美国有线新闻 CNN 英国议会结束夏季休会 脱欧问题仍无解

 

Parliament, the law making body of the United Kingdom, is now back in session after its summer recess¹. And along with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was elected to the job on July 24th, Britain's leaders are grappling with the same issue that's dominated their government for years, the Brexit or British exit from the European Union. In 2016, Britain's voted 52 percent to 48 percent to separate their nation from the EU.

None of the Union's 28 member countries had done that before, and the EU and Britain's government have not yet reached a deal on the terms of the Brexit, what the new laws, trade conditions and borders will look like. So the Brexit, which was supposed to happen earlier this year, has been delayed repeatedly. It is possible for Britain to leave the EU without an agreement in place, what's called a no deal Brexit. But that would cause a lot of uncertainty² that many leaders are hoping to avoid. Though others say it's time to go no matter what.

1 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

2 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。