真文艺：英国脱欧，人们作诗表态

 To be in the European Union, or not to be? That was the question.

留欧，还是脱欧？这是一个问题。

After the United Kingdom voted on Thursday to leave the EU, many of its citizens are now turning to poetry to deal with the uncertain aftermath.

上周四英国举行了脱欧公投，对于祸福难料的脱欧后果，很多英国公民都写诗来表达他们的忧虑。

As a petition calling for a second referendum gained momentum¹ and #regrexit officially became a thing, the #WriteAPoemAboutBrexit hashtag also started to trend on Twitter.

随着请求进行第二次公投的呼声越来越高涨，#悔脱欧 成为了一大话题，#为英国脱欧写首诗 这一话题标签也开始在推特上风靡起来。

Hundreds of people have now penned rhymes to express their feelings on the Brexit, with the majority (but not all) lamenting² the vote to leave. Here are some of the best:

现在，数以百计的人都写诗来表达对英国脱欧的心情，大多数（可不是全部）人都为选择离开而感到痛惜。这里选取了几个写得最好的：

真文艺：英国脱欧，人们作诗表态

The people have spoken,

With voices ignorant and loud.

We're abandoning humanity,

I've never been less proud.

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— CassCams (@CassCamsModels) June 26, 2016

人民发声了，

声音响亮却充满着无知，

我们正在抛弃人道，

我从来未曾如此失望。

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——卡斯卡姆斯（@CassCamsModels）2016.6.26

Brainwashed by the far right, a victim to your fears

How did you mark your ballot³ with your fingers in your ears?

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Paul O'Hagan (@pmohagan) June 25, 2016

被极右势力洗了脑，成为内心恐惧的受害者

手指堵住了耳朵，你居然这样投票！

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——保罗?欧哈根（@pmohagan）2016.6.25

You've ranted⁴ and raved⁵ about immigration, but all you've done is divided a nation.

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Thomas Hemingford (@THemingford) June 25, 2016

你们是那样地痛骂指责移民，但你们所做的一切却分裂了一个国家。

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——托马斯?赫明福德（@THemingford）2016.6.25

Dave tried to save his own skin

By asking Brits to vote out or in

He lost his bet

Many wept

As reality sank in.

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Kerry-Anne Mendoza (@Scriptonite) June 25, 2016

戴维试图保全自己

他让英国人选择去留

他输掉了赌注

很多人流下眼泪

随着尘埃落定

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——凯瑞-安妮?门多萨（@ Scriptonite）2016.6.25

Bigotry⁶ hijacked⁷ the vote

Unleashing⁸ real dangers

Now we're strangers in a country

That doesn't welcome strangers

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Jo Duffy (@JoDuffy91) June 25, 2016

偏执绑架了选票

让真正的危险夺笼而出

现在我们是这个国家的陌生人

而陌生人在这里并不受欢迎

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——乔?达菲（@JoDuffy91）2016.6.25

Roses Are Red

Violets Are Blue

Went To Vote

Without Knowing What is EU

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Muskaan (@Muskaan016) June 26, 2016

玫瑰是红的

紫罗兰是蓝的

你们去投票

却不知何为欧盟

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——玛斯卡安（@Muskaan016）2016.6.26

They led people up the garden path

And I dread⁹ the oncoming aftermath

And who'll pay more?

The working class poor

#writeapoemaboutBrexit

— Kerry O’Hare (@kerry_ohare) June 25, 2016

他们把人民引向歧途

即将来临的后果使我惶恐

谁会付出更多代价？

当然是穷苦的劳动阶级

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——凯瑞?奥黑尔（@kerry_ohare）2016.6.25

Roses are red

Violets are blue

We don't know it yet

But we're totally screwed

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Tony Lyons (@tonylyons132) June 25, 2016

玫瑰是红的

紫罗兰是蓝的

我们还不知道

但我们都完蛋了

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——托尼?莱昂斯（@tonylyons132）2016.6.25

Brexit MPs told a lie

?350m for NHS, pie in the sky

Mr Osborne hides away

Will Brexit budget see the light of day?

#WriteaPoemaboutBrexit

— Posh bint in a hat (@glynbmil) June 25, 2016

主张脱欧的议员们撒了个谎

拿三亿五千万英镑给医疗体系，就像那天上的大饼

奥斯本先生躲了起来

英国脱欧的预算还能否见天日？

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——戴帽子的时髦少女（@glynbmil）2016.6.25

Still can’t believe it,

Oh what a fright,

To see the working class,

Duped into voting for the far right.

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— bloodtub (@bloodtub63) June 25, 2016

还是难以相信，

啊，这是怎样的惊骇，

眼睁睁看着劳动人民，

被骗去投极右势力的票。

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——流血的浴盆（@bloodtub63）2016.6.25

I've torn away from tiramusu

I've snubbed your crepe suzette

How I will long for strudel

Now I'm left with Eton Mess

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Shiv (@Dorreez) June 25, 2016

我曾离弃提拉米苏

我也曾冷落你们的可丽饼

我将怎样地渴望薄酥卷饼

现在的我只能与伊顿麦斯为伴

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——希夫（@Dorreez）2016.6.25

We won! Move on! We’re sick of your grumbles¹⁰!

