国际英语资讯:Britain prepares to leave EU amid public concerns over uncertainty
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 30-- <span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</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>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="MEPs">MEPs</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="by">by</span> 621 <span word="to">to</span> 49 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favour">favour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="chorus">chorus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Auld">Auld</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="Syne">Syne</span>.</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="MEPs">MEPs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="as">as</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="commemorative">commemorative</span> 50<span word="p">p</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 65.5 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="cents">cents</span>) <span word="coins">coins</span>, <span word="promising">promising</span> "<span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>", <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (2300 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>).</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="prioritised">prioritised</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="frictionless">frictionless</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="provision">provision</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="satisfactorily">satisfactorily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="callout">callout</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 600 <span word="British">British</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="callout">callout</span>, <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arisen">arisen</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcements">announcements</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="announcements">announcements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="valid">valid</span>.</p>
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