夏说英语新闻晨读 第126期:英国脱欧

 本期内容：

The Leave camp won a narrow victory—51.9% of the vote—in Britain’s Brexit referendum. David Cameron, who led the Remain campaign, resigned as Conservative leader—but won’t step down as prime minister until the party elects his successor. Markets were caught by surprise: the pound dropped to a 31-year low. Long, painful negotiations¹ with the European Union lie ahead.

词汇讲解：
Narrow victory: 险胜
Referendum：公投
Resign：辞职
Successor：继任者

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。