英国首相约翰逊在不信任投票中过关

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TRANSCRIPT

Reporting via remote, I'm Richard Green.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a dramatic no-confidence vote. Members of Prime Minister Johnson's own Conservative Party voted Monday to retain the embattled leader by a vote of 211 to 148. AP's Ed Donahue reports.

Johnson has had trouble shaking off revelations of boozy parties by him and his staff in 2020 and 2021 that flouted coronavirus restrictions imposed on others.

"What we're gonna do now is take the opportunity to unite and deliver."

But a growing number of Conservatives feel that Johnson is now a liability who will doom them to defeat at the next election. The opposition agrees.

"The British public are fed up. Fed up with a Prime Minister who promises big but never delivers."

Keir Starmer is head of the Labour Party.

"Fed up with a Prime Minister who's presided over a culture of lies and lawbreaking at the heart of government."

Johnson's margin of victory was less than predecessor Theresa May's vote in 2018. She was forced to resign six months later. I'm Ed Donahue.

Most political observers have predicted Johnson would survive the challenge due to the absence of a clear successor. 

VOCABULARY

1. retain v. to keep sth.; to continue to have sth. 保留；继续拥有。例如：to retain your independence保持独立

2. boozy adj. (informal) liking to drink a lot of alcohol; involving a lot of alcoholic drink 嗜酒的；豪饮的

3. flout v. to show that you have no respect for a law, etc. by openly not obeying it 公然藐视，无视（法律等）

4. liability n. the state of being legally responsible for sth. （法律上对某事物的）责任，义务

QUESTIONS

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Then correct the false statements. 

1. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a dramatic confidence vote. 

2. Johnson has had trouble shaking off revelations of boozy parties by his staff in 2020 and 2021 that flouted coronavirus restrictions imposed on others.

3. A decreasing number of Conservatives feel that Johnson is now a liability who will doom them to defeat at the next election. 

4. Johnson's margin of victory was more than predecessor Theresa May's vote in 2018. 

5. Most political observers have predicted Johnson would survive the challenge due to the absence of a clear successor. 

KEY 

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Then correct the false statements.

(F) 1. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a dramatic confidence vote. （正确表达）British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a dramatic no-confidence vote. 

(F) 2. Johnson has had trouble shaking off revelations of boozy parties by his staff in 2020 and 2021 that flouted coronavirus restrictions imposed on others. （正确表达） Johnson has had trouble shaking off revelations of boozy parties by him and his staff in 2020 and 2021 that flouted coronavirus restrictions imposed on others.

(F) 3. A decreasing number of Conservatives feel that Johnson is now a liability who will doom them to defeat at the next election. （正确表达） A growing number of Conservatives feel that Johnson is now a liability who will doom them to defeat at the next election. 

(F) 4. Johnson's margin of victory was more than predecessor Theresa May's vote in 2018.（正确表达）Johnson's margin of victory was less than predecessor Theresa May's vote in 2018. 

(T) 5. Most political observers have predicted Johnson would survive the challenge due to the absence of a clear successor. 

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