標(biāo)題:Justin Trudeau’s reluctant departure will leave his Liberal party in freefall

正文：Justin Trudeau’s decision to resign as prime minister has jolted his ailing Liberal party, kicking off a leadership race that could determine the future – or the demise – of Canada’s “natural governing party”. On a frigid Monday morning, Trudeau said that while “every bone in my body tells me to fight”, a procedural standstill in parliament, as well as his dismal polling numbers, meant there was no path forward to contest a fourth term as leader. His decision to step away from a job he has held for nearly a decade comes as the party’s political fortunes are in freefall, suffering the loss of key political strongholds in recent byelections and the abdication of prominent cabinet ministers.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)：jolt v.

to move or to make sb/sth move suddenly and roughly（使）震動(dòng)，搖動(dòng)，顛簸

The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground.卡車嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上顛簸而行。

The bus jolted to a halt.公共汽車猛地一顛停了下來(lái)。

Her heart jolted when she saw him.她看到他時(shí)心里咯噔一下子。

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