His reforms prodded the european union into opening membership talks in 2005 .

他的改革促使了2005年欧盟成员国对话开展。

If anything , the judges seem to have prodded the government into a firmer line .

无论如何，法院的判决似乎促使政府的态度更加坚定。

That episode also prodded many scientists to ratchet up their efforts to understand tsunamis and communicate their danger .

那些片断也促使科学家努力去研究海啸并且把他们的危害传达给人们。

All this has prodded mining firms to find new deposits in australia , north america and south africa .

所有这一切促使矿业公司开始在澳大利亚、北美、南非等地寻找新矿。

The central bank 's success has , in turn , prodded the other regulators to follow its example .

央行的成功进而促使另两家监管机构仿效这一做法。