The European Union asked for a formal assessment of Iceland’s application to join the 27-nation block, putting the Nordic country on a fast-track to membership, possibly within three years’ time.

27国集团的欧盟要求对冰岛入盟申请做出正式评估，使这个北欧国家驶上入盟快车道，很可能在三年内加入欧盟。

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The European Union is contemplating introducing a system of “blue cards” that will give talented people a fast track to EU citizenship.

欧盟正在计划引进“蓝卡”系统来让高级人才更快地获得欧盟居民身份。

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Mr Castle is a moderate Republican who, according to the American conservative union-which keeps track of these things-has voted along conservative lines roughly half of the time.

卡索先生是一个温和的共和党人，据美国保守联盟资料显示(该联盟对这些事情都有记录)，他根据保守党原则投票的几率是50%。

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On Oct. 11, 1998, a freight train struck and killed a man working on a Union Pacific track bed in Illinois.

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One might think that given the National Union's consistent track record that it would be the largest party in the Knesset.

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Mr Castle is a moderate Republican who, according to the American Conservative Union which keeps track of these things has voted along conservative lines roughly half of the time.

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