EUROPEANS have learned to let their attention drift when Brussels starts droning on about "process".

每当布鲁塞尔开始唠叨“进程”时，欧洲人就会学着把注意力移开。

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She was born Madeleine Cinquin on Nov. 16, 1908, in Brussels into a family that ran a lingerie business; her father drowned when she was 6.

她于1908年11月16日出生在布鲁塞尔madeleine Cinquin的一个做女性内衣生意的家庭；父亲在她六岁时溺死。

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When politicians discuss the single currency’s crisis in Brussels, their actions are invariably seen by markets to be too little, too late.

当政客们在布鲁塞尔讨论单一货币危机的时候，他们对市场所作的反应总让人觉得太小、太晚；

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But how would voters register their disapproval when Brussels had the right to dictate changes?

BBC: Eurozone crisis: The European divide

Prior to the mass resignation, Sir Leon had resolved to leave Brussels when the Santer commission was due to end its term in December.

BBC: News | UK Politics | Sir Leon: Britain's old hand in Brussels

He says he especially doesn't like it when his mother makes Brussels sprouts for dinner.

NPR: Eating Nutritiously A Struggle When Money Is Scarce