The present government has been working hard to burnish the country's international image and project its power in the region which is one reason for its recent efforts to restore relations with Armenia,an initiative that's now running out of steam.



现任土耳其政府一直努力试图提升自己的国际形象,增强在该地区的权势.这也是土耳其最近与亚美尼亚修复关系的原因,不过该计划现在已经偃旗息鼓.




burnish:磨光,擦亮(金属)
to burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image 提升形象

run out of steam:lose the energy, enthusiasm, etc. that you had before 泄气,精疲力尽,丧失热情
His presidential campaign began well but ran out of steam after a couple of months. 他的总统选举活动开始还搞得有声有色,可是几个月后就偃旗息鼓了.