BBC英语新闻2011.05.19(1) 新闻, party, BBC英语

Rebecca949

It's a crushing defeat for the Yes campaign and a huge blow to the Liberal Democrats, a party that champions electoral reform and which had made the holding of a referendum a condition for joining the coalition._____________________. Although no one is predicting the end of the coalition, both the Lib Dems and their Conservative partners are expecting a bumpier road ahead.

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雨落风残

In my opinion,there are two points which are very important for understanding this paragraph. First, the word" champion" can also be used as a verb. Secondly, Lib Dem is the abbreviation for Liberal Democrat.

雨落风残

Combining with the Lib Dems' worst election results since the party was founded in the 1980s.these are difficult time for Liberal Democrats.