Turkey's accession talks are blocked by members, like France and Cyprus, that do not want it to join.

土耳其的入盟谈判被一些成员国阻拦，比如法国和塞浦路斯就不想让土耳其入盟。

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France and Germany, who insist that Turkey should be accorded a "privileged partnership" with the eu in lieu of full membership, are only too happy to hide behind Cyprus.

法国和德国，一直坚称土耳其应当是与欧盟保持一种“特别优惠的伙伴关系”而不是成为它的正式成员，很高兴拿塞浦路斯作为它们的挡箭牌。

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Although Shakespeare wrote plays set in France, Scotland, Italy, Cyprus and Vienna, among many other locations, it's entirely possible that he never left England.

虽然莎士比亚写的戏地点经常设置在法国、苏格兰、意大利、塞浦路斯和维也纳，还有其他地区，实际上莎士比亚从来没有离开过英格兰。

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"The crisis that we are facing is a crisis of confidence, and this confidence cannot be gained if we postpone the tackling of the root causes of the crisis, " Mr Weidmann said, referring to France, Italy and Cyprus as countries that still face tough financial situations.

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Eighteen chapters have been frozen - eight by the EU, because of Turkey's refusal to allow Cypriot ships to use Turkish ports, and the remaining 10 by the governments of Cyprus and France.

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Indeed, France and Germany shamelessly use Cyprus as another excuse to keep Turkey out.

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