Day 15 Vocabulary
1.hallmark
N-COUNT The hallmark of something or someone is their most typical quality or feature. 标志; 特征
e.g. Stagnation, both political and economic, has been the hallmark of a country where little has changed for decades.
2.rotate
V-T/V- I If people or things rotate, or if someone rotates them, they take turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose. 使轮流; 轮流
e.g. even as power has rotated between the established parties of left and right.
3.upheaval
N-COUNT An upheaval is a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry. 动乱
e.g. This year's presidential election, the most exciting in living memory, promises an upheaval.
4.ballot
N-COUNT A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something. 无记名投票
e.g. a presidential ballot
5.insurgent
N-COUNT Insurgents are people who are fighting against the government or army of their own country. 起义者[正式][usu pl]
e.g. two insurgent candidates 两位黑马候选者
6.realignment
N-VAR If a company, economy, or system goes through a realignment, it is organized or arranged in a new way. (公司、经济或体系)重组; 重新安排; 重新调整[usu N 'of' n]
e.g. ...a realignment of the existing political structure.
7.reverberations
N-COUNT Reverberations are serious effects that follow a sudden, dramatic event. 反响; 轰动[usu pl]
e.g. In the end, the attempt failed, but the reverberations still can be felt today.
8.revitalise
V-T To revitalize something that has lost its activity or its health means to make it active or healthy again. 使恢复元气; 使复苏
e.g. This hair conditioner is excellent for revitalizing dry, lifeless hair.
9.proximate
ADJ next or nearest in space or time (空间或时间)最接近的
e.g. proximate cause 直接原因
10.fury
N-UNCOUNT Fury is violent or very strong anger. 狂怒
e.g. .....is voters' fury at the uselessness and self-dealing of their ruling class.
11.anguish
N-UNCOUNT Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain. 极度痛苦
e.g. Further fuelling voters' anger is their anguish at the state of France.
12.grumble
V-T/V-I If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way. 抱怨
e.g. They grumble about how hard they have to work.
13.sap
V-T If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it. 消耗; 削弱
e.g. its vast state has sapped the country's vitality.
14.vim
N exuberant vigour and energy 充沛的精力[slang]
e.g. entrepreneurial vim have long headed abroad.
15.malaise
①N-UNCOUNT Malaise is a state in which people feel dissatisfied or unhappy but feel unable to change, usually because they do not know what is wrong. 不安; 不适[正式]
②N-UNCOUNT Malaise is a state in which there is something wrong with a society or group, for which there does not seem to be a quick or easy solution. 痼疾[正式]
e.g. But the malaise goes well beyond stagnant living standards. （此处是②）
16. jangle
V-T/V-I When objects strike against each other and make a ringing noise, you can say that they jangle or are jangled. 使发出叮当声; 发出叮当声
e.g. Repeated terrorist attacks have jangled nerves.......
17.rift
N-COUNT A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them from having a good relationship. 不和
e.g. ...exposed deep cultural rifts in the country with Europe's largest Muslim community.
N-COUNT A rift is a split that appears in something solid, especially in the ground. (尤指地面上的) 裂缝
e.g. The earth convulsed uncontrollably, a rift opened suddenly and, with a horrid sucking sound, swallowed the entire pool.
大地失控地剧烈震动，一条裂缝突然出现，随着一声可怕的吞吸声，吞噬了整个池塘。
18.grip
N-SING Someone's grip on something is the power and control they have over it. 掌控
e.g. ...but neither the left nor the right has been able to get to grips with them.
19.stasis
N-UNCOUNT Stasis is a state in which something remains the same, and does not change or develop. 停滞[正式」
e.g. Rock 'n' roll had entered a period of stasis.
20.bum
N-COUNT If someone refers to another person as a bum, they think that person is worthless or irresponsible. 无赖[非正式]
e.g. ...throw the bums out.
21.ail
V-T If something ails a group or area of activity, it is a problem or source of trouble for that group or for people involved in that activity. 困扰; 使烦恼
e.g. A full-scale debate is under way on what ails the industry.
22.radically
adv. 根本上；彻底地；以激进的方式
You will need to radically change your thinking about life.
23.Anti-Semitic
ADJ Someone or something that is anti-Semitic is hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people. 反犹太主义的
24.evict
V-T If someone is evicted from the place where they are living, they are forced to leave it, usually because they have broken a law or contract. 驱逐
e.g. even evicting her farther from the party he founded.
25.decry
V-T If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly. (强烈)批评[正式]
e.g. She decries globalisation as a threat to French jobs.
26.fomenter
n. 煽动者；挑唆者
e.g.fomenters of terror
27.perilous
ADJ Something that is perilous is very dangerous. 险恶的[文学性]
e.g. ...a perilous journey across the war zone.
