幸好没独立：“留苏格兰”学生不用卖肾了
<p><span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bagpipes">bagpipes</span>, <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wee">wee</span> <span word="dram">dram</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whisky">whisky</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span>: <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="NO">NO</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span>, <span word="days">days</span>’ <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="boiled">boiled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4.3<span word="million">million</span> <span word="Scots">Scots</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, 84% <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="became">became</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>, <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NO">NO</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> (<span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slogan">slogan</span> “<span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="Together">Together</span>”) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="just">just</span> 2 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 51% <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="versus">versus</span> 49% <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>.</p><p>吹响风笛，高举威士忌，或者用其他你能想到的陈腔滥调来庆祝吧：苏格兰公投否决独立！数月来各种运动游行，一天到晚的电视辩论，还有成千上百的资讯社论，最终都凝聚为周四那短短几小时的投票。四百三十万苏格兰选民中，84%都投下了神圣的一票。鉴于此前独统两派缠斗日益激化，如此之高的投票率也并不令人吃惊。投票站开启的前一天，有调查显示，反对和支持独立的民众比例分别是51%和49%，反对独立的阵营（他们的口号是“在一起更好（<span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="Together">Together</span>）”）仅以2%的优势领先。</p><p><span word="Thankfully">Thankfully</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="Together">Together</span>” <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="JK">JK</span> <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span> - <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="held">held</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="YES">YES</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NO">NO</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="factual">factual</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="YES">YES</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="by">by</span> 6.08<span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> 55% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scots">Scots</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>.</p>
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