夏说英语新闻晨读 第223期:法国大选近况

 本期内容：

Emmanuel Macron topped the first round of the presidential election in France and will meet Marine¹ Le Pen in a run-off on May 7th. Markets were buoyed² by Mr Macron’s performance: opinion polls put the former economy minister ahead of his nationalist rival, but his lead appears to be narrowing.

Top：占据首位
Run-off：继续的比拼
Buoy: 提振
Nationalist：民粹主义
Narrow：不断缩小

 

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 buoyed   

v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神

参考例句：

• Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
• His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》