▍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普遍預期?and?has broad support 得到廣泛支持in the country: A recent poll民調(diào) 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不結(jié)盟.

▍語言點?

1. joint statement 聯(lián)合聲明

· joint /d???nt/ adj. 聯(lián)合的

· joint account 聯(lián)名賬戶

2. release /r??li?s/ v. 發(fā)布

· release statement 發(fā)布聲明

· release a new version 發(fā)布一個新版本

3. apply for 申請加入?

· apply for a job 求職?

· apply for a university 申請大學

4. NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 北大西洋公約組織(北約)

5. be widely expected 普遍期待，被看好?

· The current defence minister is widely expected to win.

現(xiàn)任國防部長是此次競選最被看好的人選。

6. have broad support 得到廣泛支持?

7. prompt sb. to do sth. 促使某人做某事?

8. share /?er/ v. 共有，共享

9. move away from 停止做某事；從某地離開

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

我們逐漸離開原生家庭，組建自己的家庭。

▍復述文本

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.