讀BBC學英語：英國首相約翰遜宣布辭職

1. stand down （從要職上）退下，下台（讓位給他人）
2. Tory 英國保守黨
3. resignation 辭職

Boris Johnson is to stand down as Conservative leader, but intends to carry on as prime minister until the autumn.

1. be to do 即將；打算；計劃
2. conservative 保守黨的
3. intend to 決定；打算
4. carry on 繼續

He is expected to make a resignation statement in Downing Street shortly.

1. be expected to 有望…
2. make a statement 發表聲明
3. Downing Street 唐寧街，英國首相，英國政府(來自英國首相官邸所在街道的名稱)

It follows a dramatic 48 hours which saw dozens of ministers - including chancellor Rishi Sunak - resigning in protest at his leadership.

1. dramatic 戲劇性的；引人注目的
2. dozens of 好幾十
3. chancellor 議長；…大臣
4. in protest at 抗議

Mr Sunak's replacement as chancellor Nahim Zahawi was among the ministers urging the PM to quit.

1. replacement 替代者
2. urge sb to do 催促…

He resisted the calls until Thursday morning, when it became clear that he had lost the confidence of his MPs and that the government could no longer function.

1. resist 抵制；阻擋；反抗
2. no longer 不再能…

Less than three years ago, Mr Johnson won an historic landslide victory in a general election - but he has been dogged by controversy in recent months, including a fine for breaking his own lockdown laws.

1. historic 歷史性的
2. landslide victory 壓倒性勝利
3. general election 大選；普選
4. be dogged by 被……困擾；被……纏住
5. controversy 爭議
6. fine 罰款
7. lockdown 封鎖；活動限制

The revolt this week was triggered by revelations about the prime minister's handling of sexual misconduct allegations against former Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher.

1. revolt [rɪˈvoʊlt] 反抗；起義；叛亂；(尤指針對政府的)違抗
2. trigger [ˈtrɪɡər] 引發
3. revelation [ˌrevəˈleɪʃn] 被暴露的真相；被曝光的秘聞；披露；揭露
4. handling 處理，對付，對待
5. misconduct 不當行為；行為不端
6. allegation [ˌæləˈɡeɪʃn] 指控；說法

BBC political editor Chris Mason said Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs, has met the prime minister to tell him he has lost the confidence of the party.

1. backbench 普通議員席；后座議員

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the prime minister's resignation was "good news for the country" but "should have happened long ago".

1. Labour 工黨
2. should have happened 本應該…

Sir Keir accused the prime minister of "lies, scandal and fraud on an industrial scale" and said "those who have been complicit should be utterly ashamed".

1. accuse of 指控…
2. scandal [ˈskændl] 醜行；使人震驚的醜事；醜聞
3. fraud [frɔːd] 欺詐；騙子
4. complicit [kəmˈplɪsɪt] 同謀的，串通的
5. utterly [ˈʌtərli] 完全地；全然；徹底地
6. be ashamed 感到羞愧