国际英语资讯:Britain denies agreeing to multi-billion under Brexit divorce bill
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 7-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <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="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) 36 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (46.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span> <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="around">around</span> 118 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2019.</p>
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