美国国家公共电台 NPR Another Stunning Election In France As Macron's Party Sweeps

 

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

So France has given the world another election surprise - a stunning¹ show in parliamentary elections by the brand-new party of the brand-new president, Emmanuel Macron. Here's NPR's Eleanor Beardsley in Paris.

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UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: (Speaking French).

ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE²: The news media are likening a party that barely existed a year ago to a tidal wave sweeping³ everything in its path. Macron's party, Republic on the Move, got 32 percent of the vote, followed by the mainstream⁴ conservatives with 21 percent. The Socialist⁵ Party of former President Francois Hollande didn't even make 10 percent. Its number of seats will drop from nearly 300 to around 30. Christophe Barbier is a columnist⁶ with the magazine L'Express.

CHRISTOPHE BARBIER: (Through interpreter) The left is being wiped out. And the right is in a huge ideological⁷ crisis because Macron has taken some of their best people for his government.

BEARDSLEY: Very few candidates received the 50 percent vote needed for a first-round victory. Most districts will see a runoff between the top two finishers next Sunday. Marine⁸ Le Pen, who faced off against Macron in the second round of the presidential race, had hoped that her party would go on to become his major opposition⁹ in Parliament. But the National Front dropped from 21 percent in the presidential election to just 13 percent on Sunday. Le Pen blamed it on historically low turnout. Half of those eligible¹⁰ didn't vote.

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BEARDSLEY: Daniel Parcel was not among them. He voted for Macron's party, then brought his kids to play in the fountains of a Paris park on this extraordinary spring day.

DANIEL PARCEL: (Through interpreter) We want to give Macron a big majority to govern to put in place his program, which is a good mix of free-market economics that also provides people with social support.

BEARDSLEY: Conservative voter Alain Pegard says he and his wife felt reassured¹¹ when Macron chose his prime minister and economy minister from their party. Pegard says even though they didn't initially¹² support Macron, he's won them over.

ALAIN PEGARD: (Through interpreter) I realized at his inauguration¹³ how impressive he was. He is noble, and he has a real presence. It's reassuring¹⁴ to see someone who's not afraid.

BEARDSLEY: Across the country, entrenched¹⁵, lifelong politicians fell to Macron's citizen candidates. One stunning upset was that of the Socialist Party leader to 33-year-old Mounir Mahjoubi, Macron's new digital affairs minister and the son of Moroccan immigrants. I followed Mahjoubi doing door-to-door campaigning just a couple weeks ago.

MOUNIR MAHJOUBI: What I was sure of when I was younger is that I wanted to spend part of my life to be useful to others. What better spot to be useful to others than being a member of Parliament?

BEARDSLEY: With this electoral rout¹⁶, it's possible Macron will face no meaningful opposition.

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JEAN-LUC MELENCHON: (Speaking French).

BEARDSLEY: Far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon, who also ran for president, warned about giving Macron too much power. Outside a polling station, voter Phillipe du Pique¹⁷ says though he's impressed with his new president, he agrees.

PHILLIPE DU PIQUE: I prefer a small opposition. It's important in a free country not to leave all the power to one man. I think it's dangerous.

BEARDSLEY: With half of Macron's candidates political novices¹⁸, the opposition is also warning of complete chaos¹⁹ in the French Parliament. It's not something that worries Macron. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

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1 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

4 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

5 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。

6 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

7 ideological   

a.意识形态的

参考例句：

• He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。

8 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。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

11 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

13 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

14 reassuring   

a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的

参考例句：

• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
• With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。

15 entrenched   

adj.确立的，不容易改的(风俗习惯)

参考例句：

• Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
• If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。

16 rout   

n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮

参考例句：

• The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
• The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

17 pique   

v.伤害…的自尊心，使生气 n.不满，生气

参考例句：

• She went off in a fit of pique.她一赌气就走了。
• Tom finished the sentence with an air of pique.汤姆有些生气地说完这句话。

18 novices   

n.新手( novice的名词复数 )；初学修士（或修女）；（修会等的）初学生；尚未赢过大赛的赛马

参考例句：

• The Russians are such novices in Africa. 在非洲的俄国人简直都是些毫无经验的生手。 来自辞典例句
• Where the primary track all novices, screams everywhere, ha ha good terror. 那里的初级道上全是生手，到处都是尖叫声，哈哈好恐怖的。 来自互联网

19 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。