默克尔寻求联盟伙伴

 　　默克尔寻求联盟伙伴

　　German Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel is highly likely to form a coalition² with her party's biggest center-left rival, analysts³ said, after Monday's provisional results showed her bloc⁴ achieving a stunning⁵ victory, just five seats short of an absolute majority in the lower house.

　　Although the new government's China policy may remain stable, regardless of which party or parties form a coalition with Merkel, analysts said that additional efforts were needed to improve China's ties with Germany and the European Union.

　　Top leaders from Merkel's bloc and those from the biggest rival Social Democratic Party of Germany all advocate a China-friendly policy, said Gu Junli, a German studies researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

　　"Germany plays a dominating role in promoting China-EU ties within the union. ... Berlin can contribute more to removing the differences over trading issues, including solar energy products, between China and EU."

　　Berlin can also play a more positive role in conducting EU-China negotiations⁶ on an investment agreement, he added.

　　"With the experience gathered during her last two terms, Merkel has deepened her understanding of China and Chinese core interests," said Liu Liqun, a professor of German studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

　　"This will help her better deal with China issues in her new term," he said.

　　Liu sees the stable development of China-Germany cooperation in all fields including economics, politics, education and people-to-people exchanges.

　　"There won't be big twists and turns for China-Germany ties," he added.

　　Merkel's conservative bloc gained 41.5 percent of the vote, the best result since 1990, German media reported.

　　Premier⁷ Li Keqiang on Monday congratulated Merkel on her bloc's victory in the country's federal election, calling for deepened ties between the two countries.

　　"As strategic partners, China always attaches importance to developing relations with Germany and is willing to work with German government to foster true friendship," he said during a phone call with Merkel.

　　French President Francois Hollande, who has at times been at odds⁸ with Merkel over her tough austerity policies for Europe, was the first leader to telephone after poll estimates showed her with a clear win, one of his aides said.

　　European Council President Herman Van Rompuy also congratulated Merkel on Sunday and her alliance of conservative Christian⁹ Democrats¹⁰ and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union.

　　"I am confident that Germany and its new government will continue its commitment and contribution to the construction of a peaceful and prosperous Europe at the service of all its citizens," he said, adding that he was looking forward to continuing the close cooperation with Merkel.

　　Without a majority of the parliament seats, Merkel's bloc has to find a partner to form a coalition to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years.

　　"It is highly likely that a 'grand coalition' will be formed by Merkel's bloc and its rival Social Democratic Party of Germany," Gu said.

　　There have been two such grand coalitions¹¹ in history, so German politicians have experience of such a governmental pattern, he added.

　　The SPD gained 192 of the 630 seats of the Lower House of parliament, known as Bundestag, while the Free Democratic Party, Merkel's current junior coalition partner, failed to retain seats in the parliament with a disappointing result of 4.8 percent - under the 5-percent minimum support to enter into the parliament.

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

5 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

6 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

7 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

8 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

9 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

10 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 coalitions   

结合体，同盟( coalition的名词复数 )； （两党或多党）联合政府

参考例句：

• History testifies to the ineptitude of coalitions in waging war. 历史昭示我们，多数国家联合作战，其进行甚为困难。
• All the coalitions in history have disintegrated sooner or later. 历史上任何联盟迟早都垮台了。