Britain's most famous bell rings out on New Year's Eve to mark the end of the Brexit transition period when the UK leads the EU, Single market and customs union celebrations will rather muted due to ongoing restrictions on gatherings, not to mention the divides an opinion over Britain's course.

英國最著名的鐘聲在新年前夜響起，標誌著Brexit過渡期的結束，當英國上司歐盟，單一市場和關稅同盟的慶祝活動將相當淡定，由於持續的限制聚會，更不用說對英國的路線的意見分歧。

Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his New Year's message to Helen New Dawn for the UK We have our freedom in our hands and it is up to us to make the most of it.

總理鮑里斯-約翰遜用他的新年賀詞為英國海倫-新曙光致辭我們的自由在我們手中，我們應該充分利用它。

And I think it will be the overwhelming instinct of the people of this country to come together as one United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland working together to express our values around the world.

我認為，這個國家的人民絕大多數的本能是作為一個聯合王國，英格蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾士和北愛爾蘭一起努力，在全世界表達我們的價值觀。

But in Scotland, where support for independence has risen partly due to Brexit, First Minister Nicolas Sturgeon tweeted that there will be back soon and asked Europe to keep the light on.

但在蘇格蘭，獨立的支持率部分因Brexit而上升，第一部長Nicolas Sturgeon在推特上表示，很快就會回來，並要求歐洲保持光亮。

Meanwhile, across the channel in northern France, the first trucks hauling goods over the new custom borders presented their clearance documents to French agents before loading onto a train to pass through the Eurotunnel, British and European businesses have warned a future carnage at the border as they learn to navigate a wall of red tape and paperwork that could disrupt the smooth flow of nearly €1 trillion in annual trade.

與此同時，在法國北部的海峽對面，第一批在新的海關邊境運輸貨物的卡車在裝上火車通過歐洲隧道之前向法國特工出示了他們的清關文件，英國和歐洲企業警告說，未來在邊境的大屠殺，因為他們學會了駕馭一堵繁文縟節和文書工作的牆，這可能會破壞每年近1萬億歐元貿易的順利流動。

After almost half a century of EU membership, the British public have been told to brace themselves for changes toe everything from pet passports and driving license rules to data restrictions.

在加入歐盟近半個世紀後，英國民眾被告知要做好準備，迎接從寵物護照、駕照規則到數據限制等一切變化。