【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
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