特拉斯能处理好英国的问题吗？
Can Liz Truss fix Britain?
The new prime minister must eschew pantomimeradicalism if she is to succeed新首相若要成功，就必须避免哑剧激进主义
l The post was widely derided and swiftly modified, but it inadvertently captured the scale of theproblems facing Britain’s new prime minister. Ms Truss, now ensconced in DowningStreet, has an enormous job in front of her. 这条推文遭到群嘲并被迅速修改，但它无意中展现了英国新首相面临的问题有多严重。现在在唐宁街安顿下来的特拉斯女士面临一项艰巨的任务。
n ①deride: /dɪˈraɪd/ If you deride someone or something, you saythat they are stupid or have no value. 嘲笑 [正式] e.g. Critics derided the move as too little, too late. 批评家们嘲笑这一行动规模太小，来得太迟。②inadvertent: /ˌɪnədˈvɜːtənt/ not intentional 无意的 e.g. All authors need to be wary of inadvertentcopying of other people's ideas. 所有作者都需注意不要在无意中抄袭了他人的观点。③ensconce: /ɪnˈskɒns/ to establish or settlefirmly or comfortably 安置 e.g. We have ensconced ourselves in themost beautiful villa in the south of France. 我们在法国南部最美丽的别墅里安顿下来。
l Underlying everything is the challenge of reinvigorating British growth andproductivity, which have been stuck in a 15-year rut, denting living standards and weakening thequality of public services. 一切的背后是重振英国经济增长和生产力的挑战，英国经济已经停滞了15年，生活水平下降，公共服务质量下降。
n ①reinvigorate: /ˌriːɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪt/ toput vitality and vigour back into (someone or something) 使(某人)再振作; 使(某事)再复兴 e.g. Weneed to reinvigorate the economy of the area. 我们需要给这个地区的经济注入新的活力。②dent:/dɛnt/ to decrease (something) : to make (something) weaker损害，削弱 e.g.Record oil prices have dented consumer confidence. 前所未有的高油价已经挫伤消费者信心。
l The scepticshave many reasons to be dubious.人们的疑虑并非空穴来风。
n ①sceptic: /ˈskɛptɪk/ A sceptic is a person who has doubts aboutthings that other people believe. 怀疑论者 ②dubious : /ˈdjuːbɪəs/If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it tobe completely honest, safe, or reliable. 可疑的; 不太可靠的 e.g. Thetestimony given by him is dubious. 他给出的证据是可疑的。
l Interminable：/ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl/If you describe something as interminable, you are emphasizing that itcontinues for a very long time and indicating that you wish it was shorter orwould stop. 无休止的[强调] e.g. ...an interminablemeeting. …一次没完没了的会议。
l Like the rest of her party, she maintains the fiction that Brexit is anunalloyed good. 和保守党内的其他人一样，她坚称英国脱欧完全是好事的论调。
n ①fiction: /ˈfɪkʃən/If something is a fiction, it is not true, although people sometimes pretendthat it is true. 假象e.g. Total recycling is a fiction. 完全回收利用是假象（是不存在的）。②unalloyed:/ˌʌnəˈlɔɪd/ If you describe a feeling such as happiness or relief as unalloyed,you are emphasizing that it is a strong feeling and no other feeling isinvolved. (情感)纯粹的 e.g....an occasion of unalloyed joy. …一个只有欢乐的场合。
l Overriding: /ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ/ In a particular situation, theoverriding factor is the one that is the most important. 最重要的 e.g. Myoverriding concern is to raise the standards of state education. 我最关心的是提高国民教育水平。Syn.Crucial, supreme, critical, important, pivotal, paramount
l Prime ministers can set the weather by articulating simple messageswell. Boris Johnson, Ms Truss’s shambolic and unlamented predecessor, managed to make “levellingup”, his goal of reducing gaping regional inequalities, part of thepolitical vernacular.首相将简单的信息传达清楚就能决定政治氛围。特拉斯女士的前任鲍里斯约翰逊行事混乱，卸任了也无人惋惜。他提出的旨在减少日益扩大的区域不平等的levelling up政策，也不过是些政治行话罢了。
n ①unlamented: /ˌʌnləˈmɛntɪd/ not missed, regretted, or grieved over 未被悼念的; 无人惋惜的 ②levelling up: Boris Johnson has called "levelling up" the "definingmission" of his government. The aim is to give people and communities thatfeel they have been left behind a chance to catch up. ③vernacular: /vəˈnækjʊlə/<非正式>行话，术语
l She has a streakof radicalism that matches the seriousness of the problems Britain faces. 她有与英国所面临问题的严重性相匹配的激进主义倾向。
n Streak: /striːk/ If someone has a streak of a particular typeof behaviour, they sometimes behave in that way. 性格特征 e.g. We're bothalike – there is a streak of madness in us both. 我们两个很像–我们两人都有一种疯狂的性格特征。
l In lock step with 紧跟…的步伐
l Remit: /ˈriː.mɪt/ the area that a person or group of peoplein authority has responsibility for or control over职权范围 e.g. Infuture, staff recruitment will fall within the remit of the division manager. 以后招募新员工将属于部门经理的职责。
l Ditch one’s stance of doing…改变某人关于…的立场
l Erstwhile: /ˈɜːstˌwaɪl/ You use erstwhile todescribe someone that used to be the type of person indicated, but no longeris. 以前的;往昔的 e.g. His erstwhile friends turned against him.
l A true radical would initiate a candid conversation about the NHS (NationalHealth Service), which is fraying badly, not repeat canards about it having too many managers. 英国医疗体系的问题愈发严峻，一个真正的激进分子会坦率的谈论相关话题，而不是一直重复管理人员过剩的谣言。
n ①Candid: /ˈkændɪd/When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly. 直言不讳的; 坦率的 ②canard: /kæˈnɑːd/ Acanard is an idea or a piece of information that is false, especially one thatis spread deliberately in order to harm someone or their work. 谣传 e.g. Thecharge that Harding was a political stooge may be a canard. 关于哈丁是政治密探的指控可能是个谣传。
l 注：外刊观点与本人无关，仅用于英语学习
