議長領軍前進立法院 爭取支持金門大橋

Being in office for only nineteen days (since March 1), newly elected Speaker of Kinmen County Council, Wang, Zai-Sheng, demonstrated cohesion(1) with other councilors as they visited Legislator Yuan to call on(2) the Dean of Legislative Yuan Wang, Jin-Ping, (王金平) for legislative support of the "Kinmen Bridge."
三月一日當選就職的金門縣議會議長王再生，上任才十九天，已展現高度凝聚力，19日率同過半數議員前進立法院，拜會院長王金平，尋求立委支持「金門大橋」預算。

Council Speaker Wang emphasized that the major importance of the bridge is not only for the population and economy, but also includes humanitarianism, medical concerns and tourism. He also pointed out that one-third of the budget will be paid by the people of Kinmen.
王再生強調，這座橋不應只停留在人口與經濟面的考量，它還包含了人道醫療、觀光等功能，且建橋預算由金門自籌三分之一。

Having just stepped down from the mayor of Liehyu Township, Councilor Lin, Jin-Liang stated that according to the polls of Liehyu Township (conducted last year), 93.2% of its villagers agree to the building of the Kinmen Bridge.
甫卸任烈嶼鄉長的林金量，拿出烈嶼鄉公所的民調，強調高達93.2％的烈嶼鄉親支持建造金門大橋。

Eleven of the nineteen Kinmen County councilors-in other words, half of all councilors, participated in this visit to call on and lobby(3) activity.
金門縣議會訪問團成員共有11人，在全體19位議員當中，有過半數議員均參與此次參訪、拜會與遊說活動。

●1. cohesion-(n)凝聚力；團結力。
●2. call on-拜訪、拜會。
●3. lobby-(n)遊說活動。

本文摘譯、改寫自《金門日報》2010年3月20日報導