考研英语#2016考研究生英语经济学人#苏格兰独立 火花四溅

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Scottish independence
苏格兰独立
Sparks flying
火花四溅
Poverty and dependence on the state pull Scots inopposite directions
贫困和对英国的依赖将苏格兰拉离了原来的方向
BETTING shops in Rosyth are rowdier than usual.The troublemakers are not the familiar sort—drunks jousting over a Rangers match or the 4.30at Musselburgh—but punters debating Scottish independence. “We've had to chuck peopleout,” grumbles one bookie. A gnarled customer agrees: “I don't like people talking about it inmy cab,” he growls, eyes not moving from the racing. As the referendum on September 18thdraws closer, tensions in this shipbuilding town are growing.
在罗赛斯，博彩店相较于平日愈发喧嚣。闹事者们并不是平日那一拨——醉鬼们押宝一场流浪者队的比赛或是Musselburgh赛马——而是赌马者们给苏格兰独立下注。“我们必须把人撵出去，”一位赛马的下注者抱怨道。一个性情暴躁的顾客也颇为同意咨询QQ、微信：2544906 (约合2,500美元)。其他的像戈万和斯科特斯顿，二者的造船厂和波洛克索斯，国内储蓄和投资，一个国有银行。在格拉斯哥之外的坎伯诺尔德，英国最大的税收和海关雇佣相较于其他任何组织四倍的人手。坎伯诺尔德的工党议员Gregg McClymont指出，苏格兰拥有英国人口的8%但在税收工作中的人数占了13%。苏格兰一旦独立如何维持这些的运转?
In such places, the “yes” campaign faces a particularly acute version of a problem thatconfronts it across Scotland. The disadvantages of independence are concrete and would bequickly felt—in the case of Rosyth, shipbuilding jobs would sail to Portsmouth, on England'ssouth coast. Any advantages, such as the broad industrial revival promised by Mr Salmond,would take years to materialise, if they ever do. Folk in Rosyth enjoy the odd flutter. But onSeptember 18th the stakes will be much higher than usual.
在这些地区，“成功”的运动面临着一个全苏格兰都存在的非常紧急的问题。独立的弊端是很客观的而且很快将会感觉到——就罗赛斯来说，造船厂的工作将移至英国的南部海岸朴茨茅斯。任何优势，比如Salmond承诺的广泛的工业复兴，如果他们可能行动，将花费数年才能实现。罗赛斯人民享受这些奇怪的震颤。但在9月18日，风险将比平日更高。
【重点解析】
1.at stake 濒于险境，处于成败关头
例句:At stake are more than 20,000 jobs in Britain'saerospace sector.
英国航天部门2万多人面临失业的危险。
2.seem to 似乎
例句:He rubbed and rubbed but couldn't seem toget clean.
他擦了又擦，可就是擦不干净。
3.remind of 提醒
例句:The cliffs, lapped by a crystal-clear sea,remind her of Capri.
清澈的海水拍打着悬崖峭壁，令她想起了卡普里。
4.rely on 依靠;依赖
例句:Most poultry farmers have to rely on commercially manufactured feeds.
多数饲养家禽的农场主不得不依赖商业化生产的饲料。