英国财政大臣在议会下院讲话时宣布:虽然加入欧洲单一货币可能对英国有好处,但在自己的经济和欧元区12国的经济更紧密地融合在一起之前,英国是不会放弃英镑和便士的。在欧洲一体化进程中,英国的“保留”和“慢热”状态,是英国人崇尚渐进式改良的反映,同时还反映了对自己过去的留恋与对自我的爱惜。 In a speech to the lower house of parliament, the UK chancellor announced that while joining a single European currency may be good for the United Kingdom, Britain will not give up pound sterling and pence until its economy merges more closely with the 12-nation euro-zone economy . In the process of European integration, the “reserved” and “slow-heat” states of the United Kingdom are a reflection of the gradual improvement of Britain’s advocacy and at the same time, they also reflect their love for their own past and for their self.