2015考研英语阅读苏格兰独立
<p> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="independence">independence</span></p><p> 苏格兰独立</p><p> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="RIP">RIP</span>?</p><p> 大英联合帝国要完了?</p><p> <span word="Ditching">Ditching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Scotlandand">Scotlandand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="behind">behind</span></p><p> 苏格兰独立对苏格兰来说会是一个错误。对被其抛弃的英国来说，则更是一场悲剧</p><p> <span word="SCHOOLCHILDREN">SCHOOLCHILDREN</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="andallegiances">andallegiances</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="postal">postal</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span>. <span word="British">British</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="streetand">streetand</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achievementstheindustrial">achievementstheindustrial</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span>, <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazis">Nazis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="statewere">statewere</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="patrimony">patrimony</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Highlands">Highlands</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="cricket">cricket</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>, <span word="instinctively">instinctively</span>,<span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="concentric">concentric</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="complementary">complementary</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span>.</p><p> 城市，这些城市组成了英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰，这几个地区组成了大英帝国，然后才是欧洲大陆，世界和宇宙。他们了解自己的国家，了解它所有的历程与成就工业革命，帝国建立，战胜纳粹，福利国家，而苏格兰高地和英格兰板球一样，也是这个国家历史文化遗产的一部分。他们本能地认为，这几个相互关联的地区是共生的，而非对立。</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 18<span word="th">th</span>,<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="layersthe">layersthe</span> <span word="UKmay">UKmay</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="recognisable">recognisable</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Actof">Actof</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="nears">nears</span>, <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="nationalists">nationalists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="theunionist">theunionist</span> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> . <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Scotsare">Scotsare</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="statesmen">statesmen</span>, <span word="philosophers">philosophers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="havedone">havedone</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ornament">ornament</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cradle">cradle</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Scottishness">Scottishness</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="smothers">smothers</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Thisgreat">Thisgreat</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="undone">undone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="just">just</span> 7% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itscitizens">itscitizens</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="participate">participate</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="unthinkable">unthinkable</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="andtragic">andtragic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>.</p>
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