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1#原文句子#
But for the past few weeks they have been huddling, scheming and debating how to give their floundering European Union a freshlease of life.
试译:但是在过去的几周内,他们已经开始聚集起来,策划和讨论如何让挣扎的欧盟重获新生。
#扫清生词#
huddle v. (人)聚集
scheme v. 策划,密谋
floundering adj. 挣扎的
lease n. 延续的使用寿命,重获的健康
#写作表达#
如何写“重获新生”
★★★ enjoy/has a new/fresh lease of life …重获新生
★★★ give/lend sth. a new/fresh lease of life 让…重获新生
e.g. 1 The couple, from High Heaton in Newcastle, are now enjoying a new lease of life, filled with activities they can share with their children and four grandchildren. (Coupleshed staggering 24 STONE between them after binning fast food for a healthy diet – Mirror)
e.g.2 I’ve come to Ryde to meet the first of two brand new hovercraft, which their owners hope will lend amphibious travel a new lease of life. (Back to the future — amphibioustravel gets a fresh lease of life - Financial Times.com)
2#原文句子#
“Citizens will only accept the EU if it makes it possible for them to prosper,” said Angela Merkel, G