国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Brexit in midway but breakthrough still far away
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 10-- <span word="With">With</span> 504 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> 29, 2019 <span word="deadline">deadline</span>, <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="midway">midway</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vain">vain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="TIME">TIME</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="DRAINING">DRAINING</span>, <span word="SO">SO</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="BARNIER">BARNIER</span> <span word="AND">AND</span> <span word="DAVIS">DAVIS</span>' <span word="VOCABULARY">VOCABULARY</span></p><p>"<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="announcements">announcements</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Councils">Councils</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deepening">deepening</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clarification">clarification</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> "<span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="real">real</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="duplication">duplication</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span>.</p><p><span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ticking">ticking</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadlock">deadlock</span> <span word="remains">remains</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pragmatism">pragmatism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>.</p>
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