▍原文 Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first pope from the United States and defying the conventional wisdom before the conclave that any American would be a long shot to become pontiff. A puff of white smoke from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel signaled that the cardinals sequestered inside for two days had elected a new leader of Roman Catholics. ▍語言點 1. be elected … 當選為…… 2. defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ v. 挑戰，違背（比challenge更為強烈） 3. conventional wisdom 普遍共識，傳統觀點 4. conclave /ˈkɒŋkleɪv/ n. （選舉教皇的）秘密會議 5. be a long shot to do something 做成某事的希望渺茫 · a long shot 遠距離射擊；成功可能性極低的事情 6. pontiff /ˈpɒntɪf/ n. 教皇（pope的正式說法） 7. cardinal /ˈkɑːdɪnəl/ n. 樞機主教 8. sequester /sɪˈkwestə/ v. 隔離，隔絕 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【夏說英文日讀】，夏鵬老師送你2份見...