英國首相強森(Boris Johnson)曾誓言,10/31必脫歐,否則寧可死在戰壕(die in a ditch)。詎料,生效日前2週又遭國會否決,如今確定延期,似乎是寧見他食言,甚至下台一鞠躬,也不願急就章脫歐。
【脫歐難產淺談】
to die in a ditch 死在戰壕(意指奮戰到底)
A:I'm surprised that Prime Minister Johnson cannot meet the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline.
(我很意外,英國首相強森無法實現10/31脫歐。)
B:I only remembered his quote, "I'd rather die in a ditch than request a Brexit delay."
(我只記得他的名言「寧可死在戰壕,也不延遲脫歐」。)
parliamentary 國會的、議會的
A:Do you think that Mr. Johnson's no-deal Brexit will happen?
(那你認為強森的無協議脫歐會發生嗎?)
B:I don't know, but he always fails to win the parliamentary support.
(不知囉,但強森老是被國會打臉。)
to be caught in... 處於困境
A:There're hundreds of thousands of anti-Brexit demonstrators demanding a new referendum.
(有數十萬名反脫歐示威者要求再次公投。)
B:What a mess! Mr. Johnson has also been caught in the Supreme Court's challenge to his power.
(真是一團亂!甚至連最高法院都質疑強森的職權。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. grudging:勉強的、不情願的
2. to implore:懇求、哀求
3. to wreak:造成(破壞)
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