英闻天下——17 Italy's Monti Not Taking Sides in Election

 　　Italy's outgoing technocrat¹ Prime Minister says he is not taking sides in upcoming elections.

 

　　"I don't side with anyone, personally. I would be much more interested if the "Monti agenda" - and I apologise if my name appears here - would serve to provide clarity and perhaps help unite the forces."

 

　　Monti resigned a few months early, after losing the support of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party.

 

　　Parliamentary Elections will be on February 23 and 24th.

1 technocrat   

n.技术人员，技术官僚

参考例句：

• He is a distant technocrat who is unable to connect with ordinary voters.作为一个冷淡的技术官僚，他不能做到与普通选民息息相通。
• Jack Lew,the new budget director,is the quintessential technocrat.新预算主管杰克·卢就是一个典型的技术官僚。