多数企业表示，英国必须留在欧盟

 　　多数企业表示，英国必须留在欧盟

        LONDON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 80 percent of businesses in Britain said the country must stay in the European Union (EU), saying leaving the Euroepan bloc¹ would hit investment and trade, and make them less competitive, said a survey report issued on Thursday.

　　The survey, jointly² conducted by the British leading business lobbying organization, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the online market research company YouGov, found that 78 percent of firms favor staying in the EU, including 77 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

　　Just 10 percent thought it was in their interests for the UK to leave the EU.

　　"Despite frustrations³ over the current relationship, and the burden of some regulations, particularly employment law, the survey shows most businesses feel the positives more than outweigh⁴ the negatives," said the survey.

　　But firms do want to see the relationship reformed. Businesses are calling for a reduction in unnecessary regulations, rules to be implemented⁵ evenly across all member states and an end to the "gold-plating" of EU legislation.

　　According to the survey involving more than 400 businesses employing more than 1.5 million direct employees, 71 percent said Britain's membership has had a positive or very positive impact on their businesses, with 16 percent stating it had no impact and 13 percent that the impact was negative.

　　Some 75 percent thought leaving the EU would have a negative impact on the overall level of foreign direct investment in Britain, while 86 percent believe that leaving the EU would have a negative impact on British firms' access to EU markets.

　　The survey showed a majority of companies see the EU as having a positive impact on their businesses, in terms of their ability to buy and sell products inside and outside EU markets without prohibitive taxes or tariffs⁶, and to recruit staff from across the EU.

　　However, firms are concerned by the potential impact an EU exit would have on their businesses and the UK as a whole.

　　The firms surveyed also identified benefits to leaving the EU such as a reduced regulatory burden.

　　This sends a clear message that most CBI members, big and small, support UK membership of the EU, said CBI Director-General John Cridland.

　　"Firms want what is best for jobs and growth, and there is genuine concern that an exit would hit business investment and access to the world's largest trading bloc.""The UK should take the lead on the push for reform and make sure rules are evenly applied⁷ across the EU. Businesses are also concerned about the UK gold-plating legislation from Brussels.""Businesses do have some serious concerns about the EU, but ultimately they want the UK inside the tent winning the argument for reform," said Cridland.

1 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

2 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

3 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

4 outweigh   

vt.比...更重，...更重要

参考例句：

• The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
• One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。

5 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

6 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

7 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。