How did you go bankrupt, asks a character in the Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises. Two ways, comes the reply: “Gradually, and then suddenly.” Gradually and suddenly is the story of Brexit. The 2016 vote to quit the EU has drained Britain of energy, purpose and international influence. It happened gradually. Many people have not noticed. Now, suddenly, the end is in view. It may well turn out to be something worse than bankruptcy.
海明威(Hemingway)的小说《太阳照常升起》(The Sun Also Rises)中的一个人物问道，你是怎么破产的？“分两个阶段，”对方答道，“先是逐渐地，然后就突然破产了。”逐渐然后突然也是英国退欧过程的写照。2016年的英国退欧公投耗尽了英国的精力、目标感和国际影响力。这一切是逐渐发生的。很多人并未注意到。但如今，结局突然间就在眼前，它很可能比破产还要糟糕。
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