The debate over Brexit
Introduction
For decades, the United Kingdom has had an ambivalent and sometimes contentious relationship with the European Union. London has kept its distance from Brussels's authority by negotiating opt-outs from some of the EU's central policies, including the common euro currency and the border-free Schengen area. Even still, the EU's faltering response to recent crises has fueled a renewed euroscepticism. Advocates for a British exit, or Brexit, from the union argued that by reclaiming its national sovereignty, the UK would be better able to manage immigration, free itself from onerous regulations, and spark more dynamic growth.
The victory of the Leave campaign in a June 2016 referendum on the UK's future in the bloc led to tumult in financial markets and the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron. Now led by Prime Minister Theresa May, the UK must negotiate a new relationship with the EU. Depending on the outcome of that process, the UK may face the loss of preferential access to its largest trading partner, the disruption of its large financial sector, a protracted period of political uncertainty, and the breakup of the UK itself. Meanwhile, Brexit could accelerate nationalist movements across the continent, from Scotland to Hungary, with unpredictable consequences for the EU.
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structure of the lead:
Who - The U.K. and EU
When - June 23th, 2016
Where - The U.K.
What - leave EU or not
key words:
1.Brexit英國脫歐盟 反義詞為Bremain
2.ambivalent矛盾的
3.contentious有爭議的
4.negotiate協商
5.opt - outs (to choose not to participate in something)
6.currency貨幣
7.Schengen area有簽訂申根條約的地區(持有一國通行證及可到其他簽約國家)
8.faltering徘徊
9.fuel激起
10.euroscepticism歐洲懷疑主義
11.advocate主張.
12.reclaim回收
13.sovereignty主權
14.spark激起
15.dynamic活力的;有生氣的
16.referendum公投
17.bloc為某種共同目的而採取一致行動的政治組織
18.tumult騷動
19.preferential優先制的;差別制的
20.protracted延長的
21.accelerate加速
