国际英语资讯:Frances Macron defends controversial policy in first TV appearance
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 15-- <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 7, <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="favoring">favoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span>," <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="TF">TF</span>1 <span word="television">television</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="roadmap">roadmap</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 39-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>...<span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="resistances">resistances</span>, <span word="comments">comments</span> ... <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span>.</p><p><span word="Macron">Macron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tumbled">tumbled</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>, <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="ifop">ifop</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> 53 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dissatisfied">dissatisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> 57 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novice">novice</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scorched">scorched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lessen">lessen</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p><span word="TWO">TWO</span> <span word="YEARS">YEARS</span> <span word="PROMISE">PROMISE</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> 70-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="running">running</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="French">French</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="For">For</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jealous">jealous</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="say">say</span>: '<span word="fantastic">fantastic</span>'."</p>
页:
[1]