28.mosque 美[mɑsk]
N-COUNT A mosque is a building where Muslims go to worship. 清真寺
29.stanch
V to stem the flow of (a liquid, esp blood) or (of a liquid) to stop flowing 止住(液体，尤指血液)
e.g.stanch the flow of immigrants
30.trickle
N-COUNT Trickle is also a noun. 细流
31.resurrected
V-T If you resurrect something, you cause it to exist again after it had disappeared or ended. 复兴
e.g. swap the euro for a resurrected French franc
32.staunchly
adv. 坚定地；忠实地
e.g. He is staunchly pro-trade, pro-competition, pro-immigration and pro-EU.
33.manifesto
N-COUNT A manifesto is a statement published by a person or group of people, especially a political party, or a government, in which they say what their aims and policies are. 宣言
e.g. The Republicans are currently drawing up their election manifesto.
共和党人目前正在起草他们的竞选宣言。
34.beleaguer
vt. 围攻；围
e.g. His liberalising programme will probably be less bold than that of the beleaguered Mr Fillon.
35.National Assembly 国民大会
36. repudiation
n. 否认，拒绝；抛弃，断绝关系
e.g. Nonetheless, they represent a repudiation of the status quo.
37.insular 美['ɪnsəlɚ]
ADJ If you say that someone is insular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas. 与世隔绝的; 保守的[表不满]
e.g. They were an insular family.
38.clinch
V-T If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it. 赢得
e.g. it seems Ms Le Pen is unlikely to clinch the presidency.
二. 法国大选背景调查——新浪财经
法国政坛有哪几派势力?
美国政坛有民主党与共和党，而法国政坛党派可简单分为左翼、中间路线和右翼。左翼强调社会公平、集体主义与政府干预;中间路线主张开放、务实的经济政策，积极推动欧盟建设;右翼主张自由放任主义，缩小公共开支，有强烈的民粹主义倾向。
BIG4候选人有何不同?
中间路线马克龙，民调支持率24%。他主张平衡的财政政策、灵活的劳工政策和开放的外交移民政策，尤其支持全球化和与欧盟的合作，当选后法国将继续留在欧元区。
极右翼勒庞，民调支持率23%。她主张废除欧元、退出欧元区、设立贸易保护措施、解除对俄制裁。总结而言，即反全球化、反移民、反欧盟，可谓法国的女“特朗普”。
中右翼菲永，民调支持率18.5%。其执政计划主张解放经济、恢复国家权力、肯定法国的价值观，他也强调与欧盟的合作，当选后法国应留在欧元区。
极左翼梅朗雄，民调支持率18%。他同样以退欧为卖点，其增税与公共支出的财政政策最为激进;他希望重新谈判欧盟条约，推动欧洲央行关注就业和增长，如果谈判失败，则离开欧元区。
法国大选对金融市场、A股的影响
从2016年的英国退欧、特朗普当选美国总统，到2017年荷兰候选人威尔德以及法国候选人勒庞呼声高涨，均预示着西方民粹主义反扑。民粹主义有悖于全球化进程，表达了对收入分配不均的反抗，也可能是对当前世界秩序的威胁。欧洲民粹主义者的成败将对今年全球股市、债市和货币市场的走向形成深远影响。
法国大选的走向，第一轮及第二轮的结果预期将直接传导至汇率市场，对欧元走势产生刺激。简言之的话，若马克龙最终顺利当选，则将利多欧元;若菲永最终当选，对欧元影响较为中性;若勒庞或梅朗雄最终当选，则欧元短线可能大跌，中长期走势不确定性增加。
此外，在选举结果尚未公布之前，仍充满变数的形势将令市场避险情绪快速上升，叠加地缘政治风险加大，短期内黄金资产波动料加剧。
美元指数尽管受制于特朗普的政策拖累，但出于避险需求，美元未来有阶段性受资金青睐的可能，而欧元则将对应承压。特别值得关注的是，如果勒庞-梅朗雄这对最激进组合在第一轮胜选后，将对整个大类资产的风险偏好产生压制，而菲永-马克龙这对组合的出现，恐慌情绪会缓解，前期恐怖情绪过度导致法-德信用利差飙涨将有望得到修复
Day 16
一. 神句
1.Stagnation, both political and economic, has been the hallmark of a country where little has changed for decades, even as power has rotated between the established parties of left and right.
政治上和经济上的停滞已成为一种国家的标志，在那里几十年来都几乎没有变化，即便权利已在左右党派之间轮换多次。
笃师讲解：法国过去几十年都鲜有变化，政治和经济上的停滞已经成了这个国家的典型特征，即便传统的左派和右派轮流执政也毫不起色。
注：established这个词很有意思，绝对的报刊高频词，通常表示某事/人/物已有稳固地位，比如established capitalist countries 通常被翻成老牌资本主义国家。They are an established company with a good reputation.他们是一家地位稳固，信誉良好的公司。An established actor 著名演员。
2. The implications of these insurgencies are hard to exaggerate.
这些起义背后的含义并非夸大其词。
笃师讲解：这些黑马带来的影响难以估量。
Insurgencies 原指 an attempt to take control of a country by force,此处是和老牌政党形成对比。
3. The resulting realignment will have reverberations far beyond France’s borders. It could revitalize the European Union, or wreck it.
