Day15：France’s next revolution

【Vocabs】

【动词词组】

1 far beyond its borders: 远远超出国界线

2 power rotates: pass to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order 权利轮转

3 promise an upheavel: give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence or situation) ；a violent or sudden change or disruption to something 有可能引起剧变

4 revitalize the EU, or wreck it. 重新振兴欧盟，要么彻底摧毁它。

5 grumble about : complain or protest about something in a bad-tempered but typically muted way

6 sap vitality: 逐渐削弱活力

7 decry globalisation 公开谴责全球化

8 obstruct foreign trade: 阻碍外贸

9 pitch himself as… 将自己定位成...

10 trim the payroll: 削减薪水（总额）

11 enact legislation: 通过法律

12 doom a union 摧毁一个联盟

13 clinch presidency: 拥抱总统席位

【常用术语】

a political and economical stagnation: 政治和经济停滞

b hallmark: a distinctive feature, especially one of excellence

c first round of presidential ballot: 第一轮总统选举

d insurgent candidates: one of a group of people fighting against the government of their own country, or against authority 革命者候选人

e reverberation: a severe effect that is caused by a particular event and continues for a long time 反响

f self-dealing: 假公济私

g standard-bearer: 领导人

h sluggish economy: 缺乏活力的经济

i serious malaise: 严重不满的情绪

j cultural rift: 文化裂痕

k an overhaul of pensions and social security: a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary 养老金和社保大调整

l repudiation of status quo/stasis: 拒绝现状/静止

m run-off: 决胜选举