當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間9月9日，英國(guó)下議院議長(zhǎng)約翰·伯考宣布將于10月31日之前辭職。自英國(guó)公投決定脫歐以來(lái)，持不同意見(jiàn)的各方在下議院進(jìn)行了許多激烈的辯論，每當(dāng)場(chǎng)面快要失控時(shí)，伯考總是大聲反復(fù)喊著“order?。C靜?。背雒婵貓?chǎng)，并且諷刺又幽默地提醒議員們要遵守紀(jì)律。

John Bercow, the sharp-tongued speaker of the British House of Commons famed for yelling “Order! ORDER!,” announced his resignation Monday after a decade in the role.

英國(guó)下議院議長(zhǎng)約翰·伯考言語(yǔ)尖銳，以大喊“肅靜！肅靜！”而聞名。在任職10年后，他于本周一（9月9日）宣布辭職。

John Bercow has announced that he will stand down as Speaker of the UK's House of Commons by October 31 -- the day Britain is set to leave the European Union.

約翰·伯考宣布，他將在10月31日前辭去英國(guó)下議院議長(zhǎng)一職。10月31日是英國(guó)脫歐的截止日期。

stand down：退職，退出

It was the latest bombshell Brexit news and could have implications for Britain’s departure from the European Union.

這是英國(guó)脫歐的最新爆炸性新聞，可能會(huì)對(duì)英國(guó)脫歐產(chǎn)生影響。

bombshell ['b?m?el]：n.突發(fā)事件；引起震驚的人或事

Traditionally, the speaker of the House of Commons is not a household name. But Bercow is not a low-wattage character.

傳統(tǒng)上，下議院議長(zhǎng)并非家喻戶(hù)曉。但是伯考的知名度卻很高。

His colorful ties and even more colorful oratory helped him become a made-for-YouTube star, delighting fans around the world with his rhetorical flourishes. His memorable put-downs — telling lawmakers to “take up yoga” or go on “therapeutic training” courses — have gone viral. His best moments have inspired memes and mash-ups.

他五彩斑斕的領(lǐng)帶和更加豐富多彩的演講使他在Youtube上走紅，他的華麗辭藻令全世界的粉絲們欣喜不已。他那令人難忘的奚落——告訴議員們?nèi)ァ熬氳べぁ被騾⒓印爸委熍嘤?xùn)”課程——已經(jīng)在網(wǎng)上瘋傳。人們以他的經(jīng)典舉動(dòng)為靈感，創(chuàng)造出了表情包和混搭主題包。

oratory ['?r?t(?)r?]：n.雄辯；演講術(shù)

伯考任職期間，留下了許多金句。一起來(lái)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)議長(zhǎng)喊的“order”吧！

He has also played a central role in the clash between the executive and the legislature at a pivotal time in Britain’s history — and the candidates running to replace him will have to indicate whether they intend to emulate or avoid his model.

在英國(guó)歷史上這樣一個(gè)關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻，他還在行政和立法機(jī)構(gòu)之間的沖突中發(fā)揮了核心作用，而接替他的候選人將不得不表明，是打算效仿還是想要避免他的模式。

Bercow’s supporters say he is one of the most reforming speakers in modern times, and that his efforts have given backbench lawmakers a bigger voice.

伯考的支持者說(shuō)，他是現(xiàn)代最有改革精神的議長(zhǎng)之一，他的努力讓后座議員有了更大的發(fā)言權(quán)。

backbench lawmaker：后座議員，英國(guó)議會(huì)下院中坐在后排議席的普通議員

“Throughout my time as speaker I have sought to increase the relative authority of this legislature for which I will make absolutely no apology to anyone, anywhere, at anytime,” Bercow said Monday in an emotional address, with his wife, Sally, looking on from the gallery.

“在我擔(dān)任議長(zhǎng)的這段時(shí)間里，我一直在尋求增加下議院的相對(duì)權(quán)威，對(duì)此不論何時(shí)何地，我都無(wú)愧于心，”本周一，伯考動(dòng)情地說(shuō)，妻子薩莉在走廊默默注視著他。

He had, he said, “sought to be the backbenchers backstop.”

他說(shuō)，他曾“尋求成為后座議員的后盾”。

“Don’t tell me young man from a sedentary position what I can and cannot say,” he bellowedat one point. “Quite frankly, young man, you can like it or lump it.”

“什么都沒(méi)做的年輕人，別告訴我我能說(shuō)什么，不能說(shuō)什么，”他一度吼道?！疤拱椎卣f(shuō)，年輕人，你不喜歡也得忍著?！?/p>

like it or lump it：不喜歡也得忍著

Johnson was set to suspend Parliament on Monday night for five weeks, a decision that Bercow previously called a “constitutional outrage.”

按照鮑里斯·約翰遜的安排，英國(guó)議會(huì)在本周一晚間起休會(huì)五周，伯考此前稱(chēng)這一決定“違反憲法”。

In an interview with The Washington Post in May, Bercow denied rumors that he would soon leave his post. “I think it would be rather curious to desert my post at a time like this,” he said.

伯考在今年5月接受《華盛頓郵報(bào)》采訪時(shí)，否認(rèn)了他即將離職的傳言。他說(shuō)：“我想，在這種時(shí)候辭職實(shí)在太離譜。”

But on Monday, he told the Commons that “at the 2017 election, I promised my wife and children that it would be my last. This is a pledge that I intend to keep.”

但在本周一，他告訴下議院，“在2017年的選舉中，我向我的妻子和孩子們承諾，這將是我最后一次參選。我打算信守這一諾言”。

The fact that Bercow is a divisive figure was on stark display Monday, as many opposition lawmakers got up to applaud him for his service, while some of the hardcore Brexiteers stayed in their seats.

伯考是一個(gè)有爭(zhēng)議的人物，這在本周一得到了鮮明的體現(xiàn)，許多反對(duì)派議員站起來(lái)為他的工作鼓掌，而一些鐵桿脫歐派人士則無(wú)動(dòng)于衷。

divisive[d?'va?s?v]：adj.分裂的；區(qū)分的；造成不和的

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, said Bercow had been a “superb” speaker who had totally changed the way in which the job has been done.

反對(duì)黨工黨領(lǐng)袖杰里米?科爾賓表示，伯考是一位“出色的”議長(zhǎng)，完全改變了議長(zhǎng)的工作方式。

Brexit is hardly lacking in drama, but for those who tuned into parliamentary television to hear Bercow’s (often ignored) pleas for “Order!!!!,” it won’t be quite the same.

英國(guó)脫歐并不缺乏戲劇性，但對(duì)于那些收看議會(huì)辯論的人們來(lái)說(shuō)，今后再也聽(tīng)不到伯考經(jīng)常被無(wú)視的“肅靜”請(qǐng)求了。

英文來(lái)源：華盛頓郵報(bào)

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