英文學習： needling remarks about a strongman leader unable to defend his own capital, Moscow, or a second city, St. Petersburg, 「執政26年後，歲月開始在他身上留下痕跡，」澤連斯基在寫給73歲的普丁的信中，毫不留情地諷刺道。澤連斯基比普丁年輕25歲，他一直以俄羅斯領導人的年齡為由，質疑俄羅斯一人獨裁政治體制的穩定性。

 

Woven into the offer for peace talks were needling remarks about a strongman leader unable to defend his own capital, Moscow, or a second city, St. Petersburg, from a nation Mr. Putin invaded four and a half years ago with the goal of a quick win.

在和平談判的提議中，夾雜著對這位強人領導人的尖銳批評，他甚至無力保衛自己的首都莫斯科，以及另一座城市聖彼得堡。四年前，普丁為了速戰速決而入侵了俄羅斯。

「執政26年後，歲月開始在他身上留下痕跡，」澤連斯基在寫給73歲的普丁的信中，毫不留情地諷刺道。澤連斯基比普丁年輕25歲，他一直以俄羅斯領導人的年齡為由，質疑俄羅斯一人獨裁政治體制的穩定性。

“After 26 years in power, age is beginning to take its toll,” Mr. Zelensky wrote to Mr. Putin, who is 73, turning the knife. Mr. Zelensky, who is 25 years younger, has pointed to the Russian leader’s age to cast doubt on the stability of Russia’s one-man-rule political system.

needling

The term "needling" generally has two main meanings: it either refers to the act of persistently teasing or criticizing someone, or it describes therapeutic medical procedures involving the insertion of thin needles into the skin. [1, 2, 3]

1. The Behavioral Meaning (Teasing/Provoking)

In an interpersonal context, needling means to annoy, provoke, or goad someone through constant criticism, teasing, or nagging. It usually involves poking at someone's weak points until they react. [1, 2, 3]

• Example: "Stop needling me about doing the dishes; I'll get to it!"
• Synonyms: Teasing, baiting, heckling, pestering, or riling. [1]