撒切尔夫人生平讣文: 政治抱负未息, 步入晚年封爵_BEC初级作文

撒切尔夫人生平讣文: 政治抱负未息, 步入晚年封爵

她不断出现在公众视野，最引人注目的一次或许就是她在下议院为自己的铜像揭幕，这也是第一次前首相在生前得到这种荣誉。

And she returned to Downing Street. Gordon Brown invited her for tea, shortly after he became prime minister and she was back in 2010 as a guest of David Cameron, the new head of a coalition government.

之后，撒切尔夫人回到了唐宁街。戈登•布朗当选英国首相后不久，便邀请她一起喝茶；2010年，她又作为联合政府新首脑大卫•卡梅伦的客人被邀请回到唐宁街。

Margaret Thatcher, who has died following a stroke, was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th Century.

撒切尔夫人，20世纪最有影响力的政治人物之一，在2013年4月8日，因中风不幸逝世。

Her legacy had a profound effect upon the policies of her successors, both Conservative and Labour, while her radical and sometimes confrontational approach defined her 11-year period at No 10.

她深深影响了她之后的包括保守党和工党在内的历届英国首相。这样一位激进的，有时甚至带有攻击性的“铁娘子”担任了长达11年之久的英国首相。

Her term in office saw thousands of ordinary voters gaining a stake in society, buying their council houses and eagerly snapping up shares in the newly privatised industries such as British Gas and BT.