Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This week's news word is about how government works in a democratic society: accountable.
本周的新闻词汇有关民主社会中的政府运作方式：有责任的。
The people live in Britain voted in June to leave the European Union or EU.
英国人民在六月份投票离开了欧洲联盟，或称欧盟。
The Leave movement believed the EU, based in Brussels, Belgium makes too many rules for Britain.
支持脱欧运动的人们认为位于比利时布鲁塞尔的欧盟给英国制定了太多的规则。
It also argued that EU leaders are not accountable to the British government or its citizens.
他们还认为欧盟的领导人对英国政府和人民都不负责。

Accountable means being required to explain your actions or decisions.
“有责任的”意思是被要求为自己的行为或决定作出解释。
In a democratic society, it is expected that government will be held accountable for its actions and policies.
在民主社会中，人们希望政府为它的行为和政策负责。