夏说英语新闻晨读 第190期:意大利总理辞职

 本期内容：
Matteo Renzi, Italy’s prime minister, resigned after voters rejected constitutional reforms he had proposed in a referendum. The political uncertainty¹ raises questions about the ability of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the most troubled of Italy’s banks, to complete its capital-raising plan. France’s prime minister, Manuel Valls, resigned to run for the Socialist² nomination³ in next year’s presidential election.

Resign：辞职
Constitutional reform：宪法改革
Referendum：公投

Nomination：提名

1 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

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 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。