7) Ballot [ˈbælət] n 选票，无记名投票（发音对比：ballet [bæˈleɪ]芭蕾舞）
8) Referendum n. 公投，公民投票权
9) Heir apparent 法定继承人=legal successor
Apparent: adj.【法律】(对产业、王位、爵号等) 具有当然世袭继承权的
2. Demise n 死亡，终止
3. Backlash n. 适得其反
4. Competent adj. 能干的
5. Biography n 传记，个人简介
词根：bio(life)+graphy(writing)→传记
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Theresa May expected to become Britain's prime minister on Wednesday evening.
特蕾莎·梅将于英国时间本周三晚间就任英国的新首相。
In politics for decades, she has strong stances on immigration, same-sex marriage.
在几十年的从政生涯中，她一直对移民问题和同性婚姻持强硬立场。
Theresa May is not a mother -- her opponent made that clear, to her own demise -- but you may be wondering who exactly is this conservative politiciantapped to lead post-Brexit Great Britain.
The 59-year-old May became the heir apparent after Andrea Leadsom, the final of four opponents in the bid to lead the Conservative Party, dropped out following backlash to her remarks that she was more qualified than May to lead Britain because she is a mother.
To be fair, the tea leaves were already pointing toward May, who garnered 99 more Conservative Parliament members' votes than Leadsom in the first round of ballots, and 115 more in the second.
Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement: "It is clear Theresa May has the overwhelming support of the Conservative parliamentary party, I'm also delighted that Theresa May will be the next prime minister. She is strong, she is competent, she's more than able to provide the leadership the country is going to need in the years ahead and she will have my full support."
Shortly after graduating, May began working at the Bank of England, where she remained until 1983. May went on to hold positions at what is now the UK Payments Administration, according to a biography on her party's website.
