英国首相卡梅伦宣布辞职后，特雷莎•梅成为继撒切尔夫人之后英国历史上第二位女首相。请看本报周五的报道：

    Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is a pragmatist who has emerged from the chaos of the Brexit referendum unscarred, portraying herself as the one who will lead the country out of the European Union.

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    Although May trounced her rivals for the premiership, she faces an uphill struggle to unite a country and a party deeply split by the referendum.

    报道中的uphill struggle就是“艰苦的斗争”，uphill就是“上山的、漫长而艰难的”。例如：

    The walk up to the Great Wall on such a hot day is indeed an uphill struggle.

    这么热的天爬长城的确是一场艰苦的战斗。