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In Brussels, the unveiling of a poster to mark …, thestarter of WWI, 100 years ago. But today, …European summit, which will reveal sharpdifferences. They center around Jean-Claude Juncker,who is set to become head of the EuropeanCommission.David Cameron has called for a vote onthe nomination¹ of a man he regards as an old guard Brussels insider. But, his potential alliesare falling away.

100年前一本纪念第一次世界大战开始的画册在布鲁塞尔问世。而今天，欧洲峰会也将出现尖锐分歧。分歧主要围绕被提名为欧洲委员会主席的Jean-Claude Juncker。David Cameron呼吁对这位他认为是布鲁塞尔老后卫内鬼进行投票。但他的潜在盟友却分崩离析。

Just two and a half weeks ago, David Cameron shared a boat with the so-called Reform Camp,the German, the Swedish and the Dutch. They shut the door on blocking Juncker.

就在两周半以前，David Cameron与德国，瑞典和荷兰即所谓的改革营，同在一条船上。

他们拒绝封锁Juncker。

If an explicit² vote is called for, we will support Jung's candidacy. We will not block it.

如果明确投票呼吁成功，我们将支持Juncker的候选人资格，将不会阻止。

In Germany, Angela Merkel, who once was lukewarm about Mr. Juncker, said there will be nodrama if he was chosen by a qualified³ majority.

在德国，此前一度对Juncker态度比较冷淡的Angela Merkel则称，如果他被大多数人选为候选人，那么就不会有什么变故。

What has swayed many leaders is the argument that this is about democracy, that peoplewere told that they were voting for the EU's next president.

这是否关系到民主制度、及人们被告知他们是在为欧盟下届主席投票的争论导致许多领导人摇摆不定。

Mr. Cameron has put himself in not so nice, he's been very vocal⁴, not accepting the vote, thechoice for me that even unbelievable. He's been even blackmailing⁵ about leaving the European Union.

Cameron处境比较难看，他公然宣布不接受投票，这选择对我来说难以置信。他甚至威胁说要脱离欧盟。

Some countries, like Italy, have openly traded their backing for Mr. Juncker in exchange forsupport of greater flexibility⁶ over budget and deficit⁷. But it remained surprisingly difficult tofind an endorsement⁸ for Mr. Juncker as the best candidate for the job.

一些国家，比如意大利，公然支持Juncker以换取预算和赤字上获得更大的弹性。但为使Juncker成为该职位最佳候选人寻找支持，仍出人意料的困难。

Is he a face that represents a new, bolder, reforming Europe?

他会是全新、勇往直前、改革中的欧洲形象的代表吗?

We are not concerned about faces; we are concerned about actions. And certainly, if it wasJuncker, it should clearly commit to those policy powers, it's for change.

我们关心的不是形象，我们关心的是行动。当然，如果是Juncker的话，那一定是对那些政治权利承诺的结果，一定是利益交换。

So it looks as if Mr. Juncker will be nominated in the next two days, with David Cameron his onlyopponent, apart from the Hungarians.

似乎Juncker将会在两天内被提名，除匈牙利人外，David Cameron是唯一反对者。

Some time after Europe leaders have met in Ypres, the Prime Minister will warn them theirsanctions are shifting power toward the European Parliament by the backdoor.

在欧洲领导人伊普耳会晤一段时间之后，卡梅伦首相警告称，他们的制裁措施将使权利秘密向欧洲议会转移。

1 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。

2 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

5 blackmailing   

胁迫，尤指以透露他人不体面行为相威胁以勒索钱财( blackmail的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The policemen kept blackmailing him, because they had sth. on him. 那些警察之所以经常去敲他的竹杠是因为抓住把柄了。
• Democratic paper "nailed" an aggravated case of blackmailing to me. 民主党最主要的报纸把一桩极为严重的讹诈案件“栽”在我的头上。

6 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

7 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

8 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。