2016.6.22

news form BBC

EU referendum: Final push for votes on last day of campaign

Politicians are making their final pitch for votes on the last day of campaigning before the EU referendum.

　　　pitch　【pɪtʃ】　

the things someone says to persuade people to buy something, do something, or accept an idea.

1.　　David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron will address rallies arguing the UK will be better off and safer with a Remain vote in Thursday's poll.

2.　　Mr Cameron, who will campaign alongside ex-PM Sir John Major before addressing the Remain campaign's closing rally this evening, has told the BBC that the decision will be irreversible and there will no coming back if the UK votes to leave.

　　　alongside　【əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd】　在...侧边，在...旁边，伴随，比较

　　　irreversible　【ɪrɪˈvɜ:səbl】　不可逆转的　

3.　　More than 46 million people are eligible to vote in the referendum.

　　　eligible　【ˈelɪdʒəbl】　合适的

4.　　Speaking in Billingsgate fish market ahead of embarking on a whirlwind tour of England, the former mayor of London urged people to "believe in our country" and seize the moment.

　　　embark　【ɪmˈbɑ:k】　

to go onto a ship or a plane, or to put or take something onto a ship or plane

　　　embark on　　　

to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting

5.　　He also said he would lobby for further changes to free movement rules in the light of European Court rulings if the UK votes to remain and said the process of EU reform will "continue on Friday", insisting that reducing net migration was "not an unrealistic ambition".

　　　lobby　【ˈlɒbi】　游说，休息室

N Korea conducts mid-range missile tests

North Korea has test-fired two mid-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast, says South Korea.

1.　　But the second, launched hours later, flew about 400km and reached an altitude of 1,000km, the most effective test to date.

　　　altitude　【æltɪtju:d】　高度

2.　　Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said such tests "clearly cannot be tolerated".

　　　tolerate　【ˈtɒləreɪt】　忍受