刚刚，英国首相斯塔默宣布辞职

当地时间6月22日，英国首相斯塔默（Starmer）在唐宁街发表讲话，宣布辞去首相职务。

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🤔️小作业：

1. According to the article, which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to Starmer's resignation?

A. Heavy losses for Labour in local elections in May.

B. A rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership.

C. The appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador.

D. A decline in the pound against the dollar.

无注释原文：

UK PM Starmer resigns as Britain faces its seventh leader in 10 years

From: CNBC

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will stand down as Labour leader and prime minster, ending months of political turmoil and opening a contest to replace him.

The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda.

The move comes less than two years after Starmer led Labour to one of its largest parliamentary majorities in the 2024 general election.

In a statement outside 10 Downing Street shortly after 9:30 a.m. in London, Starmer said he would remain in post until any leadership contest is completed, which he said would help ensure an orderly handover of power.

The pound was last seen 0.19% lower against the dollar, trading at $1.3207. The yield on 10-year U.K. government bonds, known as Gilts, were flat early Monday at 4.8452%.

In a short speech, a visibly emotional Starmer said that entering 10 Downing Street had been the “proudest moment of my life,” adding that, under his tenure, Britain's reputation in the world had been restored, with investment secured and improvements in workers' rights delivered.

However, Starmer conceded that Labour colleagues had since been asking whether he was best placed to lead the party into the next general election.

“I have heard the answer from my parliamentary party. I accept that answer with good grace. I will resign as leader of the Labour Party.”

Labour's former Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, won a decisive victory in a special election on June 18, potentially setting up a challenge for the party's leadership and, by extension, the U.K.'s premiership.

Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves have been battling discontent over fiscal policy within their own ranks, while welfare reforms and the appointment of Peter Mandelson — an associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — as U.S. ambassador, further damaged intra-party relations.

An Ipsos poll published on Friday suggested that 52% of the British public think Starmer should stand down as prime minister, five percentage points higher than in May, while 35% think he should continue.

U.K. gilt yields jumped on Friday following Burnham's by-election win. However, he has been keen to placate markets lately, distancing himself from previous statements in which he suggested the U.K. was “in hock to the bond markets.”

Kallum Pickering, chief economist at Peel Hunt, said that the U.K. is borrowing too much and that its public debt levels are too high, but he stressed that the country is not a “fiscal outlier” in this regard relative to other G7 countries.

He said that, under Starmer's leadership, the U.K. had opened itself up to the world, signing new trade deals and delivering 1.5% real GDP growth.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为AI翻译，仅供参考

含注释全文：

UK PM Starmer resigns as Britain faces its seventh leader in 10 years

From: CNBC

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will stand down as Labour leader and prime minster, ending months of political turmoil and opening a contest to replace him.

英国首相基尔·斯塔默（Keir Starmer）周一宣布，他将辞去工党领袖和首相职务，为持续数月的政治动荡画上句号，同时也开启了一场继任者的角逐。

stand /stænd/ down表示“离职，退职；下台”，英文解释为“to give up your official job or position”举个🌰：He's decided to stand down after 15 years as managing director. 当了15年总经理后，他决定退下来。

turmoil /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/ 表示“混乱；骚乱”，英文解释为“Turmoil is a state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety.”举个🌰：She lived through the turmoil of the French Revolution. 她经历过法国大革命的混乱之后仍旧活着。

The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda.

这一声明发布之际，首相正面临与日俱增的压力。此前，工党在5月的地方选举中遭遇惨败，同时，党内议员对其领导能力和政策议程的不满日益公开化，不满之声此起彼伏。

mount /maʊnt/ 作动词，1）表示“准备；安排；组织；开展，发动”，英文解释为“If you mount a campaign or event, you organize it and make it take place.”举个🌰：The National Gallery mounted an exhibition of American painting. 国家美术馆举办了美国画展。

2）表示“逐步增加；增长，上升”，就是increase的高级版，举个🌰：The death toll continues to mount. 死亡人数持续增加。

📍2019年9月，美国电子烟巨头Juul的CEO辞职时，经济学人的文章中用到了As concerns mount这一表达：Juul replaced its chief executive, as concerns mount about the health risks of e-cigarettes.

