Making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it .
通过正式批准使某物生效。
It is enough to make you wonder , yet again , if the treaty was worth ratifying at all .
如果条约从根本上值得签署的话,这足以让你感到惊奇,不过是再次惊奇。
Almost since the italian eec presidency called an " inter-governmental conference " against mrs thatcher 's wishes in june 1985 , part of the eu agenda has been about negotiating or ratifying new treaties .