国际英语资讯:Tight-lipped May fails to halt speculation over 50-bln-euro Brexit deal
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 29-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>-<span word="lipped">lipped</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>).</p><p><span word="Virtually">Virtually</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="around">around</span> 50 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (59.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> 10 <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="denied">denied</span>.</p><p><span word="Leading">Leading</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paving">paving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p><p><span word="Questioned">Questioned</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>, <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Liz">Liz</span> <span word="Truss">Truss</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span>. <span word="Truss">Truss</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="contingent">contingent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="taxpayer">taxpayer</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Clarke">Clarke</span>, <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span>, <span word="Damian">Damian</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p><span word="Green">Green</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Questions">Questions</span>, <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="Clarke">Clarke</span> "<span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reads">reads</span>".</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="added">added</span>: "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span>."</p>
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