3）表示“安放，安装；镶嵌；裱贴”，英文解释为“to fix something to a wall, in a frame, etc., so that it can be looked at or used”举个🌰：The surveillance camera is mounted above the main door. 闭路电视的摄像机安装在大门的上方。

4）熟词僻义，作动词，表示“骑上（马、自行车等）”，英文解释为“to get on a horse, bicycle, etc.. in order to ride”举个🌰：She mounted her horse and rode off. 她骑上马走了。 mounting /ˈmaʊn.tɪŋ/ 作形容词，表示“增加的；加剧的”，英文解释为“gradually increasing”如：mounting anxiety/excitement 不断增长的焦虑/兴奋。

📺美剧《美国恐怖故事》（American Horror Story）中的台词提到：But there's mounting evidence that this man is a war criminal. 但是有大量的证据显示这人是个战犯。

vocal /ˈvəʊ.kəl/ 1）表示“喜欢畅所欲言的；直言不讳的；大声表达的”，英文解释为“often expressing opinions and complaints in speech”举个🌰：During these years, suffrage demands by women became increasingly vocal. 那些年，女性要求获得投票权的呼声越来越高。

2）表示“嗓音的；发声的”，英文解释为“connected with the voice”，如：vocal music 声乐。

3）作名词，通常复数，表示“（乐曲中的）歌唱部分，声乐部分”（the part of a piece of music that is sung, rather than played on a musical instrument），如：backing vocals 伴唱。

rebellion /rɪˈbel.i.ən/ 表示“叛逆；抗争；反抗”，英文解释为“action against those in authority, against the rules, or against normal and accepted ways of behaving”如：her teenage rebellion 她青春期的叛逆行为。

The move comes less than two years after Starmer led Labour to one of its largest parliamentary majorities in the 2024 general election.

距离斯塔默在2024年大选中率领工党赢得议会压倒性多数席位，尚不足两年，他便做出了这一决定。

表示“议会的”，英文解释为“of or relating to a parliament”如：a parliamentary candidate 议会候选人。

In a statement outside 10 Downing Street shortly after 9:30 a.m. in London, Starmer said he would remain in post until any leadership contest is completed, which he said would help ensure an orderly handover of power.

伦敦时间上午9点30分刚过，斯塔默在唐宁街10号外发表声明，表示他将留任至领导权角逐尘埃落定，以确保权力的平稳有序交接。

handover /ˈhænd.əʊ.vər/ 表示“（控制权或责任的）移交”，英文解释为“the giving of control of or responsibility for something to someone else”举个🌰：The United Nations is to supervise the handover of the prisoners of war. 联合国将监督战俘的移交事宜。

The pound was last seen 0.19% lower against the dollar, trading at $1.3207. The yield on 10-year U.K. government bonds, known as Gilts, were flat early Monday at 4.8452%.

英镑兑美元汇率最终下跌0.19%，报收于1.3207美元。10年期英国政府债券（即金边债券，Gilts）收益率周一早盘持平，维持在4.8452%的水平。

yield 作动词，1）表示“出产（作物）；产生（收益、效益等）；提供”，英文解释为“to produce or provide sth, for example a profit, result or crop”举个🌰：Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns. 高利率的存款会产生丰厚的收益。

2）表示“（常指被迫）放弃，让出”，英文解释为“to give up the control of or responsibility for something, often because you have been forced to”举个🌰：Despite renewed pressure to give up the occupied territory, they will not yield. 尽管有新的压力要求放弃被占领的土地，他们就是不愿屈服。

作名词，表示“产生；出产；得出”，英文解释为“an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied”举个🌰：Crop yields have risen steadily. 农作物产量稳步增长。

In a short speech, a visibly emotional Starmer said that entering 10 Downing Street had been the “proudest moment of my life,” adding that, under his tenure, Britain's reputation in the world had been restored, with investment secured and improvements in workers' rights delivered.

在简短演讲中，斯塔默情绪明显起伏。他说，入主唐宁街10号是他“一生中最自豪的时刻”，并补充道，在他的任期内，英国的国际声誉得以重振，投资得到保障，工人权益也得到改善。

tenure /ˈtɛnjʊə/ 表示“任期，任职”，英文解释为“the period of time when sb holds an important job, especially a political one; the act of holding an important job”

However, Starmer conceded that Labour colleagues had since been asking whether he was best placed to lead the party into the next general election.

