AS IT IS 2016-07-08 After Brexit, What Is Next?

AS IT IS 2016-07-08 After Brexit, What Is Next?

The fallout from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is not limited to Britain.

There are new efforts to stop EU immigration quotas² in Hungary. In addition, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia recently joined Hungary in arguing for less EU control over their nations.

In the Netherlands, some people are pushing for a vote to leave the EU, similar to the vote held last month in Britain. Half of Dutch voters support such a referendum, according to public opinion surveys.

In Hungary, voters will decide in coming months on whether to reject German Chancellor³ Angela Merkel’s proposals⁴ for accepting refugees⁵. Germany is a leader of the EU and has Europe’s largest economy.

Attila Szigeti lives in the Hungarian town of Bicske, about 37 kilometers west of Budapest. He plans to vote against the migrant quotas.

At first, Szigeti said, he did not have a problem with immigrants⁶. “They did not do anything serious, just stealing corn from the edge of my cornfield,” he said.

But as the number of new arrivals grew so did the problems, he noted⁷. Szigeti recently cut off all the hair from his head, but denied he is a skinhead. “With this look, I do not need to watch my back. I do not have to be afraid because this way, I appear tough,” he said.

Refugees and migrants in a Hungarian camp are surprised some Europeans see them as a threat.

“Why are we not allowed here in Europe, we are not human beings like you,” asks Mano, a 22-year-old medical student from Afghanistan. He arrived at the camp last week.

He left Afghanistan after extremists killed his brother, who worked as a translator for French forces. Mano said he and others should not be seen as threats.

“What can we bring with ourselves? Nothing. We also want peace. That’s why we leave our country,” he added.

In the Netherlands, some people are pushing for a vote on leaving the European Union – just like Britain did in its vote last month.

Laurence Stassen is a former member of the European Parliament⁸. “As a nation state, we should have our own borders, our own courts, and to make our own laws – and not the people in Brussels or the European Union,” she said.

Stassen was once a member of the Netherland’s Freedom Party. She left the party after one of its leaders made what she called discriminatory comments about Moroccans.

In Rotterdam, there are concerns that leaving the EU would cost jobs. Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port. Four hundred sixty-five million tons of cargo⁹ pass through it each year.

“With Europe, we are 500 million people, the largest trading zone, the largest market by itself,” said a spokesman¹⁰ for the Rotterdam Port. “And the Netherlands as a country is only 16 million people.”

In Britain, there is talk of possible legal action to stop Britain from leaving the EU. Eight lawyers want to take the “Brexit” vote to the courts, hoping for a review by the country’s Supreme¹¹ Court by September.

Words in This Story

fallout – n. The effects or result of some action or decision

quota¹ – n. an official limit on the number or amount of people or things that are allowed

skinhead – n. a person with a shaved head, especially a young white person who belongs to a gang¹² whose members shave their heads and have racist¹³ beliefs

translator – n. a person who changes words written in one language into a different language

1 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

2 quotas   

（正式限定的）定量( quota的名词复数 )； 定额； 指标； 摊派

参考例句：

• In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
• Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 proposals   

n.提议( proposal的名词复数 )；推荐；求婚；赞成提案

参考例句：

• The director has given her assent to the proposals. 负责人已表示同意提案。
• The police gave the proposals their full backing. 警方对这些提案给予全力支持。

5 refugees   

n.避难者，难民( refugee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The UN has begun making airdrops of food to refugees. 联合国已开始向难民空投食物。
• They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants. 他们宣称自己是政治难民，不是经济移民。

6 immigrants   

n.移民( immigrant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Illegal immigrants were given the opportunity to regularize their position. 非法移民得到了使其身份合法化的机会。
• Immigrants from all over the world populate this city. 这个城市里生活着来自世界各地的移民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

8 Parliament   

n.议会，国会

参考例句：

• She won a seat in Parliament at the election.她在选举中赢得了议会中的席位。
• The drug was banned by an act of parliament.议会的法案明令禁止该药品。

9 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

10 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。

11 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

12 gang   

n.一伙，一帮；结伴的朋友

参考例句：

• The gang live abroad,beyond reach of the British police.这帮匪徒住在国外，英国警方鞭长莫及。
• Some gang came in and shot the place up.有股匪帮进来对这个地方开枪扫射。

13 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。