一、Macron to propose abolition of elite Ena government school
- abolition （法律、制度、习俗等的）废除，废止
- Ena 国家行政学院（École nationale d'administration），建立于1945年戴高乐政府时期，主要训练高级文官或者行政法院法官，每年只招收百多人，校友大多从政，在法兰西第五共和国的历史上，曾经有3位总统、7位总理以及众多部长毕业于此校。
President Emmanuel Macron has proposed the abolition of the postgraduate school he attended — the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (Ena), a famously highbrow institution that has been the training ground for generations of senior civil servants and politicians — as part of a push to reduce elitism in French society.
- highbrow 学术性的；治学严谨的人；阳春白雪的
二、Registering EU citizens in the UK will create an underclass
- underclass 社会底层；贫困阶层
People who feel vulnerable often shy away from, or are unaware of, administrative processes
- shy away from (因害怕或信心不足而) 避免
I recently worked with an Italian woman in her 60s, who had spent her working life as an NHS carer and nurse. She suffered a severe breakdown following a family bereavement a few years ago, and has been spiralling downwards.
- bereavement 丧失亲人；丧亲之痛
- spiral downwards 逐渐加速下降
三、City of London cements dominance of renminbi trading
- cement 加强，巩固
- cement dominance of sth. 加强……的主导地位/优势
Average daily trading volumes of the Chinese currency in London reached £76.6 billion
- trading volume 交易额
The UK accounted for 37 per cent of renminbi foreign exchange transactions outside of China in January.
- foreign exchange transaction 外汇交易；外汇买卖
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