经济学人:法国"老顽童" 不知羞耻欲成立第六共和国

 　　France’s industry minister

　　法国工业部长

　　Enfant terrible

　　顽童

　　Will Arnaud Montebourg stay in the French government?

　　阿尔诺·蒙特布尔是否还会继续呆在法国政府？

　　FOR sheer theatrical¹ effect, it is hard to beat Arnaud Montebourg. Tall and telegenic, the 50-year-old Socialist² politician is as shameless bossing about global companies as he is charming old ladies at trestle-table picnics over bottles of burgundy in his wineland constituency. Since becoming France’s industry minister in May, however, Mr Montebourg has had a series of awkward encounters with economic reality, which have begun to raise questions about his future in government.

　　如果在意戏剧效果，阿尔诺·蒙特布尔很难被打击。这个修长、上镜的50岁社会党政客不知羞耻的对于跨国公司的干涉正如其在葡萄酒选区品酒时向年长的女士献殷勤一样。自从五月成为了法国工业部部长，阿尔诺·蒙特布尔便遭遇了一系列经济形势上的难堪，也给他以后的政客生涯带来了麻烦。

　　His most recent bruising³ experience came from his effort to stop ArcelorMittal, a steelmaking giant, closing two blast furnaces at Florange, in Lorraine. At a time when other companies are laying off many more workers, the 629 planned job losses were relatively⁴ small. But the political symbolism was large. Lorraine, on France’s eastern border, was once the centre of world steelmaking, and still projects muscular industriousness⁵ as a source of national pride. On the election trail, Francois Hollande, now president, went to the site, clambered atop a van, and vowed⁶ to protect jobs there.

　　他最近的受伤经历来自于他致力于停止阿赛洛米塔尔，钢铁巨头，关闭在洛林地区弗洛朗热的两个钢铁炉。当其他的公司正在解雇更多的员工时，阿赛洛米塔尔裁员629人不算过分。但是其裁员的政治的意义却很大。洛林，法国东部边境的城市，曾经是世界的钢铁制造中心，而且仍然以其勤勉和强壮的品格成为国家的骄傲。在选举期间，弗朗索瓦·奥朗德，现任法国总统就曾拜访该地，他爬上一辆货车，誓言保护此地的工作机会。

　　Mr Montebourg took up the cause with enthusiasm. He promised to find a buyer for the blast furnaces and denounced the company, declaring “we don’t want Mittal in France any more”. As union hopes rose, he threatened to nationalise the firm—an option Mr Hollande himself then refused to rule out. In the end, however, the government backed down. On November 30th Jean-Marc Ayrault, the prime minister, announced that the blast furnaces would not be restarted, and that talk of nationalisation was off the agenda.

　　蒙特布尔满怀热情的接下了这个工作。他承诺为这两个钢铁炉找到买家，并向钢铁公司宣称：“我们不在需要米塔尔再留在法国”。因为联邦的期望增加，他威胁国有化这个公司---对于此种说法，奥朗德不排除有这样的可能。虽然最终政府做出让步。在11月30日，总理让-马克·艾罗，宣布熔炉将停止使用，并宣称国有化将不在议程内。

　　In his role as saviour-in-chief of French industry, Mr Montebourg has tirelessly criss-crossed the country, even dressed up in a striped Breton top in a bid to promote stuff “made in France”. But his credibility is wearing thin. Although he staked out a claim as a left-winger at the Socialist presidential primary, he has zigzagged⁷ within the party over the years.

　　作为法国工业的首要拯救者，蒙特布尔不知疲倦的跑遍了整个法国，甚至穿着海军风条纹衫在一次竞拍会推广“法国制造”的产品。但是其信誉却每况愈下。虽然他在社会党总统候选最初阶段宣称自己是左翼，其在党内的这些年道路却十分曲折。

　　Mr Montebourg’s real hallmark is a tough and consistent call for cleaner democratic politics. A lawyer, he campaigned to hold Jacques Chirac to account on charges of corruption⁹ linked to the former president’s stint¹⁰ as mayor of Paris. He called for a new constitution and a Sixth Republic. More recently, he has been one of the rare Socialist voices calling for the expulsion of corrupt⁸ officials. Today, however, that reputation has got lost amid what his detractors consider recklessness, and what union supporters—including at Florange—increasingly see as betrayal.

