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The Queen has pleaded with voters in Scotland to “think carefully” before breaking apart the 300-year-old union with England. 日前，英国女王表示希望苏格兰独立公投的选民们一定要“认真考虑”之后，再决定是否愿意与在一起联合了300多年的英格兰分开。 In a dramatic intervention just days before the independence vote, Her Majesty spoke to crowds outside Crathie Kirk near Balmoral. 女王是在位于苏格兰巴尔莫拉尔庄园附近的教堂外对群众讲话时发表此看法的。目前距离苏格兰公投还有三天时间。 She told one well-wisher who had joked about the referendum: “I hope everybody thinks very carefully about the future.” 当时人群中有人提起公投并开玩笑，女王便对他说：“我希望每个人都能认真地考虑一下未来。” The intervention is significant as the Queen has refused to make any formal statement about Thursday’s historic vote, despite reports she is deeply worried. 虽然有报道称女王对苏格兰的独立前景非常担忧，但之前女王并未对将在本周四举行的这一历史性公投发表任何正式声明，因此女王此时提出这样的看法意义重大。 A new poll of polls suggests the pro-union No camp remains ahead with a tiny lead of 51% to 49%. 最新的调查显示，反对苏格兰独立的阵营以微弱优势领先，反对与支持的比例分别为51%与49%。 | 
