2018考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章马斯观察.docVIP

2018考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章：马斯观察 　Spain and Catalonia 　　西班牙与加泰罗尼亚 　　Mas observation 　　马斯观察 　　Catalonia calls an election, but it will be only one ofmany in Spain this year 　　加泰罗尼亚要举行大选，这只是西班牙众多选举之一。 　　Mas waves the independence flag 　　马斯挥舞着独立的旗帜 　　CATALAN independence, if it ever happens, has been pushed back at least seven months afterthe regions president, Artur Mas, decided not to call a snap election but to opt instead forSeptember 27th. The election is still being promoted as a plebiscite on independence, but notin the way Mr Mas once hoped. His original plan for a single list uniting all the separatist partieshas been dropped at the insistence of his rivals from the Catalan Republican Left (ERC). Inlast-minute horse-trading, he accepted that ERC would stand separately from his ownConvergence and Union (CiU) coalition, in exchange for its support for this years budget,which his minority government could not pass alone. 　　加泰罗尼亚的独立运动即便要发生也要推迟到七个月之后，也就是说，该地区主席阿图尔·马斯决定不举行临时选举，而是9月27日举行大选之后进行。这场大选虽然被视作一场独立公民投票，但还是与马斯最初所设想的有所出入。他原本想要团结所有分裂主义党派的计划被他的对手加泰罗尼亚左翼共和党(ERC)的坚持而夭折。在最后的讨价还价中，他接受了ERC将与他自己的聚合暨同盟(CiU)分庭抗礼的建议，用以换取它对今年财政预算的援助，否则他自己的少数党政府可熬不过这一关。 　　That has turned the September poll into one as much about winning power as aboutindependence, with ERC well-placed to oust CiU as the most popular party. The timing isboth good and bad for the separatists. It comes just two weeks after Catalonias national day,on September 11th, which campaigners have turned into a mass event in recent years. Butthey would still have preferred a February vote, before Catalans are distracted by a flurry ofpolls right across Spain. 　　随着ERC成功的将CiU取而代之成为最受欢迎党派，9月的投票也变成了决定独立成功与否的众多投票之一。这个时机对分裂主义来讲喜忧参半。这场投票紧跟在9月11日加泰罗尼亚国庆日两周后举行，那时竞选者们还未从国庆日这一近年来的大事件中抽身。但是他们还是希望投票在2月举行，那时加泰罗尼亚人还没被西班牙一系列投票搅得心烦意乱。 　　Elections in most other regions and municipalities will be held in May. They will test the stayingpower of the new upstart left-wing party, Podemos (“We Can”), which leads in several opinionpolls, and its local