精读丨连英国人都不熟的特拉斯，如何当上了新首相？
连英国人都不熟的特拉斯，如何当上了新首相？
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▸ 连英国人都不熟的特拉斯，到底有何背景？
▸ 英国的议会制民主，到底玩的是怎样一套游戏？
▸ 约翰逊栽了哪两个跟头，断送了自己的首相生涯？
How Liz Truss Became the Next U.K. Prime Minister
Britain's hawkish foreign secretary won a leadership contest to succeed Boris Johnson. Here's a guide to the process.
Three years ago, Boris Johnson led Britain's Conservative Party to its biggest election victory in decades.
Six years ago, Liz Truss was an important Conservative voice in the unsuccessful campaign for Britain to remain part of the European Union.
But on Tuesday, Mr. Johnson will step down, forced out by his own party. And Ms. Truss will replace him, after winning over the party's right as a Brexit-championing foreign secretary.
Here's a guide to what changed, and to the sometimes arcane system by which Britain chooses a new prime minister.
来源：The New York Times
参考译文
利兹·特拉斯是如何成为下一任英国首相的
英国鹰派外交大臣在接替鲍里斯·约翰逊的首相角逐中获胜。这是该过程的指南。
三年前，鲍里斯·约翰逊带领英国保守党取得了该党几十年来最大的选举胜利。
六年前，利兹·特拉斯作为保守派重要的声音，在英国继续留在欧盟的政治运动中失败了。
但在周二，约翰逊将被他自己的政党逼下台。作为支持脱欧的外交大臣，特拉斯在赢得党内右派支持后，将接替约翰逊成为英国新任首相。
本文旨在梳理英国政坛发生了什么变化，以及英国如何通过这个有时晦涩难懂的系统来选择新首相的。
重点词汇
hawkish /ˈhɔːkɪʃ/ adj.（政客或政府）鹰派的，强硬派的
○ preferring to use military action rather than peaceful discussion in order to solve a political problem
○ e.g. He is one of the most hawkish members of the new cabinet. 他是新内阁中最具鹰派色彩的成员之一。
succeed /səkˈsiːd/ v. 接替，接任，继任
○ succeed sb./sth. to come next after sb./sth. and take one's place or position
○ e.g. Who succeeded Kennedy as President? 谁接替肯尼迪成为总统？
○ e.g. Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure. 他们早期的成功被一段悲惨的失败所取代。
step down 辞职，退位
○ to leave an important job or position and let sb. else take your place
○ e.g. Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge. 伊托法官说如果自己妻子被传为证人的话，他将辞去审判法官的职位。
arcane /ɑːˈkeɪn/ adj. 秘密的，神秘的，晦涩难懂的
○ (formal) secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to understand
○ e.g. the arcane rules of cricket 板球的神秘规则
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