UKIP stands for the United Kingdom Independence Party, a British political party started in 1993. Its one big idea was that Britain should leave the European Union and make its own laws again.

UKIP stands for代表的是 the United Kingdom Independence Party英國獨立黨, a British political party started in 1993一個1993年成立的英國政黨。Its one big idea它最主要的主張是 was that Britain should leave the European Union英國應該脫離歐盟 and make its own laws again重新自己制定法律

For years most British people treated it as a small, odd party that could not win seats in the national parliament, but it kept doing well in European elections — it won its first local seats in 2004 and later came first in the 2014 European election. Its most famous leader was Nigel Farage.

For years好幾年來 most British people treated it as大多數英國人都把它看成 a small, odd party一個小小的、有點怪的政黨 that could not win seats in the national parliament在國會拿不到席次 but it kept doing well in European elections但它在歐洲議會選舉卻表現不錯 — it won its first local seats in 2004 2004年拿下第一批地方席次 and later came first in the 2014 European election後來在2014年歐洲議會選舉還拿下第一名。Its most famous leader它最有名的領袖 was Nigel Farage是奈傑·法拉吉

In 2016 Britain voted to leave the EU (the vote people call Brexit), which was the thing UKIP had always wanted; after that the party lost its reason to exist and shrank fast, so today you mostly meet the name when reading about British politics of the 2010s rather than about now.

In 2016 2016年 Britain voted to leave the EU英國投票脫離歐盟 (the vote people call Brexit也就是大家說的「脫歐」) which was the thing UKIP had always wanted正是UKIP一直想要的; after that之後 the party lost its reason to exist該黨失去了存在的理由 and shrank fast迅速式微 so today你現在 you mostly meet the name會遇到這個名字 when reading about British politics of the 2010s多半是在讀2010年代的英國政治 rather than about now而不是現在的新聞

The name is said as one word, YOO-kip. Be aware the word carries strong feeling in Britain — supporters saw it as standing up for ordinary people, and opponents saw it as anti-immigrant — so it is rarely a neutral word there.

The name is said as one word這個名字唸成一個字, YOO-kip「UK-ip」。Be aware要注意 the word carries strong feeling in Britain這個詞在英國帶有強烈情緒 — supporters saw it as standing up for ordinary people支持者認為它替一般老百姓發聲 and opponents saw it as anti-immigrant反對者則認為它排外 — so it is rarely a neutral word there所以在英國這很少是中立的詞