1、Brexit Not an End, But a Beginning英国正式“脱欧”: 这是破晓一刻，也是幕启之时。THE UNITED KINGDOM (official) left the European Union on January 31 for an uncertain future, making the country first to leave the 28-member bloc since 1973.In the biggest shift since losing its (globe) empire, the U.K. slipped away at 23:00
2、GMT (格林威治时间), (turn) its back after 47 years on the post-World War Two project sought to build the ruined (nation) of Europe into a worldwide power. While the U.K. has agreed to the terms of its E.U. departure, both sides still need to decide their future relationship will look like.“For many people
3、, this is astonishing moment of hope, a moment they thought would never come. And there are many, of course, who feel a sense of (anxious) and loss,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement. “This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act.” The leader o
4、f the official “Leave” campaign (promise) that leaving the E.U. is “not the end but the beginning” of a new era.（节选自 REUTERS）答案：1.officially 2. the 3. global 4.turning 5.that/which 6.nations 7.what 8.an 9. anxiety 10.promised译文：英国于1月31日正式离开欧盟，进入不确定的未来，使该国成为自1973年以来第一个离开拥有28个成员国的欧盟的国家。这是自失去全球帝国以来的最大转
5、变，英国在格林威治时间23:00滑倒，在经历了二次世界大战后的47年计划后将其拒之门外，该计划旨在将被摧毁的欧洲国家建设成全球大国。尽管英国已同意其欧盟条款离开后，双方仍然需要决定未来的关系。 “对于许多人来说，这是一个惊人的希望，他们认为永远不会到来的那一刻。当然，还有很多人感到焦虑和失落，”英国首相鲍里斯约翰逊在一份声明中说。 “这是黎明破晓，新的时代拉上帷幕的那一刻。”官方“离开”运动的领导人承诺离开欧盟。是新时代的“不是终点，而是起点”。单词： ally n. a country that has agreed to help and support another country,
6、especially in case of a war 盟友，同盟国 alliance n. 结盟，同盟 trigger v. to make sth. happen suddenly 引发，触发e.g. The newly-developed smog alarm system will trigger the alarm once smoke or fog reaches a certain degree. astonishing adj. extremely surprising or impressive 令人惊讶的，难以置信的 astonish v. 使吃惊，使惊讶 astonish
7、ment n. 惊讶，惊异 hasten v. to make sth. happen sooner or more quickly 促进，加快e.g. The treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened her death.阅读指南：Brexit glossary 脱欧词汇 bloc n. （政治利益一致的）国家集团 transition period 过渡期 referendum n. 全民公投 political turmoil 政治动乱 turmoil n. 动乱，动荡 referendum on Scottish independence 苏格兰独立公投
