苏格兰独立公投结果公布 在一起

 　　Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence.

　　苏格兰独立公投结果揭晓，苏格兰拒绝独立，将继续作为英国的一部分。

　　With 30 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared after Thursday's vote, the "No" side has an unassailable lead of 1,877,252 votes to 1,512,688.

　　全苏格兰32个议区中的30个已经国内公布了周四投票结果，支持不独立的票数已经达到1,877,252张，而支持独立的票数只有1,512,688张，无法后来居上。

　　The winning total needed was 1,852,828. Nationally, the margin¹ of victory is about 55% to 45%.

　　赢得此次公投需要1,852,828张选票，从整个苏格兰来看，这次双方的支持率约为55%对45%。

　　The vote is the culmination² of a two-year campaign. Talks will now begin on devolving more powers to Scotland.

　　此次公投是历史两年的拉票运动的高潮。向苏格兰移交更多权力的会谈将很快举行。

　　This margin of victory is some three points greater than that anticipated by the final opinion polls.

　　不支持独立一方的优势比此前最后一次调查高了3个百分点。

1 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

2 culmination   

n.顶点；最高潮

参考例句：

• The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
• It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。