She promptly spent five years wielding her handbag, before prising out of her colleagues a permanent budget rebate at the Fontainebleau summit in 1984.

撒切尔夫人花了5年时间处理国内财政问题，然后在1984年的枫丹白露峰会上从欧盟其他成员国手中抢来了一个永久的预算回扣。

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She promptly spent five years wielding her handbag, before prising out of her colleagues a permanent budget rebate at the Fontainebleau summit in 1984.

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