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.
十幾年來政治和經濟的停滯不前是這個國家的標志之一，這種現象幾乎沒有變化，即使權力在左派和右派之間轉移。
篤師：法國過去幾十年都鮮有變化，政治和經濟上的停滯已經成了這個國家的典型特征，即便傳統的左派和右派輪流執政也毫不起色。
2. The implications of these insurgencies are hard to exaggerate.
混亂的影響幾乎不夸張。
篤師：這些黑馬帶來的影響難以估量。
3. The resulting realignment will have reverberations far beyond France’s borders. It could revitalize the European Union, or wreck it.
整治結果將遠遠影響到法國邊界，可以振興歐盟或摧毀它。
篤師：隨之而來的改變所影響的范圍遠遠不止法國本土，歐盟極有可能因此重振或毀滅。
4. Further fuelling voter's anger is their anguish at the state of France.
在法國的痛苦進一步加劇選民的憤怒。
篤師：法國的現狀令當地選民極為苦惱，這進一步激發了他們的憤怒。
5. Its vast state, which absorbs 57% of GDP, has sapped the country’s vitality.
占GDP57%的龐大國家，打破了它們的活力。
篤師：龐大的政府消耗了GDP的57%， 國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.
如果她脫歐，將會引起金融危機和讓歐盟走向滅亡，盡管歐盟促進了歐洲六十年的和平與繁榮。
篤師：如果她使法國退出歐元區，則會引發一場金融危機，并且將歐盟帶向滅亡。盡管歐盟有各種缺陷，但在過去六十年間確實促進了歐洲的和平與繁榮發展。
1. Uselessness and self-dealing of the ruling class：無用且假公濟私的統治階級
2. Exposed deep cultural rifts with …暴露了與…的文化裂痕
3. ?Get to grips with: 解決
4. Overhaul of pensions and social security：退休金和社會保障改革
5. Massive strikes: 大規模罷工
6. Tap into that frustration: 利用這種沮喪的情緒
7. Radically different：極為不同
8. Call a referendum on leaving the EU: 號召脫歐公投
9. Staunchly pro-trade/embraces cultural change and technological disruption.：堅定支持…
10. Be short on precise policies:缺少具體的政策
11. Pitch himself as…把自己宣傳/定位成…
12. Trim the state payroll by… 削減員工數量
13. Repudiation of the status quo：對現狀的抗拒
14. Appeal to sb：吸引某人
15. Hefty loan：巨額貸款
16. Suffer hacking attacks：遭到黑客攻擊
17. Slash labor code:簡化勞動法
18. Enact agenda:執行計劃
Day17:
我發誓這是我看的第一篇關于法國政治的文章，看的超級順，雖然翻譯上還有好多問題，大致意思能夠理解。其實我覺得政治蠻有意思的，作為政治小白，雖然關注的點有點不一樣，但是還是很能激發自己的興趣。不知道為什么其實蠻希望有一個女性能當上總統，但是lepan的主張讓我不能支持她。有一種閉關鎖國的感覺。相比macron，差了好多，不管是對中國還是對周邊國家都不是特別好。macron的婚姻讓我思考了一會。也算是開了一點眼界。看到有評論說那些反對他婚姻的人可能真的不知道什么是soulmate。雖然說西方人的思想比中國人要開放的很多，但是在這件事情上好像大家的觀點都是差不多。就是反對。喜歡上精讀課很大的原因就是總能從材料中，篤師的講解中打開腦洞，接受一些沒有接觸過的信息，這些是平時所不能接觸到的。突然期待明天的課程了。