　　蒙特布尔最重要的作为是持续的要求严肃的清理民主政治。作为一个律师，他参与了对于雅克·勒内·希拉克账户的冻结，因为其在担任巴黎市长期间的腐败。他呼吁新的宪法的颁布以及成立第六共和国。最近，他又成为了社会党中少数要求肃清腐败官员的人中的一员。然而今天，他的好声誉已经在其诋毁者认为其鲁莽和支持者认为其背叛（包括弗洛朗热地区）中消磨殆尽。

　　For now, Mr Montebourg insists he will stay in his “battle station” job. In some ways, this suits Mr Hollande, who was elected on a promise to stand up to finance and save industry, and needs to show his left wing that he does not just roll over in the face of giant corporations. Yet keeping his minister in place also makes for confusion in French economic policy. Reformists in government are trying to argue that France is open for business. Pierre Moscovici, the finance minister, who has glacial relations with Mr Montebourg, talks of a “Copernican revolution” in Socialist economic thinking. But such a message remains¹¹ inaudible after Mr Montebourg has so recently put the threat of nationalisation back on the table.

　　如今，蒙特布尔坚持他将继续坚守在“战斗岗位”。在某种程度上来说，这最符合奥朗德，这位在选区期间承诺面对金融局势和挽救工业，以及表现出他的左翼式强势表明他不仅仅周旋于大企业之间的总统的心意。但是，保住蒙特布尔的部长位置会造成法国经济政策的混乱。政府中的改革派一直尽力表明法国需要打开商业大门。一直与蒙特布尔关系糟糕的财务部长皮埃尔·莫斯科维奇提出了实行社会经济的“哥白尼改革”的想法。但是在蒙特布尔提出国有化的威胁后，这一声音便消失了。

　　1.a series of 一系列的

　　例句:We shall take a series of measures to stop air pollution.

　　我们将采取一系列措施制止空气污染。

　　2.stand up 站起来

　　例句:According to etiquette¹², you should stand up to meet a guest.

　　按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

　　3.In some ways 在某种程度上

　　例句:He was a man of much worldly wisdom, and in some ways resembled Voltaire.

　　他精于人情世故，在某些方面酷似伏尔泰。

　　4.rule out 排除；取消

　　例句:We had to rule out the possibility of increased supplies.

　　我们只好排除了增加供应的可能性。

1 theatrical   

adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的

参考例句：

• The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。
• She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。

2 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

3 bruising   

adj.殊死的；十分激烈的v.擦伤(bruise的现在分词形式)

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。 来自辞典例句

4 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

5 industriousness   

n.勤奋

参考例句：

• Aunt Harriet could not find words to praise Bessie's industriousness and efficiency. 哈丽特不知该用什么言辞来赞扬贝西的勤奋与高效。 来自新概念英语第三册
• They have brought to our country an industriousness that boosts our economy. 他们带来的勤奋精神促进了我们经济的发展。

6 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

7 zigzagged   

adj.呈之字形移动的v.弯弯曲曲地走路，曲折地前进( zigzag的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The office buildings were slightly zigzagged to fit available ground space. 办公大楼为了配合可用的地皮建造得略呈之字形。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The lightning zigzagged through the church yard. 闪电呈之字形划过教堂的院子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

9 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

10 stint   

v.节省，限制，停止；n.舍不得化，节约，限制；连续不断的一段时间从事某件事

参考例句：

• He lavished money on his children without stint.他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。
• We hope that you will not stint your criticism.我们希望您不吝指教。

11 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

12 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。