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Passage1

英国正式“脱欧”，别急，这只是“脱欧”

的真正开始……

BritishPrimeMinisterhails'newdawn'asUKquitstheEU

中国日报双语新闻2020-02-0112:13

BrexitsupportersreactduringtheLeaveMeansLeaveBrexitCelebrationinParliamentSquarein

centralLondononJan31,2020.[Photo/Agencies]

That'sbecautheUKwillimmediatelyenteran11-monthperiod,knownas

thetransition,thatwillkeeptheUKboundtotheEU'srules.

这意味着，在过渡期结束之前，大多数事情都将保持不变。这包括：

►TravellingtoandfromtheEU(includingtherulesarounddriving

licencesandpetpassports)

往返欧盟（包括有关驾照和宠物护照的规定）

►Freedomofmovement(therighttoliveandworkintheEUandvice

versa)

人员自由流动（英国公民可以在欧盟成员国居住和工作，反之亦然）

►UK-EUtrade,whichwillcontinuewithoutanyextrachargesorchecks

beingintroduced

英欧贸易将继续，不会产生任何额外费用或者检查

中国日报欧洲分社的编辑朱利安大叔，引用丘吉尔（Winston

Churchill）的名言来描述当前英国脱欧的状况，再适合不过——

s,

perhaps,theendofthebeginning.

这并不是结束，甚至连结束的开始都算不上。但这，也许是开始的结

束。

Photo:Xinhua

Aboutthreemillioncommemorative50pBrexitcoinsbearingthedate"31

January"andtheinscription:"Peace,prosperityandfriendshipwithall

nations",willentercirculationonFriday.

Thegovernmenthadplannedtointroduceasimilarcoinon31October,the

dateBrexitwaspreviouslymeanttohappen.

However,thocoinshadtobemelteddownandrecycledafterthedeadline

waxtended.

Ahandoutphotographshowstheoriginal'blue'Britishpassport,whichwassubquentlyreplaced

bytheburgundyEUBritishpassport,suppliedbytheUKgovernmentinLondon,Britain,March

22,rnment/HandoutviaReuters/FilePhoto

Ithasnotbeenallowedtoholdformaltradenegotiationswithcountrieslike

supporters

arguethathavingthefreedomtotitsowntradepolicywillboosttheUK's

economy.

There'ngaUK-EUtradedeal

isatoppriority,soextrachargesongoodsandothertradebarriers(壁垒)

aren'tneededwhenthetransitionends.

Ifanytradedealsarereached,theywon'tbeabletostartuntilthetransition

periodends.

Passage2

澳大利亚遭遇灾难性火灾蔓延至悉尼郊

区AustralianbushfiresreachSydney'ssuburbs

中国日报网2019-11-1313:14

AfirecrewmemberfightspartoftheHillvillebushfiresouthofTareeinNewSouth

Wales,Australia,PATEMAN/AAPIMAGE/REUTERS

RagingbushfireshaverazedpropertiesinAustraliaandbrieflyspreadto

suburbs（郊区）ofSydney,officialssay.

raze[reɪz]：vt.夷为平地；破坏；拆毁

ScoresoffiresarestillburninginNewSouthWalesamidtemperaturesof

35Candwindsof80km/h.

Afearedsoutherlywindchangehasnowoccurredbutthe"catastrophic"day

fearedhaslargelybeenavoided.

NodeathswerereportedonTuesdaybutfirechiefswarnedthatconditions

meantthedangersfacingthestatewerefarfromover.

AboutsixmillionpeopleliveinNewSouthWales(NSW)state.

Afire-dousinghelicopterworkstocontainabushfirealongOldBarRoadinOldBar,

NewSouthWales,Australia,HALKER/REUTERS

消防工作最新进展

ThenumberoffiresstillafflictingNSWrangedfrom100to300in

Australianmediareports.

Crewshavebeenbattlingafrontspanning1,000kmalongthenorthcoastof

NSW,withveralblazes"exceeding100,000hectaresalone",officials

havesaid.

FlameretardanthadtobedroppedinSydney'snorthernsuburbsassome

bushfiresapproachedwithin15kmofthecitycentre.

retardant[rɪ'tɑːd(ə)nt]：n.[化学]阻滞剂；抑止剂

FlamescamewithinmetresofengulfingthehomesofBlakeHaymenand

SeanMurphyintheaffluentsuburb.

Theresidentswereforcedtoupoolwatertotackleablazethathadspread

fromden（茂密的）bushlandacrosstheroadfromtheirhomes.

"Weactuallyranoutofwaterpressure,t

outaspot-firewithoneofthebuckets,"MrHaymentoldtheSydney

MorningHerald.

NewSouthWalesRuralFireServicefirefightersareenfightingfiresonLongGully

RoadinthenorthernNewSouthWalestownofDrake,Australia,September9,2019.

