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今年9月，苏格兰将举行全民公投，决定是否从英国独立出去。为了防止这一幕的发生，英国首相卡梅伦7日在伦敦发表演讲，呼吁全英国人一起努力，让苏格兰人在9月的公投中投反对票，从而阻止苏格兰独立。 Centuries of history hang in the balance, a question mark hangs over the future of our United Kingdom. If people vote “yes” in September, then Scotland will become an independent country. There will be no going back. 拥有数百年历史的国家处于关键时刻，一个巨大的问号横在英国的未来。如果人民在九月的投票中选择yes，那么苏格兰讲成为独立的国家，这没有回头路。 As I’ve made clear, this is a decision that is squarely and solely for those in Scotland to make. I believe passionately that it is in their interests to stay in the United Kingdom. But my argument today is that while only 4 million people can vote in this referendum, all 63 million of us are profoundly affected. There are 63 million of us who can wake up on September 19 in a different country with a different future ahead of them. We would be deeply diminished without Scotland, this matters to all of our futures. And everyone in UK can have a voice in this debate. 正如我所说过的，这次的投票将是苏格兰人一次真诚的决定，我热情地相信：他们想要留在英国。今天我所要说的是，只有400万人（苏格兰人）可以投票，但却有6300万人将受深刻影响。我们有6300万人，你或许会在9月19日起床，发现自己在另一个国家，面临不同的未来。如果没有苏格兰，我们会被大幅削弱；这对我们所有人的未来都很重要，每个英国人都可以参与争论。 | 
