Germany’s beleaguered(饱受抨击的；陷入困境的) leader, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to keep his fractious(难驾驭的；易怒的；内部纷争的) coalition government together for the good of(为了……的利益) the country’s “democratic future” after his conservative party suffered a drubbing at the polls(在选举中；在投票站) in two state elections.
德国饱受抨击的领导人弗里德里希·默茨誓言，为了国家“民主未来”的利益，他将维持内部矛盾重重的联合政府。此前，他领导的保守派政党在两场州选举中惨败。
Merz, who has vowed to plough ahead(奋力推进；坚持进行) with an unpopular reform agenda, dismiss(驳斥；不予考虑)ed speculation(猜测；推测) over his position, saying it was vital that he and his coalition government remained in place.
默茨曾誓言要推进一项不受欢迎的改革议程，他驳斥了有关其职位的猜测，称他和联合政府继续执政至关重要。
“We are determined to live up to(不辜负；履行) the historic responsibilities our country is facing,” Merz said on Monday. “It is about nothing less, and nothing more, than(正是；不多不少) the democratic future of our country.”
“我们决心承担起国家面临的历史责任，”默茨周一表示。“这关乎的正是我们国家的民主未来，不多也不少。”