Meanwhile the pound slumps¹¹ and the union crumbles¹²

#writeapoemaboutbrexit

— Jacqui (@pinkgerbera1) June 25, 2016

我们赢了！向前进！我们烦透了你们的抱怨！

与此同时英镑下跌，联合王国就要崩裂

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——雅基（@pinkgerbera1）2016.6.25

Roses are red

Violets are blue

Well they used to be

When we were in EU

Now our toxic¹³ soil

Turned those blooms to poo

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— CTS (@C_T_S) June 25, 2016

玫瑰是红的

紫罗兰是蓝的

而这只是他们曾经的样子

当我们还在欧盟的时候

现在我们的有毒的土地

把那些花儿变成了屎

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——CTS（@C_T_S）2016.6.25

Manipulation

Of the nation

And lies about immigration

will cause more deprivation¹⁴

And more privatisation.

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Judy Cera (@JudyCera1) June 25, 2016

操纵

这个国家

掩盖移民的真相

会导致更多的贫穷

和更多的私有化

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——朱迪?塞拉（@JudyCera1）2016.6.25

London Bridge is falling down

Falling down

Falling down

London Bridge is falling dow

And no EU grant to fix it

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Lawrence Richards (@L_K_Richards) June 25, 2016

伦敦桥要倒了

要倒了

要倒了

伦敦桥要倒了

但没有欧盟拨款来修缮它

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——劳伦斯?理查德斯（@L_K_Richards）2016.6.25

A little island voted Leave

And drifted off to sea

Headed for the Lands of Grief

With Hate for company.

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Fourfoot (@fourfoot) June 25, 2016

一个小岛选择离开

飘向大海

前往那悲伤之地

带着对同伴的厌恶离去。

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——四只脚（@fourfoot）2016.6.25

If your having sour grapes, I feel bad for you son, we've got 99 problems but the EU ain't one!

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— Bruce Collier (@Chevey0) June 25, 2016

如果你正吃着酸葡萄，我为你感到悲哀，孩子，我们有99个问题，但欧盟不在其中！

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——布鲁斯?科利尔（@Chevey0）2016.6.25

I voted out

You voted in

Now my vote isn't important

Cos you didn't win

#WriteAPoemAboutBrexit

— (Christine) (@justme44xx) June 25, 2016

我投了去

你投了留

现在我的投票不重要了

因为你们没有赢

#为英国脱欧写首诗

——（克里斯汀）（@justme44xx）2016.6.25

Vocabulary

rant: 咆哮；痛骂

rave: 胡言乱语；狂骂

bigotry: 偏执；盲从

1 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

2 lamenting   

adj.悲伤的，悲哀的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Katydids were lamenting fall's approach. 蝈蝈儿正为秋天临近而哀鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Lamenting because the papers hadn't been destroyed and the money kept. 她正在吃后悔药呢，后悔自己没有毁了那张字条，把钱昧下来！ 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡

3 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

4 ranted   

v.夸夸其谈( rant的过去式和过去分词 )；大叫大嚷地以…说教；气愤地)大叫大嚷；不停地大声抱怨

参考例句：

• Drink in hand,he ranted about his adventures in Africa. 他端着酒杯，激动地叙述他在非洲的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Lu Xun ranted and raved against the enemy, but he felt warmth towards the people. 鲁迅对敌人冷嘲热讽，而对人民却是满腔热忱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 raved   

v.胡言乱语( rave的过去式和过去分词 )；愤怒地说；咆哮；痴心地说

参考例句：

• Andrew raved all night in his fever. 安德鲁发烧时整夜地说胡话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They raved about her beauty. 他们过分称赞她的美。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 bigotry   

n.偏见，偏执，持偏见的行为[态度]等

参考例句：

• She tried to dissociate herself from the bigotry in her past.她力图使自己摆脱她以前的偏见。
• At least we can proceed in this matter without bigotry.目前这件事咱们至少可以毫无偏见地进行下去。

7 hijacked   

劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）

参考例句：

• The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
• The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。

8 unleashing   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Company logos: making people's life better by unleashing Cummins power. 公司理念：以康明斯动力建设更美好的生活！ 来自互联网
• Sooner or later the dam will burst, unleashing catastrophic destruction. 否则堤坝将崩溃，酿成灾难。 来自互联网

9 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

10 grumbles   

抱怨( grumble的第三人称单数 )； 发牢骚； 咕哝； 发哼声

参考例句：

• He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。
• I'm sick of your unending grumbles. 我对你的不断埋怨感到厌烦。

11 slumps   

萧条期( slump的名词复数 )； （个人、球队等的）低潮状态； （销售量、价格、价值等的）骤降； 猛跌

参考例句：

• Deflation could emerge from simultaneous slumps in the world's three major economies. 如果世界经济三大主体同时衰退，通货紧缩就会出现。
• This is the cycle of economic booms and slumps. 这是经济繁荣和经济萧条的周期变化。

12 crumbles   

酥皮水果甜点( crumble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This cake crumbles too easily. 这种蛋糕太容易碎了。
• This bread crumbles ever so easily. 这种面包非常容易碎。

13 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

14 deprivation   

n.匮乏；丧失；夺去，贫困

参考例句：

• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.多实验都证实了睡眠被剥夺是危险的。
• Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.错过假日是极大的损失。