2017考博英语阅读题源经济学人文章每日精析（八十九）

　　lawsuit ['lɔːsuːt]：诉讼案件

　　sue [s(j)uː]：起诉

　　The Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot leaders opened talks in Geneva to discuss conditions for thereunification of Cyprus, such as the division of power and territory. Other European leaders are participating on security issues.

　　希腊塞浦路斯和土耳其塞浦路斯领导人在几内亚举行会谈，就重新统一塞浦路斯的条件与状况展开讨论，如权力和领土的分配条件。其他的欧洲领导人正参与安全问题的讨论。

　　reunification [rijʊnɪfɪ'keʃən]：重新统一

　　Germany said that 280,000 people seeking asylum arrived in the country last year, a sharp drop from the 890,000 in 2015. The government thinks migrant numbers have fallen because of the closure of a route through the Balkans and the EU’s deal with Turkey.

　　德国报道，去年有280000避难者抵达德国，人数与2015年的890000人相比大幅减少。德国政府认为移民人数减少是因为经过巴尔干地区的航线取消了，而且土耳其与欧盟的交易也终止了。

　　Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland’s first minister, came under pressure to quit because of a scandal involving subsidies for renewable energy which could cost taxpayers £490m ($600m). Martin McGuinness, the deputy first minister from the opposition Sinn Fein party, resigned, which may force an election. The crisis could affect Brexit. The Supreme Court will soon decide whether approval is needed from the UK’s devolved assemblies before starting the process of leaving the EU. The deputy leader of the Scottish nationalists called for the postponement of Brexit negotiations.

　　阿琳·福斯特，北爱尔兰首席大臣，迫于压力辞职。这是由于她陷入了一起涉及到需要消耗纳税人49亿英镑(约合60亿美元)，以补贴可再生能源的丑闻。马丁·麦吉尼斯，反对党新芬党的首席副部长辞职，这可能会造成新一轮的选举。这次危机可能会影响到英国脱欧。最高法院会尽快抉择在开始进行脱欧程序之前，是否需要获得英国下属议会的赞同。苏格兰民族主义者的副领袖呼吁推迟英国脱欧的谈判。

　　subsidy ['sʌbsɪdɪ] : 津贴

　　The Supreme Court：最高法院

　　Clare Hollingworth, a journalist who reported the “scoop of the century” predicting the outbreak of the second world war, died at the age of 105. Ms Hollingworth spotted German tanks massing on the border with Poland in late August 1939. A long career saw her report from Jerusalem, Cairo, Paris, Beirut and Hong Kong. She was the last person to interview the Shah of Iran.

　　克莱尔·霍林沃斯，报道了“20世纪最新消息”——预测第二次世界大战爆发的一名记者逝世，享年105岁。霍林沃斯女士在1939年八月末目睹了德国的坦克在波兰边界集结。在她漫长的职业生涯中，她的报道涉及耶路撒冷、开罗、巴黎、布鲁特以及香港等地。她是最后一个采访伊朗国王的人。

　　spot：发现

　　mass：集结

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