英伦广角 2010-03-29 英国须向美国“说不”

It was a phrase coined by Churchill more than 60 years ago: Britain and Americans’ special relationship was forged in shared sacrifice. But report by MP says the term is now out-dated, inaccurate¹, and needs to go.

"We need to,not be sentimental² about this relationship,we need to work on the basis of our national interest and take a clear-headed, unsentimental approach towards the United States. Sometimes there will be differences."

It was the Second World War and its aftermath that cemented the transatlantic alliance.

 

By then, of course, the love affair was acted strongest. The statue in London of America's wartime President Franklin Roosevelt was unveiled in 1948,it was paid for entirely³ from donations ,a hundred and sixty thousand grateful Brits each gave 5 schillings ,covering the entire cost in just 6 days.

In the 80's Margaret Thatcher⁴ and Ronald Reagan brought the special relationship to the fore⁵ again.

"Welcome the Prime Minister from our strongest friend, and closest ally as a dorm meant of Benjamin Gate."

But the cross party Foreign Affairs Committee says it was Tony Blair supported for George Bush over the Iraq War that shaped many people's view of today's special relationship, the perception right or wrong that Britain was Washington's poodle.

"Today we are renewing our special relationship for new times."

 

Barack Obama's more pragmatic approach to foreign policy has also altered the alliance the report says .And Britain should do the same. Any deference⁶ to Washington should end and UK should learn to say No and put up our own national interest first.

The report says the UK must be realistic about its influence on US policy. Language, culture and history still bind⁷ us, our relationship remains⁸ close, if perhaps no longer special.

Simon Newton Sky News Central London.
 

1 inaccurate   

adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的

参考例句：

• The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
• She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。

2 sentimental   

adj.多愁善感的，感伤的

参考例句：

• She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。
• We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 thatcher   

n.茅屋匠

参考例句：

• Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

5 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

6 deference   

n.尊重，顺从；敬意

参考例句：

• Do you treat your parents and teachers with deference?你对父母师长尊敬吗？
• The major defect of their work was deference to authority.他们的主要缺陷是趋从权威。

7 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。