The most powerful institution of the EU is the Council of Ministers. It has the final say on all important matters. Decisions of the council are made by votes allocated to member countries on the basis of their size. The council even has the power to

The most powerful institution of the EU is the Council of Ministers. It has the final say on all important matters. Decisions of the council are made by votes allocated to member countries on the basis of their size. The council even has the power to pass legislation, which is quite different from the case of all the major countries of the world.

欧盟中权力最大的机构是部长理事会,它对所有重大事情有最终决定权。部长理事会的决定由投票产生，按照成员国大小分配投票数额。部长理事会甚至还有权通过立法，这和世界上主要国家的情况都不同。【分析】本题难点是一些专有名词的翻译。the Council of Minister部长理事会；final say最终决策权。其次是Decisions of the council are made by votes allocated to member countries on the basis of their size. 中斜体部分，该斜体部分是过去分词作后置定语。在翻译时，可以拿出来单独翻译，“按照成员国大小分配投票数额”。还有最后一句是which引导的定语从句，关系代词which可以翻译成“这”，来指代前面的主句。