European Union leaders on Tuesday provided a vital lifeline for the Mediterranean countries that have sometimes felt abandoned by Brussels amid the coronavirus pandemic, reaching a deal to pump money into their hard-hit economies. Though the rescue package was celebrated by nearly all the leaders after four days of tense negotiations, the reaction was perhaps most notable in Europe‘s south — particularly in Italy.

思考题：

It can be inferred from the text that______.

A. Brussels has threatened to abandon Mediterranean countries

B. the rescue package was only well-received among Europe’s south

C. Italy maybe one of the hard-hit economies in the European Union

D. Italian politicians maybe widely known as being short-sighted

词汇突破：

1. Brussels= European Union

Washington= American government 是一个道理

2 the Mediterranean countries 地中海国家

3.hard-hit economies 饱受打击的经济

4. rescue package(一揽子拯救计划)就是前文的 a deal 计划

5. lifeline 生命线

6. tense 激烈的

7.notable 显著

句子解析：

句：

European Union leaders on Tuesday provided a vital lifeline for the Mediterranean countries that have sometimes felt abandoned by Brussels amid the coronavirus pandemic, reaching a deal to pump money into their hard-hit economies.

参考译文：欧盟领导人周二为曾不时感到在冠状病毒大流行中被布鲁塞尔抛弃的地中海国家提供了至关重要的生命线，达成了向欧盟受冲击最 大的经济体注入资金的协议。

第二句：

Though the rescue package was celebrated by nearly all the leaders after four days of tense negotiations, the reaction was perhaps most notable in Europe‘s south — particularly in Italy.

参考译文：尽管经过四天的紧张谈判，几乎所有领导人都对救援方案表示赞许，但反应最为显著的可能是欧洲南部——特别是意大利.

思考题解析：

A. Brussels has threatened to abandon Mediterranean countries

(布鲁塞尔曾威胁抛弃地中海国家)

A选项错误。

B. the rescue package was only well-received among Europe’s south

(援救计划只在欧洲南部受欢迎)

B选项错误。

C. Italy maybe one of the hard-hit economies in the European Union

(意大利是欧盟中受打击最在的经济体之一)

C选项正确。

D. Italian politicians maybe widely known as being short-sighted

(意大利政客可能被广泛认为短视)

D选项错误。

文章来源背景和来源：

Hard-hit southern Europe heaves sigh of relief as E.U. strikes deal on coronavirus recovery

欧盟达成新冠肺炎复苏协议 受严重打击的南欧松了一口气

Source:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italy-and-the-eu-have-fought-through-the-pandemic-now-eu-aid-may-help-ease-tensions/2020/07/21/93d0121a-cb58-11ea-99b0-8426e26d203b_story.html

背景：当欧盟开始讨论疫情应对和经济提振时，许多南欧国家担心任何雄心计划可能最后都会和难民问题磋商一样陷入敌意和怨恨。根据预测，以旅游业为支柱产业的南欧国家(包括法国)今年经济将下降10%。然而新近达成的资金援助计划平复了这种担忧，受到了所有欧盟国家的一致欢迎，尤其是受影响最严重的南欧国家。根据这项新的刺激计划，疫情最重的意大利将获得最多的刺激资金，其次是西班牙。虽然一些北欧国家要求将资金限制在更小的规模，并附带更严苛的条件，但德国的默克尔和法国的马克龙坚决回击，抹平了以往阻碍谈判的南北差异。！