If asked in a referendum, the British might well leave the EU, which they never liked. This would have the unintended consequence of strengthening the federalists on the continent, thereby accelerating the integration dynamic that the British now want to stop.
如果用公投来说话，那么英国很可能会离开欧盟，这是他们所不愿看到的。这样做会产生意外后果——巩固欧洲大陆的联邦主义，从而加速眼下英国所欲停止的一体化进程。