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英国大选结果始料未及，或产生悬浮议会

Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- from a different perspective. I'm Suyi.

Official results are suggesting Britain will have a hung parliament, with no party winning majority in the just-concluded snap general election.The Conservative Party has lost their majority while the opposition¹ Labor² Party gained dozens of seats.The result is seen as a humiliation³ for PM Theresa May, as she herself chose to call the election to try to strengthen her power in talks with the EU on Brexit.Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn urged PM May to resign, but she appeared defiant⁴, saying the country needs a period of stability.Another shock would be Liberal Democrat⁵ MP Nick Clegg losing his seat to a Labor candidate.A total of 650 MPs were elected, with about 45.8 million people entitled to vote.A party needs 326 seats to have an overall majority.

For more on this, CRI' Suyi is now joined on the line by Prof. Martin John Smith, Head of the Department of Politics at University of York, Mike Bastin, Senior Lecturer at Southampton Solent University, and Visiting Professor at the University of International Business and Economics as well as Dr. Cui Hongjian, Head of European Studies Department, China Institute of International Studies

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

4 defiant   

adj.无礼的，挑战的

参考例句：

• With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
• He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

5 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。