Day15:
1.stagnation
If something such as a business or society stagnates,it stops changing or progressing.
Synonyms: decline,deteriorate
Example:This is a good town and I want to see it grow,not stagnate.
2.upheaval
An upheaval is a big change which causes a lot of trouble,confusion,and worry
Synonyms: disturbance,revolution
Example:He did not ask for heroism or the wholesale upheaval of life.
3.reverberation
a.Reverberations are serious effects that follow a sudden,dramatic event.
b. A reverberation is the shaking and echoing effect that you hear after a loud sound has been made.
Synonyms: echo,ringing
Example:Through the metal beneath her feet,she felt the reverberation of his falling body.
4.anguish
Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
Synonyms: suffering,pain
Example:who could forget the anguish and pain.
5.rift
a.A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.
b. A rift is a split that appears in something solid,especially in the ground.
Synonyms: difference,split
Example:You can see what has caused a family rift and how you can put this right.
Day 16:
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.
十几年来政治和经济的停滞不前是这个国家的标志之一，这种现象几乎没有变化，即使权力在左派和右派之间转移。
笃师：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。
2. The implications of these insurgencies are hard to exaggerate.
混乱的影响几乎不夸张。
笃师：这些黑马带来的影响难以估量。
3. The resulting realignment will have reverberations far beyond France’s borders. It could revitalize the European Union, or wreck it.
整治结果将远远影响到法国边界，可以振兴欧盟或摧毁它。
笃师：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。
4. Further fuelling voter's anger is their anguish at the state of France.
在法国的痛苦进一步加剧选民的愤怒。
笃师：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.
占GDP57%的庞大国家，打破了它们的活力。
笃师：庞大的政府消耗了GDP的57%， 国家的活力因此而被削弱。
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.
如果她脱欧，将会引起金融危机和让欧盟走向灭亡，尽管欧盟促进了欧洲六十年的和平与繁荣。
笃师：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。
1. Uselessness and self-dealing of the ruling class：无用且假公济私的统治阶级
2. Exposed deep cultural rifts with …暴露了与…的文化裂痕
3. Get to grips with: 解决
4. Overhaul of pensions and social security：退休金和社会保障改革
5. Massive strikes: 大规模罢工
6. Tap into that frustration: 利用这种沮丧的情绪
7. Radically different：极为不同
8. Call a referendum on leaving the EU: 号召脱欧公投
9. Staunchly pro-trade/embraces cultural change and technological disruption.：坚定支持…
10. Be short on precise policies:缺少具体的政策
11. Pitch himself as…把自己宣传/定位成…
12. Trim the state payroll by… 削减员工数量
13. Repudiation of the status quo：对现状的抗拒
14. Appeal to sb：吸引某人
15. Hefty loan：巨额贷款
16. Suffer hacking attacks：遭到黑客攻击
17. Slash labor code:简化劳动法
18. Enact agenda:执行计划
Day17:
我发誓这是我看的第一篇关于法国政治的文章，看的超级顺，虽然翻译上还有好多问题，大致意思能够理解。其实我觉得政治蛮有意思的，作为政治小白，虽然关注的点有点不一样，但是还是很能激发自己的兴趣。不知道为什么其实蛮希望有一个女性能当上总统，但是lepan的主张让我不能支持她。有一种闭关锁国的感觉。相比macron，差了好多，不管是对中国还是对周边国家都不是特别好。macron的婚姻让我思考了一会。也算是开了一点眼界。看到有评论说那些反对他婚姻的人可能真的不知道什么是soulmate。虽然说西方人的思想比中国人要开放的很多，但是在这件事情上好像大家的观点都是差不多。就是反对。喜欢上精读课很大的原因就是总能从材料中，笃师的讲解中打开脑洞，接受一些没有接触过的信息，这些是平时所不能接触到的。突然期待明天的课程了。