阶段）

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