【诵读·速记】经济学人选读：英国工党现退党潮

In Britain, eight Labour MPs quit the party over Jeremy Corbyn’s poor leadership, which has led to dithering over Brexit and failed to clamp down on a surge in anti-Semitism among party activists. The eight back a second referendum on Britain leaving the EU. Rather than form a new party they will for now sit in the House of Commons as the Independent Group. They called on centrist mps from any party to join them. Three Conservative MPs duly did so.

单词速记

① MP = Member of Parliament  国会议员

② dither [ˈdɪðə] v. & n. 颤抖，发慌，犹豫

③ clamp [klæmp] v. 夹，钳  n. 夹钳
速记：clam（蚌，蛤）→ clamp

④ clamp down  镇压，取缔

⑤ surge [sɜːdʒ]  n. 汹涌，激增

⑥ anti-Semitism [ˈsemitizəm] 反犹太主义
速记：Semite(闪米特人，犹太人祖先) → Semitism

⑦ referendum [ˌrefəˈrendəm] 全民公决
速记：referee(仲裁；裁判) → referendum

⑧ centrist [ˈsentrɪst] n. 中间派，温和派
速记：centre(中间) + ist(人)

⑨ duly ['djuːlɪ] adv. 适时地，充分地
速记：due(到期，按时) + ly

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