You might have hoped, in view of the European Union’s failures, that Brexit would provide an opportunity to do things better. It does, but it is not being taken. On the contrary, while the EU will introduce a legal commitment to prevent any fish species from being exploited beyond its replacement rate next year, the UK’s fisheries bill contains no such safeguard.
Words
- legal commitment 法律责任
- in view of 考虑到 (写作可用)
- frame 制定
- bill :
- n. 账单;(餐馆的)账单;(提交议会讨论的)议案, 法案
- v. 给(某人)开账单，发账单(要求付款);把(某人或事物)宣传为…;宣布…将做某事
Analysis
第一句
You might have hoped, in view of the European Union’s failures, that Brexit would provide an opportunity to do things better.
- 主干：
You might have hoped that- 状语：
, in view of the European Union’s failures,- 宾语从句主干：
Brexit would provide an opportunity to do things better.考虑到欧盟的失败，你或许会希望英国退欧会提供一个做得更好的机会。
第二句
It does, but it is not being taken.
- 第一个It= Brexit 句子补全：Brexit does(确实) provide an opportunity
- 第二个It= opportunity
Tips:
- 第一个it指代后面跟有does，does指代的应为动词，即provide，“it does” 则对应 “…provide…”;
- 第二个it后面接“be taken”，显然的，是opportunity “be taken”，因此此处it指代opportunity。
脱欧确实提供了一个机会，但是这个机会并没被抓住。
第三句
On the contrary, while the EU will introduce a legal commitment to prevent any fish species from being exploited beyond its replacement rate next year, the UK’s fisheries bill contains no such safeguard.
- 主干：
the UK’s fisheries bill contains no such safeguard.- 让步状语：
the EU will introduce a legal commitment/ to prevent any fish species from being exploited /beyond its replacement rate next year,相反，尽管欧盟将制定法律措施，以防止任何鱼类物种在超过明年替代率的情况下被捕捞，但英国的渔业法案中却没有这样的保障措施。
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