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1、M1-M6B3CulturalCorner译文M1B3CulturalCorner译文TheEuropeanUnion欧盟WhatIstheEuropeanUnion?欧盟是什么?TheEuropeanUnionisanorganisationofEuropeancountries.欧盟是欧洲各国的一个组织。Thecountriesareindependentandaregovernedindifferentways.欧洲各国各自独立,国家管理各不相同。IntheUnitedKingdom,forexample,theheadofstateisakingorqueen.例如,英国
2、的国家元首是国王或女王,InFrance,ontheotherhand,theheadofstateisapresident.而法国的元首是总统。ButeachofthemsendsrepresentativestotheEuropeanParliament,whichhassomecontroloverwhathappensineachofthemembercountries.但每个国家都向欧盟委员会派遣代表,欧盟委员会负责管理各个成员国的事务。HowDidItStart?欧盟是如何开始的?TheideaoftheEuropeanUnionbeganinthe1950s.创建欧
3、盟这一想法始于二十世纪五十年代。ThefirstmemberswereFrance,Germany,Belgium,Luxembourg,theNetherlandsandItaly.最初的成员国有法国、德国、比利时、卢森堡、荷兰和意大利。Littlebylittle,thenumberincreasedduringthesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury.逐渐地,成员国在二十世纪后半叶不断增加。Bytheyear2000,therewere15membercountries.到2000年,发展到15个成员国。ThenewcountrieswereAu
4、stria,Denmark,Finland,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,Spain,SwedenandtheUnitedotherstaffoftheCentre.Duringthewar,ZhuwastransferredbacktoJiangxi,andDirectorofthenewOfficeinJingdezhen,JiangxiCommitteeSecretary.Startingin1939servedasrecorderoftheWestNorthOrganization,SecretaryoftheSpecialCommitteeAftert
5、hevictoryofthelongMarch,hehasbeentheNorthwestOfficeoftheFederationofStateenterprisesMinister,ShenmufuguSARmissions,DirectorofNingxiaCountypartyCommitteeSecretaryandrecorderoftheCountypartyCommitteeSecretary,MinistersandKingdom.新的成员国有奥地利、丹麦、芬兰、希腊、爱尔兰、葡萄牙、西班牙、瑞典和英国。HowManyCountriesBelongtoItNow
6、?现在有多少个国家属于欧盟?In2004,theEuropeanUnionincreasedto25members.2004年,欧盟扩展到25个国家。TheCzechRepublic,Estonia,Hungary,Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,theSlovakRepublicandSlovenia,plustheMediterraneanislandsofCyprusandMaltaallbecamemembers.捷克共和国、爱沙尼亚、匈牙利、拉脱维亚、立陶宛、波兰、斯洛伐克共和国、斯洛文尼亚以及地中海的塞浦路斯和马耳他都成为欧盟成员国。Theexpand
7、edEuropeanUnionhasapopulationofmorethanhalfabillionpeople,twiceasbigasthepopulationoftheUnitedStates.扩大后的欧盟拥有五亿多人口,是美国人口的两倍。TheEuropeanUnionWhatIstheEuropeanUnion?TheEuropeanUnionisanorganisationofEuropeancountries.Thecountriesareindependenta