默克尔恢复竞选活动

　　BERLIN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel resumed her election campaign from her summer break in the Alps by filling in as a school history teacher on Tuesday, which marked the 52nd anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall.

　　"It was 1961, the same year I started school," she said at the Heinrich Schliemann secondary school in east Berlin, sharing her personal experience with excited students of the day when the border was closed.

　　Merkel is the first chancellor who grew up in the then East Germany.

　　It was her first public apperance after returning from her holiday, indicating that the final phase of the election campaign has started in earnest with less than six weeks to go until the September 22nd vote.

　　Recent surveys have showed that Merkel's coalition² government has enough support to win a governing majority in September's election when she will seek a third term as chancellor.

　　A recent poll issued for state broadcaster ARD showed a 68-percent approval rating for Merkel, meaning that she is the most popular politician in Germany.

　　Merkel's domestic popularity owes much to sticking to principles in dealing³ with the eurozone debt crisis, including pressing indebted eurozone members to carry out austerity measures and reforms.

　　Gravity-defying German economic performance during the crisis also helped to boost support for the Merkel administration.

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。