苏格兰独立公投倒计时1周年 工匠修复边境墙
<p>苏格兰将于明年9月18日举行公投，决定是否结束与英格兰长达三个世纪的联合，成为独立的国家。在距离公投还有一年的时候，苏格兰的四位工匠却已着手开始修复曾经阻隔双方的边境墙——哈德良长城。哈德良长城是罗马帝国在占领不列颠时修建的，当时主要是为了阻止“野蛮”的苏格兰人进入“文明的”英格兰。此次修复工程主要是为了保护历史遗迹，由哈德良长城信托基金出资，工程有望在下月底完工。不过，参与修复的工匠笑称，如果明年公投独立成功，这个城墙就真的要成为两国的边境墙，届时可能要用混凝土来进行加固。目前的民调结果显示，反对苏格兰独立的呼声较高。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="away">away</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="craftsmen">craftsmen</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dividing">dividing</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="dryliners">dryliners</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cumbria">Cumbria</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hadrian">Hadrian</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="erected">erected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="barbarian">barbarian</span>' <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> '<span word="civilized">civilized</span>' <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="splitting">splitting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p>
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