(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
I thought about this long and hard over the summer, and I've decided the right thing to do is to stand down as the member of Parliament for Witney.
整个夏天,我都在仔细考虑这件事,斟酌了很久。我最终认为,正确的决定就是不再担任威特尼选区议员。
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned from Parliament, effectively ending his political career.
英国前首相卡梅伦已辞去议员职务,彻底退出政坛。
He told ITV on Monday he didn't want to be a "distraction" for new Prime Minister Theresa May.
周一卡梅伦在ITV上表示,他不想对新任首相特雷莎·梅造成干扰。
Cameron had served as a member of Parliament since 2001.
自2001以来,卡梅伦一直担任议会议员。

His resignation comes nearly three months after he stepped down as prime minister in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.
英国退欧后卡梅伦辞去首相一职,如今近三月后辞去议员职务。
The British people have made a very clear decision to take a different path. And as such, I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction.
英国人民已经做出非常明确的决定,走上一条不同的道路。因此,我认为这个国家需要新的领导带领它前行。
Cameron said in a statement Monday it had been an honor to serve the people of Witney, and he has "every confidence that Britain will thrive" under May's leadership.
卡梅伦周一在声明中表示,他一直很荣幸为威特尼人民服务,他相信在特雷莎·梅的领导下英国将继续繁荣。
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词汇解析
1、resign
辞职;辞去;放弃
A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job.
一位医院的管理人员辞职了,因为有人指责他为了得到这份工作而撒了谎。
Mr Robb resigned his position last month.
罗布先生上个月辞职了。
屈从;顺从;安于;勉强接受
Pat and I resigned ourselves to yet another summer without a boat.
我和帕特在没有船的情况下勉强又凑合了一个夏天。
He had resigned himself to watching the European Championships on television.
他只好将就着在电视上看欧洲锦标赛。
2、statement
(正式或明确的口头或书面)陈述,声明
Andrew now disowns that statement, saying he was depressed when he made it.
安德鲁现在推翻了那个说法,说那是自己在情绪低落时说的话。
Things are moving ahead.I found that statement vague and unclear.
“事情正在取得进展。”——我认为这个说法含糊不清。
(意见或观点的)表现,表达
The following recipe is a statement of another kind—food is fun!
下面的食谱是另一种观点的表现——食物可以带来乐趣!
证明(儿童)有特殊教育需求
Nearly a year later, it was agreed that Tom would be statemented.
近一年后,汤姆被批准将获得特殊教育。
I had eight statemented children in my class.
我的班里有 8 名需要接受特殊教育的孩子。
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