[Photo/Agencies]

Authoritiessaidonefirefighterhadsufferedabrokenarmandsuspected

fracturedribs(肋骨).

RuralFireServiceCommissionerShaneFitzsimmonssaid:"We'vereally

guaranteewe'renotgoingtobeabletoget

aroundallofthefiresbeforethenextwaveofbadweather.

”

"Unfortunatelythere'snomeaningfulreprieve（缓解）.There'snorainfall

inthischangeandwe'regoingtocontinuetohavewarmdryconditions

dominatinginthedaysandweeksahead."

CommissionerFitzsimmonssaiduptoadozenhomeswerebelievedtohave

beendamagedordestroyedonTuesday.

PeopleinvulnerableNSWcommunitieshavebeenurgedtostayawayfrom

an600schoolsareclodacrossthestate.

Australia'sconrvativegovernmenthasrefudtobedrawnonwhether

climatechangecouldhavecontributedtothefires,inaresponthathas

drawncriticism.

澳大利亚保守派政府拒绝透露气候变化是否可能导致了火灾，这一回

应招致了批评。

ThomasEveansholdsmeltedaluminumasheinspectstheremainsofhishouwhich

wasdestroyedbyabushfireinTorrington,nearGlenInnes,Australia,onMonday.

Reuters

火灾有多严重？

Threepeoplehavediedandmorethan170propertieshavebeendestroyed

sincethefireemergencyintensifiedinNSWonFriday.

Authoritieshadsaidtheywerefacingwhatcouldbe"themostdangerous

bushfireweekthisnationhaveren".

MrFitzsimmonssaid3,000firefighterswereonthefrontlines,boostedby

crewsfromotherstatesandNewZealand,aswellastheAustralianDefence

Force.

Expertshavecomparedthesituationtothe2009BlackSaturdaybushfiresin

Victoria,when173peopledied.

PoliceareinvestigatingreportsthatafireinNorthRothbury,intheHunter

RegionofNSW,andatleasttwoothers,mayhavebeenstarteddeliberately.

FireauthoritiessayamillionhectaresoflandhaveburnedinNSWsincethe

fireasonbeganinSeptember.

Hopingtoreturnhome,WytalibaresidentStormSparksholdshersonZekeBaconas

shewaitsataroadblocknearGlenInnesinNewSouthWales,Australia,onMonday.

[Photo/Agencies]

其他州情况如何？

Tothenorth,Queenslandhasalsodeclaredastateofemergencyas55

bushfiresrageinthestate.

ThoughitwasnotfacingsuchvereweatheronTuesday,officialswarned

conditionscoulddeterioratelaterintheweek.

FirecrewsinSouthAustraliaweretackingaboutadozenblazes,while

bushfiresinWesternAustraliaalsosparkedemergencywarnings.

AjoggeriseninBlackwattleBayassmokehazedriftsovertheCBDinSydney,

Australia,onOct31,2019.[Photo/Agencies]

与气候变化有关吗？

ScientistsandexpertswarnthatAustralia'sfireasonhasgrownlongerand

moreintenduetoclimatechange.

Officialshaveconfirmedthat2018and2017wereAustralia'sthirdand

fourth-hottestyearsonrecordrespectively,andlastyearthenation

experienceditswarmestsummeronrecord.

TheBureauofMeteorology'sStateoftheClimate2018reportsaidclimate

changehadledtoanincreainextremeheateventsandraidtheverity

ofothernaturaldisasters,suchasdrought.

Evenifglobaltemperaturesarecontainedtoa2Criabovepre-industrial

levels-alimittoutinthelandmarkParisaccord,agreedby188nationsin

2015-scientistsbelievethecountryisfacingadangerousnewnormal.

Lastyear,aUNreportsaidAustraliawasfallingshortineffortstocutits

CO2emissions.

Questions

Translatetheunderlinedntence.

'sbecautheUKwillimmediatelyenteran11-monthperiod,known

asthetransition,thatwillkeeptheUKboundtotheEU'srules.

otbeenallowedtoholdformaltradenegotiationswithcountries

supportersarguethathavingthefreedomtotitsowntradepolicywill

boosttheUK'conomy.

istsandexpertswarnthatAustralia'sfireasonhasgrownlonger

andmoreintenduetoclimatechange.

Answer

1.这是因为英国将立即进入长达11个月的过渡期，在这期间英国依旧

受到欧盟法律的约束。

2.当英国还是欧盟成员国时，它被禁止与美国和澳大利亚等国家举行

正式的贸易谈判。脱欧支持者们认为，脱欧后英国拥有制定自己贸易

政策的自由，这将促进国家经济发展。

3.科学家和专家警告说，由于气候变化，澳大利亚的火灾季节变得更

长、更严重。