英国议会辩论才是嘴炮最高境界_BEC初级作文

英国议会辩论才是嘴炮最高境界

首相问答（Prime Minister's Questions，简称PMQ）是英国议会的一项传统，自19世纪开始运行至今，丘吉尔设定了固定时间问答的传统，当时每周二和周四下午各15分钟时间进行首相问答。自布莱尔当选首相后，首相问答时间改到每周三中午12点，时长为30分钟。

Prime Minister's Questions (often abbreviated to PMQs and officially known as Questions to the Prime Minister) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, currently held as a single session every Wednesday at noon when the House of Commons is sitting, during which the Prime Minister spends around half an hour answering questions from Members of Parliament (MPs).

首相问答（简写为PMQs）是英国的一项宪法传统，现在每周三中午举行，下议院成员端坐，而首相花费半个小时的时间来回答下议院成员的问题。

The first formal question on the Order Paper, posed by simply saying "Number one, Mr. Speaker", is usually to ask the Prime Minister "if he will list his engagements for the day". The Prime Minister usually replies:

议事日程表上第一个正式问题一般都是问“首相大人是否可以列出今天的行程”，而提出问题一般都是说“议长大人，第一个问题（Number one, Mr. Speaker）”而首相一般会回答：

“This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall have further such meetings later today.”