英国和欧盟正式“离婚”！两家的致辞内涵太丰富了

A No 10 spokesperson said: “We have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters. The deal is fantastic news for families and businesses in every part of the UK.”

“It was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. It is fair. It is a balanced deal. And it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides,” she said. “At the end of a successful negotiation I normally feel joy. But today I only feel quiet satisfaction and, frankly speaking, relief."

“I know this is a difficult day for some and to our friends in the United Kingdom, I want to say parting is such sweet sorrow but, to use the line from T S Eliot, what we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is often a beginning. So, to all Europeans, I think it is time to leave Brexit behind.”

*What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is often a beginning. “我们称之为开始的通常是结束，我们迎来的结束通常是开始”，为英国诗人托马斯·艾略特名言，他曾于1948年被授予诺贝尔文学奖。

Some sharp-eyed viewers have been remarking on Boris Johnson's tie which is covered with a fish pattern.

Fishing rights were particularly hotly contested during the talks and part of the reason why the deal took so long to thrash out.

The deal contains new rules for how the UK and EU will live, work and trade together. It will start on 1 January 2021.

No charges on each other's goods when they cross borders - known as tariffs - to keep down the cost of trade;

No limits on the amount of things which can be traded (known as quotas).

There's a lot of detail to go through and it may take some time to fully understand what the deal means for everyday life, including going on holiday or studying in the EU in future.

Article 50 says: “Any member state may decide to withdraw from the union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.”

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Johnson says he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than ask for another Brexit extension, insisting that the UK will leave the EU by October 31.