本文选自年5月27日《华盛顿邮报》中一篇名为“AnindependencedayforBritain?”的文章。文章以当前大热的英国脱欧运动“Brexit”为话题，以脱欧运动领导人的视角，以优雅的笔调向读者介绍运动的起因和影响，历数近年来欧盟“民主亏空”以及权力中心官僚主义膨胀的弊端，严重威胁欧洲各国主权。文章末尾以英国脱欧与美国独立运动类比，表达了英国希望脱离欧盟，掌握国家主权和命运的期望。希望读者能对欧美政坛及国际政治方面的相关热点有所了解，积累相关词汇。

I①LeadersofthecampaigntoendBritain’smembershipintheEuropeanUnionhopethatnextmonth’sreferendumwillmakeJune23,,adateasluminousinmodernBritishhistoryasMay3,,whenvotersmadeMargaretThatcherprimeminister.②MichaelGove,secretaryofjusticeandleaderofthecampaignforBrexit—Britain’swithdrawalfromtheE.U.—anticipatesa“galvanizing,liberating,empoweringmomentofpatrioticrenewal.”

II①Gove’sfriend,PrimeMinisterDavidCameron,whoopposesBrexit,saysthatthereferendumis“perhapsthemostimportantdecisiontheBritishpeoplewillhavetotakeattheballotboxinourlifetimes.”②AdvocatesofBrexitagree,butadd:IfBritonsvotetoremainintheE.U.,thismightbethelastimportantdecisionmadeatBritishballotboxesbecauseimportantdecisionswillincreasinglybemadeinBrussels.

III①TheE.U.’s“democracydeficit”ismistakenlyconsideredmerelyanunintendedinjuryresultingfromthecreationofablessing—acontinent-wideadministrativestate.②Actually,thedeficitisthepointofsuchastate.③InEurope,asintheUnitedStates,theadministrativestateexiststomarginalizepolitics—toachieveHenrideSaint-Simon’sgoalof“replacingthegovernmentofpersonsbytheadministrationofthings.”④Theideaofacontinent-wideEuropeandemocracypresupposestheexistenceofasingleEuropeandemos,thenonexistenceofwhichcanbeconfirmedbyadrivefrom,say,StettinintheBaltictoTriesteintheAdriatic.

IV①GovebelievesthattheongoingconcentrationofpowerinBrussels,seatof“thebureaucraticregulatorytemptation,”guarantees“regulationintheinterestofincumbents”who“donotwantadynamic,innovativeEurope.”②UnderEurope’sadministrativestate,Govesays“interestgroupsarestrongerthanever”andtheyprefersocialstasistotheuncertaintiesofsocietiesthatwel







































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