雅思閱讀：蘇格蘭獨立公投成功后英國會怎么樣？

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Although only residents of Scotland can decide the outcome of thereferendum, a "Yes" vote will mean changes for the whole of the UK - and one of the greatest will be to do with the physical size of the country itself.

雖然能夠決定獨立公投結果的只是蘇格蘭公民，但如果獨立公投成功，其將為整個英國帶來變化，其中最大的變化之一就是國家領土面積。

And an already busy country would suddenly become much more crowded, statistically at least.

而且至少從數據上來看，英國這個本已十分擁擠的國家會一下子變得更加擁擠。

Scotland contributes some £106.3bn of goods and services in "Gross Value Added" (GVA) - the key measure by which the Office for National Statistics records regional economic output in the UK.

蘇格蘭產品和服務的總增加值(GVA)為1063億英鎊，GVA是英國國家統計署記錄區(qū)域經濟產出的關鍵衡量指標。

The UK's total GVA, which was some £1,383bn in 2012, according to ONS figures.

根據英國國家統計署數據顯示，2012年英國總GVA大約為13830億英鎊。

The effect of Scotland - and its population - leaving the UK would be a small increase in GDP per head of some £117.

蘇格蘭脫離英國將會讓英國人均GDP小幅上漲117英鎊。

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The value of Scotland's exports to the rest of the world, excluding that to other UK nations, accounted for some 7% of the UK total in 2012.

不包括英國其他地區(qū)，2012年蘇格蘭向世界其他地區(qū)的出口總額占英國出口總額的7%左右。

Scotland's 59 seats in Westminster would disappear if the country votes "Yes" in September, and this could have a drastic impact on future governments.

如果9月獨立公投成功，英國議會里來自蘇格蘭的59個席位將消失，這將對英國未來政府產生巨大影響。

Scotland has long suffered lower life-expectancy rates than other parts of the UK, with social problems and pockets of severe poverty cited as factors.由于社會問題和一些極端貧困情況的出現，蘇格蘭的人均壽命一直都低于英國其他地區(qū)。

Current UK figures show that men can expect to reach 78.7 years and women 82.6 years.

目前數據表明，英國男性預期壽命達到78.7歲，女性達到82.6歲。

But if Scotland left the effect would only be a small statistical shift, with men gaining a potential extra 0.4 years (4.8 months) and women 0.3 years (3.6 months).

但如蘇格蘭獨立，數據變化并不特別明顯，男性預期壽命將增加0.4年(4.8個月)，女性預期壽命增加0.3年(3.6個月)。

By comparison with the EU; life expectancy for men is highest in Sweden, where men can expect to reach 79.9 years, while women live longest in Spain (85.1 years).

與歐盟國家相比，瑞典男性的預期壽命最長，為79.9歲，西班牙女性預期壽命最長，為85,1歲。 

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