NBC晚间新闻 英国议会将最终决定脱欧协议是否通过

Divorce is a tragic¹ moment, payments have to be made. The terms of britain's split from europe got a green light in brussels today. The treaty requires the UK to pay fifty billion dollars to the EU, allows citizens and newly divided zones to live and work where they are and keeps Northern Ireland's border open. But this is just the first step. Now comes the hard part：Prime Minister Theresa May has to get this brexit deal through a sceptical British Parliament. A deal in which all sides find something to dislike.

This is not what the people of the United Kingdom voted for. Brexiters slam the deal for not completely breaking with the EU. Those who want to remain say it isolates² Britain too much. This is the best possible deal. It's the only possible deal. Theresa May says Parliament will vote before Christmas, Leaving a stark³ choice: her plan or the chaos⁴ of the unknown. The fate of Britain and May's political career now hanging in the balance.

英国脱欧是个悲剧，英国必须支付大笔费用。今天，在欧盟总部比利时布鲁塞尔，英国脱欧的协议条款得以通过，该协议要求英国向欧盟支付500亿美元，允许欧洲和英国的公民继续在他们原来的地方居住和工作，并保持北爱尔兰边境开放。但这只是第一步。首相特雷莎·梅需要让持怀疑态度的英国议会通过这项英国脱欧协议，这才是困难的地方。议会双方对这项协议都有不满的地方。这不是赞成脱欧的英国人民想要的协议。支持脱欧者猛烈抨击这个协议，他们认为这并不是真正的脱欧。反对脱欧者认为该条约过于孤立英国。这是能达成的最好的条约了。这是唯一可以达成的条约。特雷莎·梅说议会将在圣诞节之前对此项条约进行决议，两种结果将会是截然不同的：要么是按照首相的计划进行脱欧程序，要么就是未知的混乱。英国未来的命运和特雷莎·梅首相的政治生涯前途未卜。

1 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

2 isolates   

v.使隔离( isolate的第三人称单数 )；将…剔出（以便看清和单独处理）；使（某物质、细胞等）分离；使离析

参考例句：

• The transformer isolates the transistors with regard to d-c bias voltage. 变压器可在两个晶体管之间隔离直流偏压。 来自辞典例句
• In regions with certain isolates of TRV, spraining is more prominent. 在具有TRV某些分离物的地区，坏死是比较显著的。 来自辞典例句

3 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

4 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。