【演讲】英国即将迎来第二位女首相
"If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman."
-- Margaret Thatcher
用英国前首相撒切尔夫人的这句话来形容今日英国再合适不过了。
面对英国脱欧之后的一地鸡毛，特雷莎·梅(Theresa May)将作为该国历史上第二位女首相，带领这个国度走进后欧盟时代。
她在演讲中表示：“Brexit means Brexit, and we are going to make a success of it.”
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在一片政治动荡之中，特雷莎·梅是如何成功上位的？小编今天帮大家盘点一下：
原本希望英国留在欧盟的卡梅伦信心满满地弄了一个公投，没想到真的玩儿“脱”了。
6月24日，脱欧公投结果揭晓后，有点懵的首相大人迅速宣布辞职，"... I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination."
脱欧派方面：前伦敦市长鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）原本被视为接任卡梅伦的大热人选。没想到6月30日，就在保守党宣布党魁候选人人选前的最后一刻，他突然宣布退出竞争。原因是他的好搭档，司法大臣迈克尔.戈夫（Michael Gove）突然反水，不仅自己宣布要参选，还公开批评约翰逊无法胜任。
Former London mayor Boris Johnson, a potential favorite to win the key to 10 Downing Street, announced he would not be a contender in the race to become the next prime minister of Britain. Gove told the BBC that he was standing to be Conservative leader after deciding "reluctantly but firmly" Boris Johnson was not capable of uniting the party or the UK.
这真是万万没想到啊！
还没完，7月4日，英国脱欧的主要推手之一，独立党（UK Independence Party）领袖法拉奇（Nigel Farage）也突然宣布辞职。这位的说法是，功成身退，回归个人生活。
然而媒体给了他无情的嘲弄：The Independent referred to him as the latest “rat to jump off sinking Brexit ship”.
这这这……
也难怪公众和媒体如此火大——就好像大家被忽悠上了一架飞机，飞到了半空中，突然发现机组人员集体跳伞了。等等啊喂！
谁来带领英国人民收拾这脱欧之后的烂摊子？
少了鲍里斯·约翰逊，英国保守党确认有五名候选人角逐党魁一职，胜出者将接替卡梅伦，成为新首相。
几番较量，两位女性进入了最后一轮的捉对厮杀：
Conservative lawmakers have chosen Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom to fight a runoff contest for leadership of the ruling Conservative Party.
一位是人称“梅姨”的现任内政大臣特雷莎·梅(Theresa May)，一位是能源大臣安
安德烈娅·利德索姆(Andrea Leadsom)。在“脱欧”问题上，两人立场正好相反：梅姨是留欧派，利德索姆则是脱欧派。
Home Secretary Theresa May is a Remain supporter, while Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom is a leading Leave supporter.
至此，几乎已经可以确定，继撒切尔夫人之后，英国将迎来第二位女首相。
媒体做出了一堆类似的标题：
Will a woman be the next British prime minister?
Britain on course for female prime minister
Britain set for second female prime minister
唯一的悬念是，谁将最终胜出？
就在大家以为两名女性之间的选战要一直拖到9月初才能结束时，突然峰回路转，昨天利德索姆宣布退出竞争，保送梅姨上位。
Leadsom made the announcement on Monday, saying that she realised support from 25% of Conservative MPs was not enough “to lead a strong and stable government”.
正式宣布退出前，利德索姆因为一些不当言论而饱受批评。她在接受采访时暗示，由于自己是一位母亲，和没有孩子的梅姨相比，她更加关注未来，更适合成为英国的领导者。
随着李德森的退出，一切尘埃落定。
卡梅伦迅速宣布将于周三正式辞职，为新首相腾出位子。
这意味着特雷莎·梅将成为撒切尔夫人之后，第二位入主唐宁街10号的女性。
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现在迅速来认识一下特雷莎·梅。
1956年出生，她和撒切尔夫人一样，毕业于牛津大学，并且都是自学生时代起就积极参加政治活动；
1997年首次当选国会议员，2002年成为保守党第一位女性党魁，2010年起担任内政部大臣一职；
她一直支持削减移民人数，不断收紧工党执政期间相对宽松的移民政策，大手笔砍掉了留学生实习签证（PSW），并全面提高技术移民门槛，因此被留学生和移民群体称为“女魔头”。
“女魔头”也好，“铁娘子”也罢，正如她自己在演讲中表示的那样，当务之急是围绕英国退欧展开谈判并争取最有利的条件。
特雷莎·梅能经受住这样的考验吗？我们交给时间来验证。
最后附上她和卡梅伦的演讲文稿。
小编友情提醒：记得先看完视频，再对照文稿，这样学习效果更佳哦。
Here is Theresa May’s statement in full.
I am honoured and humbled to have been chosen by the Conservative party to become its leader.
I would like to pay tribute to the other candidates during the election campaign and I would like to pay tribute to Andrea Leadsom for the dignity that she has shown today.
I would also like to pay tribute to David Cameron for the leadership that he has shown our party and our country.
During this campaign my case has been based on three things. First, the need for strong, proven leadership to steer us through what will be difficult and uncertain economic and political times, the need, of course, to negotiate the best deal for Britain in leaving the EU, and to forge a new role for ourselves in the world. Brexit means Brexit, and we are going to make a success of it.
Second, we need to unite our country and, third, we need a strong, new positive vision for the future of our country, a vision of a country that works not for the privileged few but that works for every one of us. Because we are going to give people more control over their lives. And that’s how, together, we will build a better Britain. Thank you.
Here is the full text of what David Cameron said.
Good afternoon. I am delighted that we are not going to have a prolonged conservative leadership election campaign. I think Andrea Leadsom has made absolutely the right decision to stand aside. It is clear Theresa May has the overwhelming support of the Conservative parliamentary party.
I’m also delighted that Theresa May will be the next prime minister. She is strong, she is competent, she’s more than able to provide the leadership the country is going to need in the years ahead and she will have my full support.
Obviously with these changes we now don’t need to have a prolonged period of transition. And so tomorrow I will chair my last cabinet meeting. On Wednesday I will attend the House of Commons for prime minister’s questions. And then after that I expect to go to the Palace and offer my resignation, so we will have a new prime minister in that building behind me by Wednesday evening. Thank you very much.
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