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英國正式啟動退歐程序

We`re talking about the Brexit, the British exit from the European Union. The E.U. has been around for decades. It`s a political and economic partnership of 28 European Countries. Last June, Britain`s voted 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent to separate from the E.U., potentially leaving 27 countries in it.

我們今天談論的是英國退歐問題.歐盟已經(jīng)成立了數(shù)十年.這是一個由28個歐洲國家組成的政治和經(jīng)濟組織.去年六月,英國以51.9%比48.1的投票決定退歐，這使得歐盟將會剩下27個成員國。

One major issue in Britain`s decision was immigration. A majority of voters wanted Britain itself, not the E.U., to set British immigration rules. Another issue was the economy. Those who wanted to leave felt that Britain could do better business without European Union rules.

英國脫歐的一個主要原因是移民問題。一大批選民希望由英國自己，而不是歐盟來設定英國的移民規(guī)則。想要脫歐的人認為，即使沒有歐盟的規(guī)則，英國照樣可以業(yè)務發(fā)展。

Britain was and is deeply divided over the vote. But the nation`s prime minister, Theresa May, has said Brexit means Brexit. And now, she`s just one day away from formally triggering Article 50. That`s part of the European Union agreement.

對于英國脫歐的投票，不論是過去還是現(xiàn)在都存在很大的分歧。但是英國首相特蕾莎·梅表示，Brexit就是英國要退出歐盟的意思?，F(xiàn)在，離其宣布梅啟動《里斯本條約》第50條還有最后一天。這是歐盟協(xié)議的一部分。

What Article 50 does is begin the two-year process to separate Britain from the E.U. Two sides have to agree on the terms of their division. Why would something like this take so long? One reason is paperwork.

《里斯本條約》第50條標志著英國2年退歐程序正式開始。雙方已經(jīng)同意條款。為什么要花費這么長的時間呢?其中的一個原因就是各種文書文件工作。

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We`re talking about the Brexit, the British exit from the European Union. The E.U. has been around for decades. It`s a political and economic partnership of 28 European Countries. Last June, Britain`s voted 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent to separate from the E.U., potentially leaving 27 countries in it.

One major issue in Britain`s decision was immigration. A majority of voters wanted Britain itself, not the E.U., to set British immigration rules. Another issue was the economy. Those who wanted to leave felt that Britain could do better business without European Union rules.

Britain was and is deeply divided over the vote. But the nation`s prime minister, Theresa May, has said Brexit means Brexit. And now, she`s just one day away from formally triggering Article 50. That`s part of the European Union agreement.

What Article 50 does is begin the two-year process to separate Britain from the E.U. Two sides have to agree on the terms of their division. Why would something like this take so long? One reason is paperwork.