『晨读』社恐的芬兰人，为何急于与“北约”抱团

▍原文

In a joint statement released on Thursday, Finnish Prime Minister and President said Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay.

The announcement was widely expected普遍预期 and has broad support 得到广泛支持in the country: A recent poll民调 showed that about three-quarters of all Finns support joining the military alliance.

The attack of Ukraine in February prompted Finland, which shares 接壤an 830-mile border with Russia, to move away from its long history of neutrality中立 and military nonalignment不结盟.

▍语言点 

1. joint statement 联合声明

· joint /dʒɔɪnt/ adj. 联合的

· joint account 联名账户

2. release /rɪˈliːs/ v. 发布

· release statement 发布声明

· release a new version 发布一个新版本

3. apply for 申请加入 

· apply for a job 求职 

· apply for a university 申请大学

4. NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 北大西洋公约组织(北约)

5. be widely expected 普遍期待，被看好 

· The current defence minister is widely expected to win.

现任国防部长是此次竞选最被看好的人选。

6. have broad support 得到广泛支持 

7. prompt sb. to do sth. 促使某人做某事 

8. share /ʃer/ v. 共有，共享

9. move away from 停止做某事；从某地离开

· We move away from our families and form our own.

我们逐渐离开原生家庭，组建自己的家庭。

▍复述文本

Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay, that’s what Finnish Prime Minister and President said. 

The announcement was widely expected and has broad support in Finland. There’s a recent poll showing about three-quarters of all Finns support joining the military alliance.

The reason why they support it is because, what happened in Ukraine in February prompted Finland to move away from its long history of neutrality and military nonalignment, just to be on the safe side. After all, Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia.