Rishi Sunak became Britain's third prime minister this year on Tuesday. The former Treasury chief promised to lead the country through an economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics.
里希·苏纳克（Rishi Sunak）周二成为英国今年第三任首相。这位前财政部长承诺带领国家度过经济危机并重建对政治的信任。
 
Sunak made the traditional visit to Buckingham Palace and met with King Charles III, who officially asked the prime minister to form a government. He leads the country's Conservative party.
苏纳克对白金汉宫进行了传统访问，并会见了查理三世国王，后者正式要求首相组建政府。他领导该国的保守党。
 
The 42-year-old Sunak comes from an Indian and Hindu background. The former hedge fund chief first entered elected politics seven years ago. A hedge fund is a group of investors who use complex investments to gain high returns.
42 岁的 Sunak 来自印度和印度教背景。这位前对冲基金总裁七年前首次进入民选政界。对冲基金是一群使用复杂投资来获得高回报的投资者。
 
Sunak is the youngest British leader to be elected in more than 200 years. He replaces Liz Truss, who recently resigned after spending just 44 days in office. Truss faced a wave of criticism over a series of economic proposals that shook financial markets and divided her Conservative party.
Sunak is the youngest British leader to be elected in more than 200 years. 他接替了 Liz Truss，后者在任职仅 44 天后最近辞职。特拉斯因一系列震撼金融市场并分裂她的保守党的经济提案而面临批评浪潮。
 
Political experts say Sunak is seen by his party as a safe caretaker who can hopefully steady an economy moving toward recession.
政治专家说，苏纳克被他的政党视为一个安全的看守人，他有望稳定经济走向衰退。
 
Speaking outside the prime minister's residence at 10 Downing Street in London, Sunak said he realized the great difficulties currently facing Britain. "I fully appreciate how hard things are," he said. He added that he also recognized that he will have to work hard to regain the public's trust. "All I can say is that I am not daunted."
苏纳克在伦敦唐宁街 10 号的首相官邸外发表讲话说，他意识到英国目前面临的巨大困难。“我完全理解事情的艰难，”他说。他补充说，他也认识到他必须努力工作才能重新获得公众的信任。“我只能说，我没有被吓倒。”
 
 
Sunak said he would look for the best ways to cut public spending and fix the "mistakes" made by Truss.
苏纳克表示，他将寻找削减公共开支的最佳方法，并纠正特拉斯所犯的“错误”。
 
The new prime minister is expected to cut government spending to reduce an estimated $45 billion budget deficit. The deficit was created by an economic slowdown, higher borrowing costs and energy support measures. Solving the problem "will mean difficult decisions to come," Sunak said.
预计新任总理将削减政府开支，以减少约 450 亿美元的预算赤字。赤字是由经济放缓、更高的借贷成本和能源支持措施造成的。解决这个问题“将意味着艰难的决定，”苏纳克说。
 
As chief of Britain's Treasury, Sunak became popular with the public by offering billions in support to closed businesses and unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
作为英国财政部长，苏纳克在 COVID-19 大流行期间通过向关闭的企业和失业工人提供数十亿美元的支持而受到公众的欢迎。
 
Now, he will have to oversee tax increases and spending cuts as he tries to bring inflation and government debt under control. Workers in the railroad, telecommunications, waste collection and other industries have gone on strike for higher wages recently.
现在，他将不得不监督增税和削减开支，试图控制通胀和政府债务。铁路、电信、垃圾收集和其他行业的工人最近举行了罢工，要求提高工资。
 
Sunak also promised to put the public's needs before politics.
苏纳克还承诺将公众的需求置于政治之上。
 
Members of Britain's Indian community and people in India celebrated Sunak's new position. Social media and Indian media were flooded with congratulations for Sunak. New Delhi businessman Manoj Garg told The Associated Press, "It is a moment of pride for India that the country which ruled us for many years has now a prime minister of Indian heritage."
英国印度社区成员和印度人民庆祝苏纳克的新职位。社交媒体和印度媒体充斥着对 Sunak 的祝贺。新德里商人 Manoj Garg 告诉美联社，“对于印度来说，这是一个自豪的时刻，这个统治我们多年的国家现在有了一位印度传统的总理。”
 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sunak on Twitter. He said he looked forward to "working closely" with the prime minister on world issues. Modi added, "Special Diwali wishes to the ‘living bridge' of UK Indians as we transform historic ties into modern partnership."
印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪在推特上祝贺苏纳克。他说，他期待在世界问题上与总理“密切合作”。莫迪补充说：“特别排灯节希望在我们将历史关系转变为现代伙伴关系时，英国印第安人的‘活桥’。”
 
Sunak's grandparents came from Punjab state before India and Pakistan were divided after British rule ended in 1947. The family moved to East Africa in the late 1930s before settling in Britain in the 1960s. Sunak was born in 1980 in Southampton, on England's south coast.
在 1947 年英国统治结束后印度和巴基斯坦分裂之前，苏纳克的祖父母来自旁遮普邦。全家在 1930 年代后期移居东非，然后在 1960 年代定居英国。苏纳克 1980 年出生于英格兰南海岸的南安普敦。
 
Sunak is married to Akshata Murty. Her father is Indian billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy, creator of the technology company Infosys.
Sunak 与 Akshata Murty 结婚。她的父亲是印度亿万富翁 NR Narayana Murthy，他是科技公司 Infosys 的创始人。