But I think it's actually the Lib Dems are quite confident of making further progress this time.

但我认为实际上是自由民主党这次对取得进一步进展很有信心。

I think the geography of the Lib Dems is quite interesting down in the south-west.

我认为自由民主党的地理在西南部非常有趣。

The further west you went, generally the more that the Lib Dems have done.

你越往西走， 通常自由民主党所做的就越多。

Yes, the Lib Dems are in pole position in the seats.

是的，自由民主党在座位上处于杆位。

Has that not complicated matters for the Lib Dems?

这对自由民主党来说不是很复杂吗？

Well, 'cause it's been a quiet week, Lucy, I thought I'd turn to my favourite topic of the Lib Dems.

好吧，因为这是平静的一周，露西，我想我应该转向我最喜欢的自由民主党话题。

It's divided between the Lib Dems, most of the Labour party and round here, the Green vote.

它分为自由民主党， 大多数工党和绿党投票。

You heard there the newly elected Kier Mather for Labour, Sarah Dyke for the Lib Dems and Steve Tuckwell for the Tories.

你在那里听到了新当选的工党基尔·马瑟（Kier Mather），自由民主党的莎拉·戴克（Sarah Dyke）和保守党的史蒂夫·塔克威尔（Steve Tuckwell）。

The Lib Dems need that tactical voting message to get across to take it, don't they?

自由民主党需要这种战术投票信息来接受它， 不是吗？

So the Lib Dems did do pretty well actually the last time these council seats were up in 2019; I think they gained about 700 seats on the night.

因此，上一次在 2019 年增加这些理事会席位时， 自由民主党实际上做得很好；我认为他们当晚获得了大约 700 个座位。

Well, let's move on to Somerton, a huge boon for the Lib Dems where they overturned a 19,000-vote majority with a whopping 29 per cent swing.

好吧，让我们转向萨默顿， 这对自由民主党来说是一个巨大的福音， 他们以 29% 的惊人摇摆率推翻了 19,000 票的多数席位。

So far, Labour has made inroads in the North and the Midlands and the Lib Dems have captured seats in the so-called blue wall.

到目前为止， 工党已经在北部和中部地区取得进展， 自由民主党已经在所谓的蓝墙中夺得席位。

Well, just to remind listeners, the Lib Dems are roughly on 11 per cent compared with 26 per cent for the Conservatives and 46 per cent for Labour.

好吧，只是提醒听众， 自由民主党的支持率大约为 11%， 而保守党为 26%， 工党为 46%。

But a defeat to the Lib Dems in what used to be that party's stronghold would be a pretty bad setback and a pretty bad omen for the Conservative party.

但是，在曾经是该党的大本营中击败自由民主党将是一个非常糟糕的挫折， 对保守党来说是一个相当糟糕的预兆。

This time around, I think the Lib Dems are targeting seats like Somerton and Frome, which are actually a bit closer to London, where some of the (unclear) seats are slightly more prosperous.

这一次，我认为自由民主党的目标是像萨默顿和弗洛姆这样的席位，它们实际上离伦敦更近一些，那里的一些（不清楚的）席位稍微繁荣一些。

With the voters in Somerton and Frome, do you get the feeling this is more like a push away from the governing party, the Tories, than an active pull towards the Lib Dems?

对于萨默顿和弗洛姆的选民，你是否觉得这更像是对执政党保守党的推动，而不是对自由民主党的积极拉动？

Well the reason why it was so difficult for her is it went right to this heart, not just about who the type of voters they should target, but what type of party the Lib Dems should be.

好吧，这对她来说如此困难的原因是它直击了她的心，不仅仅是他们应该瞄准谁类型的选民，而是自由民主党应该是什么类型的政党。