VOA常速：爱尔兰与北爱尔兰边界问题成脱欧最大难题
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TRANSCRIPT
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Friday if Great Britain were to request an extension to its Brexit deadline, he would consider it. We get more from Francesca Lynagh of Reuters.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday that if Great Britain were to request an extension to its Brexit deadline beyond October 31, he would consider it.
Varadkar also said that the previous deal agreed with former Prime Minister Theresa May allowed for checks to take place in ports and airports and not along the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border, adding that the difficulty with what Johnson has put on the table is that it appears to create two borders - checks at the ports and airports and also near the land border.
He said there was still a long way to go before we could back an agreement that carries the support of both the people of Northern Ireland and the people of the Republic of Ireland.
Francesca Lynagh of Reuters.
Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201910/595998.shtml
VOCABULARY
1. extension n. (可数名词) extension (of sth.) an extra period of time allowed for sth. 延期；延长期；放宽的期限。例如：
He's been granted an extension of the contract for another year. 他的合同获得延期一年。
a visa extension延长签证
(British English) The pub had an extension (= was allowed to stay open longer) on Christmas Eve. 这家酒吧已获准在圣诞前夕延长营业时间。
2. put on table: to tell sb. honestly what your plans, ideas, etc. are 摊牌；（把计划或打算等）和盘托出
QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Friday if Great Britain were to request an extension to its Brexit (Q1) _______________________, he would consider it. We get more from Francesca Lynagh of Reuters.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday that if Great Britain were to (Q2) _______________________________ to its Brexit deadline (Q3) ______________ October 31, he would (Q4) _____________________ it.
Varadkar also said that the (Q5) ____________________ agreed with former Prime Minister Theresa May allowed for checks to take place in (Q6) ______________________ and not along the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border, adding that the (Q7) _________________ with what Johnson has put on the table is that it appears to create two borders - checks at the ports and airports and also (Q8) ____________________________.
He said there was still (Q9) _______________________ before we could back an agreement that carries the support of (Q10) _______________________ of Northern Ireland and the people of the Republic of Ireland.
Francesca Lynagh of Reuters.
KEY
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Friday if Great Britain were to request an extension to its Brexit (Q1) deadline, he would consider it. We get more from Francesca Lynagh of Reuters.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday that if Great Britain were to (Q2) request an extension to its Brexit deadline (Q3) beyond October 31, he would (Q4) consider it.
Varadkar also said that the (Q5) previous deal agreed with former Prime Minister Theresa May allowed for checks to take place in (Q6) ports and airports and not along the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border, adding that the (Q7) difficulty with what Johnson has put on the table is that it appears to create two borders - checks at the ports and airports and also (Q8) near the land border.
He said there was still (Q9) a long way to go before we could back an agreement that carries the support of (Q10) both the people of Northern Ireland and the people of the Republic of Ireland.
Francesca Lynagh of Reuters.