思维导图反思
对于文章的大体逻辑结构可以理清,但是对于文章的隐晦的逻辑关系不清楚,总结不出来。
神句神词组
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. 经济和政治停滞不前,国家的这一现状几十年来几乎没有改变,即使政权在左翼和右翼中交替。
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。(中文先陈述时间等背景信息,再得出结论)
注:established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. 这些叛乱的影响并没有夸大。
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.调整产生的影响会超出法国。它可以复兴欧盟也可以毁灭欧盟。
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.进一步激起选民的愤怒是法国选民的苦境
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。(先有原因再有结果)
5.Its vast state, which absorbs 57% of GDP, has sapped the country’s vitality. 这个庞大的国家吸收了57%的GDP,削弱了国家的活力。
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. 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%,
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. 如果她使法国脱离欧盟,将会引发经济危机和联盟瓦解。尽管存在种种缺陷,欧盟在过去60年里促进了欧洲的和平与繁荣。
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。
高频词:For all=despite
神词组:
1.Uselessness and self-dealing of the ruling class统治阶级的无所作为和假公济私
2.Exposed deep cultural rifts with …揭露深层文化间隙
3.Get to grips with:掌握
4.Overhaul of pensions and social security养老金和社会保障的改革
5.Massive strikes:大规模罢工
6.Tap into that frustration:走出挫折
7.Radically different完全不同
8.Call a referendum on leaving the EI呼吁离开投票
9.Staunchly pro-trade/embraces cultural change and technological disruption.支持贸易/拥护文化变革和技术分裂
10.Be short on precise policies:缺乏精确的政策
11.Pitch himself as…仰望
12.Trim the state payroll by…裁减国家支出
13.Repudiation of the status quo否认现状
14.Appeal to sb吸引某人
15.Hefty loan 巨额贷款
16.Suffer hacking attacks遭受黑客攻击
17.Slash labor code:削减劳动代码
18.Enact agenda:制定议程