重组的结果将会产生巨大的影响，这种影响将远超法国的边界。它可能会重振欧盟，或者破坏欧盟。
笃师讲解：随之而来的改变所影响的范围远远不止法国本土，欧盟极有可能因此重振或毁灭。
Reverberation 原意是回声，引申为影响，尤指广泛且消极的影响。
4.Further fueling voter’s anger is their anguish at the state of France.
让选民更恼火的是他们对法国政府的痛恨。
笃师讲解：法国的现状令当地选民极为苦恼，这进一步激发了他们的愤怒。
5. Its vast state, which absorbs 57% of GDP, has sapped the country’s vitality.
贪婪的法国政府，吞噬了57%的GDP，已经榨干了国家的活力。
笃师讲解：庞大的政府消耗了GDP的57%， 国家的活力因此而被削弱。
Sap vitality/energy/confidence: sap sth/sap sb of sth: to make sb/sth weaker; to destroy sth gradually.
e.g. The hot sun sapped our energy.
Years of failure have sapped him of his confidence.
注：Vast state指政府臃肿庞大，开支惊人，中国2010年政府开支占GDP比重为22%， 供参考~
6. If she pulls France out of the euro, it would trigger a financial crisis and doom a union that, for all its flaws, has promoted peace and prosperity in Europe for six decades.
如果她宣布法国退出欧元区，将会触发一场金融危机，并给欧盟带来厄运，尽管有缺点，欧盟在六十多年来对欧洲的和平与繁荣起到了促进的作用。
笃师讲解：如果她使法国退出欧元区，则会引发一场金融危机，并且将欧盟带向灭亡。尽管欧盟有各种缺陷，但在过去六十年间确实促进了欧洲的和平与繁荣发展。
For all=despite很眼熟有木有？？！高频词，赶紧内化起来o~~~
二. 神词组
1.Uselessness and self-dealing of the ruling class 统治阶级的无能和谋私交易
无用且假公济私的统治阶级
2.Exposed deep cultural rifts with…暴露了与...深深的文化冲突
暴露了与…的文化裂痕
Rift=division
e.g. The rift within the party deepened.党内分歧加深了。
e.g. Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.弥合两国间分歧的各种努力都已失败。
3.Get to grips with: 开始掌控
grip 原意是“紧握”，延伸为“控制，影响力”，此处可理解为“解决”….
4.Overhaul of pensions and social security 对养老金和社会安全问题的彻底检修
Overhaul 全面大修，a radical overhaul of the tax system is necessary.有必要彻底改革税制。
5. Massive strikes: 大规模的罢工
6.Tap into that frustration 解决失望
利用这种沮丧的情绪
Tap (into) sth: to make use of a source of energy, knowledge, etc. that already exists.
Eg. We need to tap the expertise of the people we already have.
7.Radically different 彻底不同
8.Call a referendum on leaving the EU 公投退出欧盟
号召脱欧公投
9.Staunchly pro-trade/embraces cultural change and technological disruption.
坚定地支持贸易，支出文化改变和技术冲击。
坚定支持…
e.g. She staunchly defended the new policy.她坚定的维护新政策。
10.Be short on precise policies: 缺乏具体的政策措施
11.Pitch himself as…打击他自己
把自己宣传/定位成…
名词：an aggressive sales pitch:强有力的推销行话
e.g. Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch.每个公司有十分钟的时间进行推销宣传。
动词：推销 pitch sth at sb/pitch sth as sth: to aim or direct a product or service at a particular group of people.
Eg. The new software is being pitched at banks.这种新软件以银行为目标市场。
e.g. Representatives went to Japan to pitch the company’s newest products.销售代表
前往日本推销本公司的最新产品。
12.Trim the state payroll by…削减政府支出
13.Repudiation of the status quo. 对现状的否定
14.Appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力
to attract or interest sb
Eg. The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups.设计要雅俗共赏，老幼皆宜。
15.Hefty loan. 巨额贷款 （注意搭配）
16.Suffer hacking attacks. 遭受黑客攻击 （注意搭配）
17.Slash labor code: 削减劳动力代码
简化劳动法（注意搭配）
18. Enact agenda：颁布议程
执行计划（注意搭配）
三. 逻辑导图
自己：
笃师：
Day 17 总结
This article helps me know more about the French new presidential election. Actually I am not a person who cares much about the politics but in the process of learning and analyzing it, I started to be interested in this kind of information. I think I will keep an eye on the development of the French election.