The Guardian
politics·2h ago
‘A total, utter nightmare’: small businesses on Brexit, 10 years on
Cheesemakers, farmers, exporters and wine merchants say red tape, lack of vision and rising costs mean they have stopped trading, sold up or retired early
中文導讀
Brexit 十年過後，唔少英國中小企依然深受其害。好多經營者反映，繁瑣嘅行政程序（red tape）同埋營運成本飆升，令佢哋生意難做，甚至被迫結業或提早退休。呢篇報道反映咗脫歐後嘅經濟現實，對於喺英國做生意或者打算創業嘅港人嚟講，係一個好重要嘅警號，顯示出政策變動對基層商業環境嘅深遠影響。
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Vocabulary 生字
Red tape
Noun名詞繁文縟節；官僚程序
EN
Applying for a building permit involves a lot of red tape.
中
申請建築許可證涉及好多繁文縟節。
Sold up
Phrasal verb短語動詞賣掉資產（通常指賣掉生意或物業以結束經營）
EN
After running the bakery for thirty years, the owners finally decided to sell up and retire.
中
經營咗間麵包店三十年後，店主終於決定賣盤退休。
Vision
Noun名詞遠見；願景
EN
The manager lacks the vision to lead the company through these challenging times.
中
呢位經理缺乏帶領公司渡過難關嘅遠見。
