夏说英语新闻晨读 第490期:英国退欧再陷僵局

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MPs across the political divide should "abandon outrage¹" and attempt to "forge a consensus²" over Brexit, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber³ Rudd has said. Meanwhile, ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage has told the BBC that he thinks there might be another referendum. Labour has said the withdrawal⁴ deal was now "dead in the water". Theresa May travelled to Brussels earlier this week to make a special plea to EU leaders after delaying Tuesday's Commons vote on the deal, in anticipation⁵ of a heavy defeat.

MP: 议员（Member of Parliament）
political divide: 政治分歧
outrage: n. 愤怒
forge a consensus: 达成一致
make/reach an agreement: 达成一致
referendum: n. 公投
withdrawal: n. 撤回
dead in the water: 胎死腹中
delay: vt. 推迟
plea: n. 请求
anticipation: n. 预计
heavy defeat: 惨败

1 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

2 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

3 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

4 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

5 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。