A “shocked” and chastened Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite the far right’s triumph in a state election that has brought anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin politicians within striking distance of power.(震惊且受教训的默茨誓言留任，尽管极右翼在州选举中获胜，使反移民亲俄政客接近权力。)
“震惊”且受到教训的弗里德里希·默茨誓言继续留任，尽管极右翼在州选举中获胜，这场选举使反移民、亲克里姆林宫的政客距离权力仅一步之遥。
The German chancellor, appearing ashen-faced(面色苍白的) in front of reporters in Berlin, said on Monday that the landslide victory(压倒性胜利) by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt had shaken(动摇的，震惊的) his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) “to its very foundations(从根本上，彻底地)”.
德国总理周一在柏林记者面前面色苍白地表示，德国选择党（AfD）在萨克森-安哈尔特州的压倒性胜利已使他的保守派基民盟（CDU）“从根本上”动摇。
The unpopular Merz, who had pledged(承诺，保证) to halve the AfD’s support at the national level, has watched the nativist(本土主义的，排外的) party rack up(累积，积累) electoral gains, none as convincing as its utter(完全的，彻底的) rout(溃败，彻底击败) of the CDU in the eastern region on Sunday with nearly 44% of the vote.
不受欢迎的默茨曾承诺在全国层面将选择党的支持率减半，如今却眼睁睁看着这个本土主义政党不断累积选举战果，其中最令人信服的莫过于周日在该东部地区以近44%的得票率彻底击败基民盟。