然而，斯塔默坦言，工党同僚们此后一直在追问，他是否是带领该党迎战下一次大选的最佳人选。

concede /kənˈsiːd/ 1）表示“（常指不情愿地）承认”，英文解释为“to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true”举个🌰："Well okay, perhaps I was a little hard on her," he conceded. “好吧，也许我对她是有点苛刻，”他承认道。

2）表示“认输；承认（失败）”，英文解释为“to admit that you have lost in a competition”举个🌰：He kept on arguing and wouldn't concede defeat. 他一直争论个不停，不愿认输。

📍败选演讲 concession speech

3）表示“（不情愿地）让步，答应给，让与”，英文解释为“to allow someone to have something, even if you do not want to”举个🌰：She is not expected to concede these reforms. 估计她不会同意这些改革。

📍concede a goal/point表示“没能阻止对方进球（或得分）”，英文解释为“to fail to stop an opposing team or person from winning a point or game”举个🌰：The team conceded two goals (to the other side) in the first five minutes of the game. 开赛后5分钟内，球队就送了（对方）两个球。

“I have heard the answer from my parliamentary party. I accept that answer with good grace. I will resign as leader of the Labour Party.”

“我已经从议会党团那里听到了答案。我欣然接受。我将辞去工党领袖一职。”

Labour's former Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, won a decisive victory in a special election on June 18, potentially setting up a challenge for the party's leadership and, by extension, the U.K.'s premiership.

工党前大曼彻斯特市长安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）在6月18日的一次特别选举中取得压倒性胜利，这无疑向党的领导权发起了挑战，进而也向英国首相的宝座发起了冲击。

Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves have been battling discontent over fiscal policy within their own ranks, while welfare reforms and the appointment of Peter Mandelson — an associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — as U.S. ambassador, further damaged intra-party relations.

斯塔默与财政部长蕾切尔·里夫斯（Rachel Reeves）一直在竭力平息党内对财政政策的不满。而福利改革以及任命彼得·曼德尔森（Peter Mandelson）——已故性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）的同伙——为美国大使，更是让党内关系雪上加霜。

discontent /ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/ 表示“不满；不满足”，英文解释为“a feeling of wanting better treatment or an improved situation”举个🌰：Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading. 下级军官的不满情绪正在迅速蔓延。

sex offender /ˈseks əˌfen.dər/ 表示“性犯罪者”，英文解释为“a person who commits a crime involving a sexual attack”

An Ipsos poll published on Friday suggested that 52% of the British public think Starmer should stand down as prime minister, five percentage points higher than in May, while 35% think he should continue.

上周五发布的益普索（Ipsos）民调显示，52%的英国民众认为斯塔默应辞去首相职务，较5月份上升了5个百分点；而认为他应留任的比例仅为35%。

U.K. gilt yields jumped on Friday following Burnham's by-election win. However, he has been keen to placate markets lately, distancing himself from previous statements in which he suggested the U.K. was “in hock to the bond markets.”

上周五，伯纳姆赢得补选后，英国金边债券收益率应声飙升。不过，他最近一直试图安抚市场，与他此前暗示英国“受制于债券市场”的言论划清界限。

表示“安抚；平息”，英文解释为“If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry.”举个🌰： He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me. 他微笑了一下，做了一个意在安抚我的手势。

🎬电影《林中小屋》（The Cabin in the Woods）中的台词提到：It's our task to placate the ancient ones. 我们要做的 是安抚它们。

表示“疏远与…的距离，不接近”，英文解释为“to become or seem less involved or connected with something”

Kallum Pickering, chief economist at Peel Hunt, said that the U.K. is borrowing too much and that its public debt levels are too high, but he stressed that the country is not a “fiscal outlier” in this regard relative to other G7 countries.

皮尔亨特（Peel Hunt）首席经济学家卡勒姆·皮克林（Kallum Pickering）指出，英国债务负担过重，举债规模偏高。但他强调，放眼七国集团（G7），英国在财政状况上并不算出格。

outlier /ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ər/ 表示“异于一般情况的人（或事物）；（统计）异常值；局外人（远离业务、职务）”，英文解释为“a person, thing, or fact that is very different from other people, things, or facts, so that it cannot be used to draw general conclusions”

He said that, under Starmer's leadership, the U.K. had opened itself up to the world, signing new trade deals and delivering 1.5% real GDP growth.

他表示，在斯塔默的领导下，英国向世界敞开了大门，签署了多项新的贸易协定，并实现了1.5%的实际GDP增长。

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