The parliament has 751 MEPs elected every five years by European citizens from all member states.

欧洲议会每五年由所有成员国的欧洲公民选举产751名欧洲议员。

The single idea that unites most MEPs is a desire for “more Europe”, which usually means more euros.

大多议员能团结一致的关键在于同一个想法，即“加深欧洲一体化”，通常也意味着增加欧洲资金。

That sentiment was echoed by the Dutch MEP Liesje Schreinemacher.

荷兰欧洲议会议员露莎·莱因马赫也表达了同样的观点。

Would MEPs really dare be so bold, not to say insolent?

但欧洲议会议员们是否敢于（而并不过分地）行否决权呢？

Ms Kaili, a Socialist MEP from Greece, denies wrongdoing, as does Qatar.

来自希腊的社会党欧洲议会议员卡莉否认自己存在不当行为，卡塔尔也否认存在不当行为。

Many MEPs will come under strong pressure from national capitals.

欧洲议会的众多议会还面临国内政府的巨大压力。

The Italian MEP Carlo Calenda says the Italians have been disappointed with the European Union.

意大利欧洲议会议员卡洛·卡伦达说，意大利人对欧盟感到失望。

A Polish MEP Robert Biedron has called for tougher sanctions than those currently agreed by the block.

波兰欧洲议会议员罗伯特·尔登呼吁欧盟当前更严厉的制裁。

All the rules I think the other MEPs might suspect it's a little bit of bad manners.

脱欧党成员的做法可能会有一点不礼貌。

The European Parliament's call to avoid a no-deal Brexit was endorsed by a large but unsurprising majority of MEPs.

欧洲议会关于避免无协议脱欧的呼声得到了多数欧洲议员的支持，这并不令人意外。

Little-known MEPs can scarcely claim to command greater popular allegiance than national political leaders, unloved as some may be.

相各国首脑（尽管其中部分缺乏人气），欧洲议会的无名小卒始终难以拉拢民众。

Presently, it has 751 Members of the European Parliament, or MEPs, from 28 member states.

目前，它拥有来自 28 个成员国的 751 名欧洲议会议员 (MEP)。

In some countries like Italy, MEPs represent a specific region.

在意大利等一些国家， 欧洲议会议员代表一个特定的地区。

The number of MEPs assigned to each country varies and corresponds to the country’s population.

分配给每个国家的欧洲议会议员的数量各不相同， 并与该国的人口相对应。

A group of British MEPs from the new Brexit Party did not stand up for a live performance of the European anthem.

来自英国脱欧党的欧洲议会议员在演奏欧洲洲歌的时候没有起立。

So now let’s get into how all of these MEPs are actually elected.

那么现在让我们来看看所有这些欧洲议会议员际上是如何选举出来的。

“The Americans said no taxation without representation. But in the EU we have representation without taxation, ” complains Sylvie Goulard, a French liberal MEP.

一位法籍自由党团议员Sylvie Goulard予以支持道：“美国人说过‘无代表不纳税’，而目前欧盟则是‘有代表不纳税’。”

MEPs were outraged when EU leaders decided, for the first time, to trim the budget for 2014-20 by 3% from the previous period.

而本次欧盟财政问题上，各国首脑首次决定从今期开始削减2014年至2020年财政预算的3%后，欧洲议会议会十分震怒。

But there is certainly the potential for it to move in particular against Hungary, where I think a lot of MEPs would expect the first case to be brought.

但它肯定有可能采取行动，特别是针对匈牙利，我认为很多欧洲议会议员都希望第一起案件是匈牙利的。

So if a party gets 20% of votes in a country allocated 10 MEPs, the two top people on the party’s list will become Members of the European Parliament.

因此，如果一个政党在一个分配了10名欧洲议会议员的国家中获得20%的选票，该党名单上的两个最高人物将成为欧洲议会议员。